Mr.
Aamir Riaz is Programme officer in International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) and is currently part of the team at its Regional Office for Asia and
the Pacific.
In-line
with the Global Objectives of ITU and Regional Initiatives of Asia-Pacific
region, he has been working on development of ICTs in the region through
country specific actions, sub-regional and regional activities across the
region. He has implemented several initiatives and projects in partnership and
collaboration with international/regional organizations like ASEAN, APT, PIRRC
etc.; Administrations including, MSIP-Korea, DoC-Australia, SRMC-China etc. and
industry including Intelsat, Nokia, Forum Global, Ericsson etc.
Mr. Aamir
is currently involved in ITU development activities particularly on areas
related to telecommunication policy, ICT market regulations and wireless
innovation strategies with emphasis on issues related to Radio Frequency Spectrum.
Prior
to joining ITU in 2013, he had been working in ictQatar (now CRC Qatar)
from 2010 to 2013 as National Spectrum Manager where he implemented several management
and planning initiatives. From 2007 until 2010 he performed his duties as
Assistant Director in Strategy and Development department of the Pakistan
telecomm Authority.
Mr.
Aamir is an Electrical Engineer from National University of Science and
Technology (NUST) Pakistan and possesses advanced degree in Radio-communication
from École Supérieure d'Électricité (SUPÉLEC) France.
