of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
27 - 29 November 2014, Yangon, Myanmar / Document
MC-38/OUT-12
27 November 2014
Working Group on Work Programme
Work Programme for the Year 2015
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WORK PROGRAMME PROPOSALS 2015– SUMMARY TABLE
/ Work Item / Work Programme / Projects / Relevant Strategic Actions / Budget / Remarks /1. / Policy & Regulation / 1.1 / APT Policy and Regulatory Forum (PRF) / 1.1.1 / 15th APT Policy and Regulatory Forum (PRF-15) / 1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4 / 55,500 / 3 days
1.2 / Policy and Regulation Forum for Pacific (PRFP) / 1.2.1 / 8th APT Policy and Regulation Forum for Pacific (PRFP-8) / 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 / 33,100 / 3 days to be subsidized by EBC
1.3 / South Asian Telecommunications Regulators’ Council Meeting (SATRC) / 1.3.1 / 16th South Asian Telecommunications Regulators’ Council Meeting (SATRC-16) / 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 / 22,800 / 3 days
India
1.3.2 / Meeting of the SATRC Working Group on Policy, Regulation and Services / 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 / EBC-SATRC Pakistan
1.3.3 / Meeting of the SATRC Working Group on Spectrum / 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 / EBC-SATRC
Sri Lanka
1.3.4 / SATRC Workshop on Policy, Regulation and Services / 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 / EBC-SATRC
Nepal
2. / ICT Development / 2.1 / Asia-Pacific Telecommunication and ICT Development Forum (ADF) / 2.1.1 / 12th Asia-Pacific Telecommunication and ICT Development Forum (ADF-12) / 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 / 42,800 / 3 days
2.2.1 / HRD Programme for Exchange of ICT Researchers/Engineers and ICT Pilot Projects in Rural Areas / 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 7.4 / EBC-J
2.3.1 Publishing Programme for ICT Policy and Development / Publishing Programme for ICT Policy and Development / 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 2.7 / EBC-J
3. / Disaster Management / 3.1 / Workshop on Disaster Management/Communications (WDMC) / 3.1.1 / 6th APT Workshop on Disaster Management/Communications (WDMC-6) / 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 / 43,800 / 3 days
4. / Cyber-security / 4.1 / APT Cybersecurity Forum (CSF) / 4.1.1 / 6th APT Cybersecurity Forum (CSF-6) / 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 / 43,800 / 3 days
5. / Radiocommunication / 5.1 / APT Wireless Group (AWG) / 5.1.1 / 18th Meeting of APT Wireless Group (AWG-18) / 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 / 40,900 / 4½ days incl. workshop
Kyoto, Japan
5.1.2 / 19th Meeting of APT Wireless Group (AWG-19) / 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 / 53,500 / 4 days
6. / Standardization / 6.1 / APT Standardization Program (ASTAP) / 6.1.1 / 25th APT Standardization Program Forum
(ASTAP-25) / 6.1, 6.2,6.3, 6.4 / 50,500 / 5 days incl. Industry Workshop
Bangkok, Thailand
6.1.2 / 26th APT Standardization Program Forum
(ASTAP-26) / 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 / 45.500 / 4 days Btb with C&I Event
6.1.3 / 3rd Conformance & Interoperability Event (C&I-3) / 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 / 15,000 / 2 days Jointly with ITU
7. / Capacity Building / 7.1 / Training / 7.1.1 / Training Courses 2015 / 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 / 280,000 / Supported by EBCs
7.2 / Study Visits / 7.2.1 / Study Visits 2015 / 7.3, 7.5 / 20,000 / Supported by EBCs
7.3 / Expert Missions / 7.3.1 / Experts Missions 2015 / 7.3 / 30,000 / Supported by EBCs
8. / Regional Cooperation for ICT Development / 8.1 / APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC (APG) / 8.1.1 / 4th Meeting of APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC-15 (APG15-4) / 8.1, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 / 84,900 / 6 days
Bangkok, Thailand
8.1.2 / 5th Meeting of APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC-15 (APG15-5) / 8.1, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 / 52,100 / 6 days
Korea (Rep. of)
8.2 / APT Preparatory Meeting for
WTSA / 8.2.1 / 1st Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for WTSA-16 (WTSA16-1) / 8.1, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 / 11,000 / 1 day
Btb with ASTAP-25
8.2.2 / 2nd Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for WTSA-16 (WTSA16-2) / 8.1, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 / 45,800 / 3 days
8.3 / Joint events with other partner organizations / 8.3.1 / Joint events with other partner organizations / 8.1,8.4 / EBC
8.4 / APT representation in other Int’l/Regional/Sub-regional Meetings / 8.4.1 / Secretariat participation in International / Regional / Sub-regional meetings in 2015 / 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 / 30,000
9. / Events of APT Organs / 9.1 / Management Committee (MC) / 9.1.1 / 39th Session of the Management Committee (MC-39) / N/A / 25,000 / 4 days
9.1.2 / Seminar on Progress in APT for the year 2015 (SPA-15) / N/A / 13,000 / 1 day
9.1.3 / 1st Meeting of Working Group of MC on APT Legal Instruments (WGMC-1) / N/A / 5,000 / 3 days
TOTAL OF WORK PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES / 1,044,000
Annex 1 contains the Proposed Calendar of APT events for the year 2015
Project: / 1.1.1 / 15th APT Policy and Regulatory Forum (PRF-15)Work Item: / 1. Policy & Regulation / Work Programme: / 1.1 Policy & Regulatory Forum (PRF)
Relevant Strategic Action / 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
Proposed Date of Event / August 2015 / Duration: / 3 days / Expected Number of Participants: / 100
Host Organization/Location / Singapore
History / [√] Regular Event / [ ] Stand Alone / [ ] Spin Off / Most recent Event: / PRF-14, 20-22 May 2014, Pattaya, Thailand
Source/Origin / Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
Description/Content / The APT Policy and Regulatory Forum provides an ideal platform for the policy makers, regulators and the industry to network and to discuss on policy and regulatory issues that are of common interest to the region. Being a regular event of the APT, it provides the members with the understanding and knowledge of the policy and regulatory best practices and information of emerging issues that countries need to consider in regulating their telecom environments and to facilitate an enabling and sustainable environment for the telecom industry.
The Forum includes special sessions for the Business Dialogue to strengthen collaboration between operators, regulators, policy makers through effective dialogue.
Objectives / § To provide a common platform for the telecommunications and ICT policy makers and regulators from the region for dialogue, to discuss issues of common interest and to share information on best practices and experiences;
§ Facilitating intra-regional collaboration on policy and regulatory issues as required;
§ Provide a discussion platform for the industry and the regulators;
§ To facilitate the progress of the Actions to implement the Brunei Darussalam Statement;
Agenda / Agenda to be decided by the Steering Committee of the PRF
Expected Output / § Higher level of awareness on the policy and regulatory issues of the region
§ Develop common regional views on various aspects of policy and regulation
§ Information exchange and experts input on key issues of concern for Policy makers and Regulators in the region
Global Programme Affiliation / ITU Global Symposium on Regulation (GSR).
Source of Funding / Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
Additional Contributions / [ ] Yes [ √ ] No / Details:
Budget (US$) / Fellowship / Speaker Exp. / Documentation / Meeting
Facilities / Sec.
Travel Exp. / Other exp./
Fix Asset / Total
Air Ticket / Allowances / Accom.
25,000 / 6,000 / 10,000 / 3,000 / 500 / 0 / 10,000 / 1,000 / 55,500
Remarks / Includes Business Dialogue.
Project: / 1.2.1 / 8th Policy and Regulation Forum for Pacific (PRFP-8)
Work Item: / 1. Policy & Regulation / Work Programme: / 1.2 Policy & Regulatory Forum for Pacific (PRFP)
Relevant Strategic Action / 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
Proposed Date of Event / To be decided / Duration: / 3 days / Expected Number of Participants: / 70
Host Organization/Location / Tonga
History / [√] Regular Event / [ ] Stand Alone / [ ] Spin Off / Most recent Event: / PRFP-7, 8-10 July 2014, Nadi, Fiji
Source/Origin / Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
Description/Content / Due to their very small size and isolated island countries in the Pacific, policy and regulatory concerns of the Pacific Island members are different from those concerning other sub-regions. Most of the Pacific Island countries have undertaken reforms in the telecommunications sector while others are still struggling to make the necessary reforms. These reforms, particularly with the introduction of competition and dealing with the many issues arising from the introduction of competition such as international interconnection, public private networks, radio spectrum allocation and also dealing with their unique issues such as number hijacking make the need for a Pacific Policy and Regulation Forum for the Pacific essential for their orderly development.
Since 2007, PRFP has been continuing as a regular event of APT providing policy and regulatory guidance to the members of the Pacific Island countries.
Objectives / · To facilitate the progress of the Actions to implement the Brunei Darussalam Statement that are relevant to the Pacific;
· To adopt measures to accelerate telecom and ICT infrastructure development (particularly broadband) and promote e-applications;
· To address key Policy and Regulatory concerns for Pacific;
· To consider best practices and further develop regulatory frameworks for Pacific Island Countries.
Agenda / To be decided
Expected Output / · Effective and transparent exchange of views on ICT policy and regulation for Pacific region;
· Practical decisions on key issues;
· Skill enhancement on ICT policy and regulatory issues;
· Enhancing cooperation among PICs on policy and regulatory issues.
Global Programme Affiliation / ITU Global Symposium on Regulation (GSR)
Source of Funding / Asia-Pacific Telecommunity/ EBC
Additional Contributions / [ √ ] Yes [ ] No / Details: / EBC-A expected
Budget (US$) / Fellowship / Speaker Exp. / Documentation / Meeting
Facilities / Sec.
Travel Exp. / Other exp./
Fix Asset / Total
Air Ticket / Allowances / Accom.
15,000 / 2,500 / 6,600 / 0 / 500 / 0 / 8,000 / 500 / 33,100
Remarks / To be subsidized by EBC
Project: / 1.3.1 / 16th South Asian Telecommunications Regulators’ Council Meeting (SATRC-16)
Work Item: / 1. Policy & Regulation / Work Programme: / 1.3 South Asian Telecommunications Regulators’ Council Meeting (SATRC)
Relevant Strategic Action / 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
Proposed Date of Event / To be decided / Duration: / 3 days / Expected Number of Participants: / 75
Host Organization/Location / India
History / [√] Regular Event / [ ] Stand Alone / [ ] Spin Off / Most recent Event: / SATRC-15, 5-7 August 2014, Paro, Bhutan
Source/Origin / Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
Description/Content / SATRC functions under the auspices of the APT. At present nine South Asian countries are involved in SATRC activities. The SATRC meetings are attended by the head of telecom regulatory authorities in the South Asia region, senior officials of the Ministries and Departments, as well as senior officials / representatives of the industry. The SATRC meets annually to discuss the key policy and regulatory issues of concern to the SATRC members. In addition, it also finalizes Action Plans required to achieve the goals of SATRC. SATRC Action Plan Phase V which was adopted in SATRC-15 in Paro will be completed by 2016.
Special sessions will be provided for Industry dialogue during the SATRC to facilitate dialogue between the industry representatives and the regulators from South Asia.
Objectives / · To discuss key policy and regulatory issues of concern and interest to the South Asian Region;
· To review the work and decide on the outcome of the Working Groups established for implementation of the SATRC Action Plan (Phase-V);
· Discuss sub regional harmonization on key regulatory issues in the South Asian Region;
Agenda / To be decided by the SATRC
Expected Output / · Develop Reports and Guidelines on best practices on key issues of concern for the region
· Develop Policy Statement on common interest of the South Asian countries
Global Programme Affiliation / ITU Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR)
Source of Funding / Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
Additional Contributions / [ ] Yes [ √ ] No / Details:
Budget (US$) / Fellowship / Speaker Exp. / Documentation / Meeting
Facilities / Sec.
Travel Exp. / Other exp./
Fix Asset / Total
Air Ticket / Allowances / Accom.
10,000 / 2,000 / 4,800 / 0 / 500 / 0 / 5,000 / 500 / 22,800
Remarks
Project: / 1.3.2 / Meeting of the SATRC Working Group on Policy, Regulation and Services
Work Item: / 1. Policy & Regulation / Work Programme: / 1.3 South Asian Telecommunications Regulators’ Council Meeting (SATRC)
Relevant Strategic Action / 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
Proposed Date of Event / March 2015 / Duration: / 2 days / Expected Number of Participants: / 15
Host Organization/Location / Pakistan Telecommunication Authority/Pakistan
History / [ ] Regular Event / [ ] Stand Alone / [√ ] Spin Off / Most recent Event: / 13-14 February 2014, New Delhi, India
Source/Origin / South Asian Telecommunication Regulator’s Council
Description/Content / The 15th SATRC Meeting which was held from 05 – 07 August, 2014 in Paro, Bhutan adopted SATRC Action Plan Phase V. SATRC Action Plan Phase V includes the activities of SATRC Working Groups formed by the Council as well as two workshops during the implementation period of 2014 – 2016. Two SATRC Working Groups are: SATRC WG Policy, Regulation and Service and WG Spectrum. SATRC decided to hold the Meeting of the SATRC Working Group on Policy, Regulation and Services during first quarter of 2015. The fund for the implementation for SATRC Action Plan Phase V will be provided by SATRC Members as EBC towards the implementation for SATRC Action Plan Phase V.