ITU/93-2
2 March 1993
Original: English 
An important event to include on your agenda:
the first Development Conference for the Asia-Pacific region
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the intergovernmental organization responsible for the harmonious development of a global telecommunication network – will be organizing the first Development Conference for the Asia-Pacific region from 10 to 15 May 1993 in Singapore.
The Conference will immediately precede the Asia Telecom 93 Exhibition and Forum also taking place in Singapore, the hub of the region's growing communications infrastructure. The conjunction of both events will thus provide a unique opportunity to participants to meet with top leaders and the most influential managers in telecommunications and discuss key and strategic issues relating to telecommunications development in the region and to visit one of the most prestigious and universal telecommunications showcase. 
At the Asia-Pacific Regional Development Conference (AS-RDC), decisions will be made and translated into telecommunication development cooperation programmes for the entire region up to the year 2000 and beyond. Your participation will therefore offer you the possibility of becoming an active partner in decision-making process and get first-hand information on the region's next medium-term telecommunications development plan. 
The Asia-Pacific regional development conference will review the implications of new trends in telecommunication policies, regulations, technologies as well as financing strategies (including joint ventures, Build, Operate and Transfers arrangements, etc.). It will also consider the various possible sources of financing for the huge investments required to meet the demand of the business community and to reach the goal of universal access. 
The Asia-Pacific region, home of half the world's population, offers tremendous growth potential and business opportunities in the field of telecommunications: this is an event which can't be missed. 

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Francine Lambert
Chief, Press and Public Relations
Office of the Secretary-General	
Johan Ernberg
Coordinator, AS-RDC	
or	
Domenico Staglianó
Chief, Telecommunication Policies 	
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