FRIDAY, 26 October 2007

07:30 - 08:30

08:30 - 09:00

Opening Session

• Welcome Remarks by Mr. Palami Phommatansy, Director General, Posts and Telecommunications Department, Ministry of Communications, Transport, Posts and Construction of Lao P.D.R.
• Opening Remarks by Mrs. Aurora Rubio, ITU Senior Adviser for Asia and Pacific

09:00 - 09:15

Coffee Break

09:15 - 12:00

Session 1: What is an Effective and Independent Regulator

Session Chair : Mr. Palami Phommatansy, Director General, Posts and Telecommunications Department, Ministry of Communications, Transport, Posts and Construction of Lao P.D.R.

Topics:

1. General Overview (1)

• Why Regulate?
• Roles of Regulator
• Powers of the Regulator
• Regulatory Processes and Procedures

Speaker: Mr. Daniel Leza, ITU Consultant

2. General Overview (2)

• Evolution of Telecommunication Regulatory Structures
• Regulatory Structure: Different Models
• Full-time and Part-time Involvement
• Hierarchical and Functional Structures
• Internationally Adopted Regulatory Principles

Speaker: Ms. Sofie Maddens Toscano, ITU Consultant

3. Enforcement, Monitoring and Compliance

Speaker: Dr. S.K. Hajela, ADB Consultant

4. Relation with Ministry, Regulated Companies and  Public

    Speaker: Mr. Bistamam Siru Abdul Rahman, International Affairs Advisor, Malaysian      Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)

12:00 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00

Session 2: Organizational Transition: Country Experiences
(Capacity Building Requirements and Programmes for New Regulators, Sourcing of Expertise, Birth Pains of Creating a New Regulatory Body)

Session Chair : Ms. Le Thi Ngoc Mo, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Information and Communication of Vietnam

Speaker: Mr. Enota Ingitnau, CEO, Telecom Authority of Kiribati

Speaker: Mr. Nicolau Santos Celestino, Director, Communication Regulatory Authority of Timor Leste

Speaker:  Mr. Bistamam Siru Abdul Rahman, International Affairs Advisor, Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)

Speaker: Mr. Hery Nugroho, Committee Member of Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory Body and Mr. I. Ketut Prihadi, Manager Legal Analysis, Directorate General of Post and Telecommunications of Indonesia

15:00 - 15:15

Coffee Break

15:15 - 17:00

SATURDAY, 27 October 2007

09:00 - 10:30

Session 3: Competition and Pricing Regulation

Session Chair : Mr. Enota Ingitnau, CEO, Telecom Authority of Kiribati

Topics:

1. Transitioning from Monopoly to Competition and Managing Competition

Speaker: Mr. Daniel Leza, ITU Consultant

2. Pricing Regulations

Speaker : (TBC)

3. ITU-infoDev Regulatory Toolkit on:

• Licensing

10:30 - 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 - 12:15

Session 4: Licensing and Authorization of Telecommunication Services

Session Chair: TBC 

Topics:

1. Licensing Trends

Speaker: Dr. S.K. Hajela, ADB Consultant

Speaker : Mr. Snith Xaphakdy, Deputy General Manager, Department of Post and Telecommunication, MCTPC, Lao, PDR

2.   ITU-infoDev Regulatory Toolkit on:

• Competition and Pricing Regulation

12:15 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 15:30

Session 5: Spectrum Management

Session Chair: Mr. Budi Santoso, Deputy Director General of Post and Telecommunications of Indonesia

Topics:

1. Current Trends on Spectrum Management

Speaker: Mr. Daniel Leza, ITU Consultant

2. Spectrum Pricing

Speaker: Ms. Sofie Maddens Toscano, ITU Consultant

Simulated Case

Facilitators: Mr. Daniel Leza and Ms. Sofie Maddens Toscano, ITU Consultants

15:30 - 15:45

Coffee Break

15:45 - 16:30

Session 6: Panel Discussion: Addressing Critical Issues faced by Newly Established Telecommunication Regulators

Moderator: Mr. Bistamam Siru Abdul Rahman, MCMC

Panelists:

• Mr. Daniel Leza, ITU Consultant
• Ms. Sofie Maddens, ITU Consultant
• Dr SK Hajela, ADB Consultant
• Ms. Aurora Rubio, ITU
• Mr. Enota Ingintau, TAK, Kiribati
• Mr. Budi Santoso, DGPostel, Indonesia

16:30 - 17:30