INAUGURAL ADDRESS by H.E. Dr. Nalikatibhag Sangsnit - Vice Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Royal Government of Thailand
WELCOME ADDRESS by H.E. Mr. Narin Panichkit - Governor of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
PRESENTATION PAPERS
01 GLOBAL TRENDS IN REGULATION: Promoting ICTs as a Tool for Development
by Ms. Susan Schorr, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
02 THE NEW EU REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
by Mr. Pedro Ferreira, CEPT
03 ENHANCING REGIONAL COOPERATION IN BROADBAND POLICIES
by Ms. Ayumi Kubo, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, Japan
04 DEVELOPMENT OF BROADBAND POLICY AND REGULATION IN HONG KONG
by Mr. M H Au, Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Hong Kong SAR, China
05 LICENSING IN THE ERA OF CONVERGENCE
by Ms. Sulyna Abdullah, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
06 TOWARDS EFFICIENT SPECTRUM ALLOCATION
by Mr. Hiroshi Asami, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, Japan
07 THAILAND PRELIMINARY INTERCONNECT REGIME
by Ms. Jiraporn Bhongsatiern, Post and Telegraph Department, Thailand
08 IMPROVING ACCESS BY COMPETITION
by Mr. M H Au, Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Hong Kong SAR, China
09 PRO-COMPETITIVE POLICIES IN BROADBAND ERA AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
by Mr. Hiroshi Asami, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, Japan
10 REPORT ON DOMAIN NAME ISSUES: APT CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON REGULATION (COR)
[REPORT] [Annex A] [Annex B] [Presentation] by Mr. S N Gupta, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), India
11 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
[REPORT] [PRESENTATION] by Dr. Bob Horton, Australian Communications Authority, Australia
12 THE CHALLENGES OF LIBERALIZATION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR THE WORKFORCE AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
by Mr. Dan Dwyer, Union Network International, Asia Pacific Regional Office
13 BROADBAND POLICY AND PLANNING
by Mr. Bistamam Siru Abdul Rahman, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
14 KEY ISSUES IN KOREAN BROADBAND REGULATION
by Mr. Jong Won Seong, Ministry of Information and Communication, Republic of Korea
15 PROMOTING REGIONAL COOPERATION by Mr. R.B. Kumarapathirana, Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
16 REGULATORY ISSUES & POLICIES IN BROADBAND INTERCONNECTION: A KOREAN CASE
by Mr. Hee Su Kim, KISDI, Republic of Korea
17 PREPARING FOR WTO DOHA DEVELOPMENT ROUND NEGOTIATIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
by Mr. Russell Pipe, Consultant on Telecom Trade Policy and Regulation
18 KEY POLICY AND REGULATORY CHALLENGES FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC
Broadband Challenges and Issues
Regulatory Institution Design
Licensing Principle
Licensing Challenges
Regulatory Framework by Mr. Arjumand Shaikh, INSTEP, Pakistan
19 MARKET ENTRY FOR BROADBAND by Mr. S.N. Gupta, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
20 TELECOM DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY THROUGH USO PROGRAM
by Mr. Benyamin Sura, Directorate General of Posts and Telecommunications, Indonesia
21 THE REGULATOR'S ROLE IN INTERCONNECTION NEGOTIATIONS IN THE NEW ECONOMY
by Mr. Leong Keng Thai, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), Singapore
22 REPORT ON NEW PERFORMANCE INDICATOR ISSUES FOR CONVERGED SERVICES:
APT CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON REGULATION (COR)
[REPORT] [PRESENTATION] by Mr. Bistamam Siru Abdul Rahman, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
23 INTERCONNECTION TERMS & CONDITIONS: "DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS?"
by Mr. David Tudehope ,Macquarie Corporate Telecommunications, Australia
24 WTO AGREEMENT ON BASIC TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES:
Sri Lanka's Experience on Interconnection and Pricing-Case Study
by Mr. Sumathi Dharmawardena, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka
25 REPORT ON INTERNET CHARGING: APT CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON REGULATION (COR)
by Mr. Keng Thai Leong, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), Singapore
INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
25-26 August 2003, Bangkok, Thailand
We would like to inform you that the APT-ITU Joint Workshops on ENUM and IDN will now be held at the APT Conference Hall, Bangkok, Thailand from 25 to 26 August 2003.
The convergence of the Public Switched Telephone Networks (PTSN) and IP-based networks has created opportunities for a host of services bridging the two. Electronic NUMbering or sometimes called Enhancement of NUmbering and naMing or tElephone NUmbering Mapping and commonly known as ENUM is a mechanism or a protocol that links traditional E.164 telephone numbers with Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
The Internet Domain Name System (DNS) which is an essential part of the Internet infrastructure on which Internet mail and web addresses are based, currently use Latin characters. While Internet content such as web pages have been Internationalized and made available in many languages, there have been a number of recent initiatives to similarly internationalize the Internet's domain name system. The regulatory aspects of both ENUM and IDN are a hot topic among the policy makers and regulators today.
Recognising the importance of the two issues, the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) is organizing a Workshop on ENUM and IDN jointly with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) from 25 to 26 August 2003 at the APT Conference Hall, Bangkok, Thailand for the benefit of our members.
The Workshop is supported by ITU and the experts on these subjects from ITU, IETF and the industry will speak at the Workshop. The objectives of the Workshop are:
· To create an awareness and a wider understanding on ENUM & IDN issues;
· To review the current status in the Asia Pacific region;
· To review the global implementation of ENUM;
· To assess the Asia Pacific needs and readiness for the implementation of ENUM;
· To discuss the management of Internet domain names - Multilingual or Homogeneous?
· To promote the government private sector partnership
· To review technical and interoperability issues;
· To agree upon future direction
