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INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
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« Ministère de la
Communication et des Nouvelles technologies de l'Information »
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« Agence des télécommunications de Côte d’Ivoire »
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ICT / IMT-2000 Seminar
(Africa 2002)
(Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 9-12 September 2002) |
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SEMINAR ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Mr. Jules Kuadjo, Agence des télécommunications de Côte d’Ivoire »
(ATCI).
Mrs. Chali Tumelo, ITU/BDT
Mr. Riccardo Passerini - Mr. Désiré Karyabwite, ITU/BDT
Mrs. Anna Barboza, ITU/BDT
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SEMINAR PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Mr. Fabio Leite, ITU
Mrs. Chali Tumelo, ITU/BDT
Mr. Riccardo Passerini - Mr. Désiré Karyabwite, ITU/BDT
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RAPPORTEURS
To be appointed after Opening Ceremony
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ICT / IMT-2000 Seminar
(Africa 2002)
(Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 9-12 September 2002)
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"Wireless communications and Internet are
merging in IMT-2000 to provide advanced mobile multimedia services. In
this context, ITU is playing a preeminent role in defining frameworks
and system concepts for bridging the digital divide. This seminar will
address the various aspects of the Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) including IMT-2000 as an optimum wireless
communication infrastructure for the information society, with
particular emphasis on global solutions adequate to the requirements of
developing countries. "
H. Touré, Director, Telecommunication Development
Bureau |
Day 1 (9th September)
Day 2 (10th September)
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9:00 – 10:30 hours |
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Session 2: IMT-2000 Implementation – Technical aspects
(cont’d)
2.2 3GPP Standardization Process (Asok Chatterjee, Chairman, 3GPP
Program Coordination Group and Ericsson)
2.3 CDMA Technology benefits & market status update
(Peter Gorham,
Lucent Technologies)
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10:30 – 11:00 hours |
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Coffee break |
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11:00 – 12:00 hours |
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Session 4: IMT-2000 Regulatory Aspects
4.1 Spectrum Issues for
IMT-2000, (Halina Uryga, France Télécom
Mobiles)
4.2 Licensing IMT-2000, (Pasi Toivonen, Finnish Communications
Regulatory)
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12:00 – 14:00 hours |
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Lunch break |
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14:00 – 15:30 hours |
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Session 5: ICT (tutorial)
5.1 Universal Access/GSM for local mobility (Jean-Marie Blanchard,
Alcatel)
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15:30 – 16:00 hours |
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Coffee break |
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16:00 – 17:00 hours |
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Session 5: ICT (tutorial) (cont’d)
5.2 Next Generation
Networks (NGN) (Jean-Marie Blanchard, Alcatel)
5.3 Next Generation Networks (NGN) (
Mr. G. Wilms, Siemens)
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Day 3 (11th September)
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9:00 – 10:30 hours |
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Session 6: Wireless Evolution and Implementation
6.1 ITU-D studies on the evolution and migration towards IMT-2000
(Question 18/2),
Riccardo Passerini IMT-2000 BDT Focal Point
6.2 Evolution towards IMT-2000 – IP and Mobility ("Internet on
the Air")
(K. Lathia, Vice-Chairman, ITU-T SSG on IMT-2000 and Siemens)
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10:30 – 11:00 hours |
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Coffee break |
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11:00 – 12:00 hours |
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Session 4: IMT-2000 Regulatory Aspects
(cont’d from day 2)
4.3 UMTS – Regulatory
Aspects, (Klaus Olms UMTS Forum Representative)
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12:00 – 14:00 hours |
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Lunch break |
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14:00 – 15:30 hours |
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Session 7: IMT-2000 implementation and licensing
7.1 IMT-2000 implementation – Spectrum & other Regulatory
Considerations (Molly Gavin, Qualcomm Inc. & CDG)
7.2 Licensing IMT-2000 in
Portugal, (Sofie Maddens Toscano, Portugal)
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15:30 – 16:00 hours |
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Coffee break |
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16:00 – 17:00 hours |
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Session 7: Implementation and licensing (cont’d)
7.3 The International Framework for
IMT-2000, I, II
(K. Lathia,
Vice-Chairman, ITU-T SSG on IMT-2000 and Siemens) |
Day 4 (12th September)
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9:00 – 10:30 hours |
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Session 8: Case Studies
Chairman: TBD
8.1 Cameroun, Mr. Emmanuel KAMDEM NZIKOU Division Informatique
Ministère des Postes & Télécommunications YAOUNDE
8.2 South Africa, Mr. Sipho Magagula, Siemens
8.3 Uganda,
Mr. Patrick Mwesigwa, Uganda Communications Commission
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10:30 – 11:00 hours |
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Coffee break |
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11:00 – 12:00 hours |
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Session 9: Closing
- Discussions
- Seminar conclusions
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12:00 – 13:00 hours |
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Lunch break |
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13:00 – 18:00 hours |
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Touristic trip
Côte d'Ivoire, as hosting country of 2002 ICT/IMT-2000 Seminar, has
the pleasure to offer a touristic trip (half day) to all the participants.
The touristic trip will bring everybody to discover the tourist site of
the Boulay Island
located in front of Abidjan .
* Program:
- lagoon walk
- discovering the island
- dinner
- spectacle
return 18:00 hours
NB : The program is offered by Côte d'Ivoire to all the participants.
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Seminar address on the ITU website: http://www.itu.int/osg/imt-project/
For more information on IMT-2000 see: http://www.itu.int/imt
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