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Programme

ITU Regional Standardization Forum for Bridging the Standardization Gap (BSG) - Asia and Pacific Region
Seoul, Korea, 24 October 2017

Contact: tsbevents@itu.int

08:30 - 09:30Registration
​​09:30 - 10:00 Opening Ceremony
Dr Samyoung Chung, Representative of the Host Country  
Dr Lara Srivastava, Head, Bridging the Standardization Gap, TSB/ITU [ Biography ]
Ms Hye Jin Park, Vice-Chair, ITU-T SG3RG-AO [ Biography ]
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:20 Session 1: Bridging the Standardization Gap     
In this session, experts and participants share measures and ideas for bridging the standardization gap.

Moderator: Lee Byoung Nam, ETRI     
​​11:20 - 12:20 ​​RoundTable : Getting involved in Standardization
Experts from the Asia Pacific Region will discuss key issues, constraints, best practices related to the involvement and effective participation in standards-making and standards implementation.

Moderator: Amine Mcharek, ITU [ Biography ]
12:20 - 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30– 15:00Session 2: Tariffs, Economic and policy issues   I
In this session, experts will discuss how to address tariffs, economic and policy issues related to current and emerging market and regulatory trends. Speakers and participants will discuss linkages with existing and future work in ITU-T SG3.

Keynote speaker:
Youngsun Kwon, Chair and Professor, School of Business and Technology Management, KAIST [ Biography I Presentation ]
15:00– 15:30 ​​Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:20 Session 3: Tariffs, Economic and policy issues   II 
In this session, experts will discuss how to address tariffs, economic and policy issues related to current and emerging market and regulatory trends. Speakers and participants will discuss linkages with existing and future work in ITU-T SG3.

Moderatror: Charles Kerua, Papua New Guinea
16:20 Close of Regional Standardization Forum
16:30 - 17:30 Meeting of ITU-T Study Group 3 for Asia and Oceania (SG3RG-AO)

 *To be confirmed