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MIIT-ITU Workshop 2019

​Ministry  of Industry  and Information Technology (MIIT) of China  jointly  organized  a workshop with  the  ITU in  August 2019. The theme of the workshop is " Universal Service and ICT for Poverty Alleviation " .


 

AGENDA

1 August 2019 (Thursday)
08:30-09:00Meeting with Expert (Vice Min ister of Industry and Information Technology and Vice Governor of Guansu Province) and Group Photo
09:00-09:45

Opening Ceremony

Moderator: Ms. Zhao Yonghong, Director General, International Cooperation Department, MIIT

  • Address by Mr. Chen Zhaoxiong, Vice Minister, MIIT
  • Address by Mr. Zhao Houlin, Secretary General of ITU
  • Address by Mr. Li Peixing, Vice Governor of Gansu Province
  • Address by Mr. KeRuiwen, Chairman of China Telecom
  • Address by Mr. Li Yue, President of China Mobile
  • Address by Mr. Li Guohua General Manager of China Unicom 

Special Session: Introduction to Dunhuang Initiative

Background: On August 1st and 2nd, 2019, representatives of governments, industry, academia, civil society, and international organizations gathered in Dunhuang, Peoples Republic of China to exchange ideas on the theme of "Telecom Universal Service and ICT for Poverty Alleviation." Learning from and inspiring each other key take aways from the event were agreed by speakers in the in the form of Dunhunag initiative:​

Mr Aamir Riaz, Programme Officer, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, ITU [Presentation] , [Document​]

09:45-10:00Coffee Break

10:00-12:30

(1 5 mins for each presentation

Session 1: Broadband infrastructure Development, Policies and Best Practices of Rural Areas

Moderator: Ms. Wang Zhiqin, Vice President, CAICT

  • Universal Service Work Practices of China Telecom

    Mr. Wen Ku, Director General, Information and Communication Development Department, MIIT [Presentation]
  • Accelerate the Implementation of Universal Service for Poverty Alleviation

    Mr. Zhang Xin, General Manager, Network Development Department, China Telecom [Presentation]
  • Create Accessible, Affordable and User-friendly Rural Broadband Networks

    Mr. Fu Qiang, General Manager, Network Development Department, China Unicom, [Presentation]
  • Broadband Network Development for the Socially Critical Infrastructure and Rural Areas in the Russian Federation

    Mr. Pavel MAMCHENKOV, Executive Director – Megafon, Russia, [Presentation]
  • Win the Battle for Universal Service, and Build a Road for Poverty Alleviation and Moderate Prosperity through Information Technology Development

    Mr. Bian Yannan, Deputy General Manager, Planning and Construction Department, China Mobile, [Presentation]
  • Expand Shared Bonuses, and Narrow Digital Gap

    Ms. Huang Qingxia, General Manager, Communications Development Department, China Tower, [Presentation]
  • Universal Service and ICT Application for Development of Rural Area Infrastructure and Poverty Alleviation in the New Digital Transformation Age

    Dr. (Ms). Chaymaly Phakasoum, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication Laos
  • Satellite Internet Benefits People's Livelihood, and Boosts Poverty Relief Service and Targeted Poverty Alleviation

    Mr. Yan Zhao, Deputy Head, Enterprise Development Department, China Satellite Communications Co., Ltd.  [Presentation]
  • Broadband Infrastructure Development in Mongolia

Mrs. Uranchimeg, Deputy Director of Communications Department, CITA Mongolia [Presentation]

12:30-14:30Working Lunch

14:30-16:00

(1 5 mins for each presentation

Session 2: Innovation and E-Application of Rural Broadband

Moderator: Mr Aamir Riaz, Programme Officer Asia and the Pacific - ITU

  • Creating the future by network Lighten the life by education

    Li Nan, Deputy Director, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education [Presentation]
  • What Will the Children Harvest from the Network Extending into the Classrooms in Poor Counties?

    Mr. Cheng Mengchao, Journalist of China Youth Daily [Presentation]
  • Promote Internet Plus Health Poverty Alleviation Realize Basic Medical Security for Improverished People

    Poverty Relief Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, National Health Commission [Presentation]
  • MFCN General Hungarian View

    Dr Peter Vari, Deputy Director General, National Media and Infocommunication Authority, Hungary, [Presentation]
  • Application and Practices of Broadband Network in Rural Areas of Gansu Province

    Mr. Yu Tao, Director General, Gansu Communications Administration [Presentation]
  • Practices of Broadband Network Application Innovation in Guangdong Province

Mr. Su Shaolin, Director General, Guangdong Communications Administration [Presentation]

16:00-16:15
Coffee Break

16:15-17:30

(1 5 mins for each presentation

Session 2 continued: Innovation and E-Application of Rural Broadband

  • Telecom Universal Service Support Management Platform

    Ms. Dang Meimei, Deputy Chief Engineer, Technology and Standards Research Institute, CAICT, [Presentation]
  • Science and Technology Facilitates Poverty Alleviation, and Education Attains Dreams

    Mr. Liu Xiaolin, Vice President of Lenovo Group & Chairman of Lenovo Foundation, [Presentation]
  • Innovation on USO Project Implementation: Real Case of Cambodia

    Dr KY-Leng, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Cambodia, [Presentation]
  • From Atom give to Bit enable

M r. Zhu Weiguo, Director of Policy Research Office, Alibaba Group, [Presentation]

18:00 onwardsWorking Dinner
2 August 2019 (Friday)

09:00-10:30

(1 5 mins for e ach presentation

Session 3: Targeted Cost Reduction and Affordability of ICT for Poverty Alleviation

Moderator: Mr. Xie Quan, Director of Network Division, Information and Communication Development Department, MIIT

  • ​The State Council Leading Group Office for Poverty Alleviation and Development
  • Creating Value in Rural Areas

    Dr (Ms) Fadillah Mathar, Director Resources, BAKTI (Agency of Telecommunication and Information Accessibility), MCIT-Indonesia, [Presentation]
  • Facilitate Poor-stricken Areas to Fight against Poverty: Practices of Network for Poverty Alleviation in Guizhou Province

    Ms. Shang Kaiying, Director General, Guizhou Communications Administration, [Presentation]
  • Universal Service Work Practices of China Telecom Tibet Branch

    Mr. Kambutoji, Deputy Director General, the Communications Administration of the Tibet Autonomous Region, [Presentation]
  • Employing Universal Service for Poverty Alleviation

Mr Parvez Iftikhar, Ex-CEO of USF-Pakistan, ITU and World bank expert, [Presentation]

10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-12:00
Session 3 continued: Targeted Cost Reduction and Affordability of ICT for Poverty Alleviation

 

  • Informatization Construction and Demand-Side Shifts in Rural Revitalization Strategy

    Ms. Gao Furong, Deputy Director, Department of Law, Henan Finance University, [Presentation]
  • Practices of Network for Poverty Alleviation in Bijie City, Guizhou Province

    Mr. Ding Yiqiang, Deputy Mayor of Bijie City, Guizhou Province, [Presentation]
  • Universal service in Vietnam-From Supply Side to Demand Side

    Mr Do Manh Thai, Vietnam Public Utility Telecommunication Service Fund, Vietnam Ministry of Information and Communication, [Presentation]
  • Integrated Development of “Internet + Children's Literature" Boosts Targeted Poverty Alleviation

    Mr. Chu Sanle, Vice Chairman & Secretary-General, China Society for the Studies of Children's Literature
  • Practices of Network for Poverty Alleviation in Ruyang County, Henan Province

Mr. Zhou Tong, Deputy County Chief of Ruyang County, Henan Province, [Presentation]

12:00-12:10

Closing Remarks

  • ITU
  • MIIT
 12:15-13:30Working Lunch
AfternoonField Visit
The End of Workshop