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ITU/NBTC Conference on Digital Broadcasting

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand (NBTC) organized a Seminar on Digital Broadcasting on Tuesday 12 December 2017 at Century Park Hotel Bangkok.

The seminar aimed to share knowledge and experience of the works jointly done by ITU and NBTC on Digital Broadcasting including digital terrestrial TV broadcasting, digital radio broadcasting, and community TV broadcasting. It also invited broadcasting practitioners and policy makers from ASEAN Member States to exchange their views and experiences in digital broadcasting deployment.

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For more information, please contact Mr Wisit Atipayakoon (wisit.atipayakoon@itu.int).

AGENDA

Tuesday 12 December 2017

08:00 – 09:00	Registration
09:00 – 09:20	Opening Session Welcome Remarks by Ms Ramita Sharma, Project Development Coordinator, ITU Welcome Remarks by Col. Dr.Natee Sukonrat, Vice- Chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC)
09:20 – 10:40	Session 1: DTTB in Thailand Digital Television Global Update, Technologies and Development Mr. Peter Walop, ITU consultant [PRESENTATION] Dr.Amal Punhehiwa, Director Technology and Innovation, ABU [PRESENTATION] Summary of ITU/NBTC works done on DTTB Services in Thailand Mr. Peter Walop, ITU consultant DTTB Implementation Status and Lessons learnt in Thailand Ms.Orasri Srirasa, Division Director of Digital Broadcasting Bureau, Office of NBTC [PRESENTATION] Q&A
10:40 – 11:00	Group Photo and Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:20	Session 2: Digital Radio and FM Radio in Thailand Summary of ITU/NBTC works done on Digital Radio and FM Radio in Thailand Mr. Peter Walop, ITU consultant [PRESENTATION] Radio Broadcasting Trend and Development: NBTC works done on Digital Radio (Broadcasting Indicators, User Survey and Cost Base Analysis) Ms.Orasri Srirasa, Office of NBTC [PRESENTATION]** Frequency Planning on Radio Broadcasting (Digital Radio & FM Radio) in Thailand Mr. Uttachai Manmontri, Acting Division Director of Broadcasting Technology and Engineering Bureau, Office of NBTC [PRESENTATION] Q&A
12:20 – 13:20	Lunch break
13:20 – 14:40	Session 3: Community TV in Thailand Summary of ITU/NBTC works done on Community TV in Thailand Mr. Peter Walop, ITU consultant [PRESENTATION]* * Community TV Trial and Development in Thailand Ms. Orasri Srirasa, Office of NBTC [PRESENTATION]** Mr.Suchai Charoenmukayananta, Commnunity TV “ TvChumchonubon [PRESENTATION] Mr.Prasarn Satthansathit, Community TV Prototype “Securedandamancommunitytv” [PRESENTATION] Q&A
14:40 – 15:40	Session 4: Panel Discussion on applicable experience in ASEAN Moderator: Mr Wisit Atipayakoon, Programme Officer, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Panellists: Ms Septizar Triastika, Regulation and Legal Analyst, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Indonesia [PRESENTATION] Mr Faisal Hamdi Mohammed Ghouth, Digital Creation and Distribution Platform Department, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Malaysia [PRESENTATION] Mrs. Thanh Huong Ngo, Official, Authority of Radio Frequency Management, Ministry of Information and Telecommunications, Vietnam [PRESENTATION]
15:40 – 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 – 17:00	Session 5: Panel Discussion on international cooperation Moderator: Mr Wisit Atipayakoon, ITU Panellists: Ms Ramita Sharma, ITU [PRESENTATION] [Video] Dr.Amal Punhehiwa, Director Technology and Innovation, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) [PRESENTATION] Mr.Utpal Mandal, Programme Manager – Broadcast Engineer, Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) [PRESENTATION] Ms Ito Misako, Adviser in Communication and Information, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau Mr. Pasu Srihirun, Executive Director of Broadcasting Policy and Research Bureau, Office of NBTC
17:00 – 17:20	Closing session Closing Remarks by Mr Wisit Atipayakoon, ITU Closing Remarks by NBTC