The need for continuing dialogue and experience sharing amongst Information and Communications Technology (ICT) regulators and policy-makers has been consistently expressed in various ITU fora particularly as we are in the midst of increasingly converged smart digital societies.
This Regulators’ Roundtable is the 6th edition of the Asia-Pacific Region initiative to organize an annual Roundtable to provide telecommunication/ICT regulators in the region with a platform that fosters dynamic and strategic discussions, as well as sharing of information, relevant experiences and practices and to conclusively debate on possible solutions and opportunities for potential collaboration to address emerging regulatory issues and challenges.
Day 1: 18 July 2016
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30 - 09:45 | Welcome Remarks: Dr. Syed Ismail Shah, Chairman, Pakistan-Telecommunication-Authority-PTA [Biodata] |
09:45 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:15 | Opening Remarks: H.E Ms. Anusha Rahman Khan, Minister of State of Information Technology and Telecommunication
Keynote Address: Mr. Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General, ITU |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Group photo and Coffee break |
10:30 - 12:00: SESSION 1: Emerging Trends on Collaborative Regulation for smarty digital societies
Session Moderator : Dr. Syed Ismail Shah, Chairman, Pakistan-Telecommunication-Authority-PTA
This Session will exchange views and experiences on current and future approaches towards effective ICT sector regulations with cross sectorial impact as central to ensuring unprecedented growth of economies, industries, societies and human development while examining the following:
- Is the time right for cross-sector, multiple-jurisdiction services, markets and regulation?
- What are the approaches to collaborative Regulation Models?
- Is it possible to move beyond established silos within government and between regulators towards cooperation and collaboration?
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How to deal with competition from other industries and create win-win situations?
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How ICT regulators and financial regulators are addressing digital financial inclusion?
Session Interveners: Mr. Rony Mamur, Comissioner, Indonesian Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, Indonesia [Biodata]
Open Discussion and Wrap Up End of Session 1
12:00 -13:30: Lunch Break
13:30–15:00: Session 2: Getting the Balance Right: Addressing Challenges and Maximizing Opportunities in a Data-Driven Connected World
Session Moderator : Mr. Sabouhi, Lotfollah, Acting President of CRA for Coordination Affairs Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA), Iran
The Session aims to cover the key trends and developments especially on Big Data which offers a new perspective on reality, and therefore will affect and shape all sectors of our economy, especially those that play a role in the capturing and/or relaying of data and information. But Big Data’s likely impact is broader than the economy; it affects how our societies make sense of the world, and decide important policy challenges and innovation, drawing to some of the inherent risks regulatory and policy considerations that should be accounted for when crafting future policy taking into account the following:
- What are the key regulatory issues at stake and how can and should Big Data be regulated?
- How does Big Data impact the regulation of privacy, copyright and Intellectual property rights (IPR), transparency and digital security issues?
- What is the link between Big Data and open data?
- Is there a need to regulate data management and service providers?
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How can market dominance in the area of Big Data be prevented and the rights of the data owners protected?
Session Interveners : Mr S.K. Mishra Principal Advisor (F & EA), TRAI, India [Biodata]
Open Discussion and Wrap Up End of Session 2
15:00 -15:30: Coffee Break
15:30–17:00: Session 3: OTT and its multi-faceted impacts
Session Moderator : Mr. R S Sharma, Chairman TRAI, India [Biodata]
In a competitive environment, consumers are able to choose not only amongst traditional network service providers for fixed line and mobile telephony and broadband services, but also among an emerging array of new providers that offer “over the top” (OTT) services. The rapid proliferation of these services shows that companies see great potential in video and other OTT services going forward, and competition between traditional, OTT and hybrid providers is likely to be intense which raises questions of how to apply existing regulatory frameworks and competition rules in an objective, non-discriminatory way. The Session will examine and debate on:
- OTT core business models
- Implications for traditional telcos
- Exploring win-win scenarios among players in the digital value chain
- Need for regulatory intervention?
Session Interveners :
- Alberto B. Salvador Jr. Officer-in-Charge, Policies and Standards Division-NIG Service and concurrent with System Security Management Division-SIM Service DOST ICT Office, Philippines [Biodata]
- Muhammad Imam Nashiruddin, Comissioner, Indonesia Telecom Regulatory Authority (BRTI), Indonesia [Biodata]
Open Discussion and Wrap Up
Day 2: 19 July 2016
09:00-10:30: SESSION 4: Managing the Challenges of the New Industry Realities
Session Moderator : Mr Mohammad N. Azizi Chairman Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA), Afghanistan [Biodata]
“There is no development without business, and there is no business without development, the development of new markets and the ICT industry need to be sustained through adequate regulatory measures, in particular in developing countries. This would require creating an enabling environment to achieve modern, timely and measurable regulatory policies and tools to enhance innovation in investment strategies as well as access to market and infrastructure to promote private sector investment and innovation and fostering the growth of mobile broadband for an accelerated digital impact on socio-economic development. The session aims to discuss and address the following concerns:
- Competition frameworks: General vs ICT sector specific
- Preparing for the Internet of Things, cognitive computing, smart digital environments, etc.
- Managing the Exploding Demand for and Economic Value of Spectrum
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Market-specific policies to look at cutting edge regulatory issues such as IoT/M2M that can collectively promote economically viable models for global development
Session Interveners :
- Ms Unutoa Auelua Fonoti, Regulator Office of Regulator, Samoa [Biodata]
- Mr U.K. Srivastava, Principal Advisor (NSL), TRAI , India [Biodata]
End of Session 4
10:30-11:00 TEA / COFFEE BREAK
11:00- 12:30: SESSION 5: Regulatory Impact of emerging technologies and services
Session Moderator : Ms. Dalsie Baniala, Telecommunications and Rediocommunications Regulator, Vanuatu [Biodata]
The Session aims to scope, discuss and exchange views on:
- Preparing the regulatory landscape for emerging technologies from bio-, neuro-and nano-technology to augmented humanity, artificial intelligence, etc
- Policy and regulatory approaches
- Increased expectations, expanded user categories and multiple segments
- Promoting consumer protection
Session Intervener :
- Mr. Yuan Sheng, Xie, Director, Telecommunication Administration Bureau of Shanxi Province, China
[Presentation]
- Mr. Bunboren Tep, Director, Department of Telecom Regulation Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Cambodia
[Biodata] [Presentation]
Open Discussion and Wrap Up End of Session 5
12:30- 14:00: LUNCH
14:00- 15:30: SESSION 6: Regulatory incentives to contribute to sector and overall National Development
Session Moderator : Mr. Chencho Dorji, Director General, Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority Bhutan [Biodata]
The Session will explore and exchange views and experiences on:
- Setting favorable regulatory conditions for facilitating investment in infrastructure and services
- Learning from new strategies in PPPs and open access
- Fiscal incentives and other regulatory measures as a business game changer
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Interoperability as promoter of innovation and competition
Session Intervener : Mr Alifeleti Tu'Ihalamaka, Director of Communications, Ministry of Communication, Tonga [Biodata]
Open Discussion and Wrap Up End of Session 6
15:30- 16:00: COFFEE BREAK
16:00- 16:30: SESSION 7: WAY FORWARD
Session Moderator : Mr. Digamber Jha, Chairman, Nepal Telecommunications Authority, Nepal
[Biodata]
This session will brainstorm on the key ideas and outcomes that have emerged through knowledge/experience sharing in previous Sessions and examine the principles, practices and recommendations that will assist regulators in the Asia-Pacific region in addressing the telecommunication/ICT regulatory challenges.
Session Intervener : Mr Hai Nguyen Xuan Head of Section, Metrology Center Vietnam Telecommunications Authority, Viet Nam [Biodata]
Open Discussion and Wrap Up End of Session 7
16:30-17:00: CLOSING SESSION
Closing Remarks:
o Mr. Ioane Koroivuki , Regional Director ITU Asia-Pacific
o Dr. Syed Ismail Shah, Chairman, Pakistan-Telecommunication-Authority-PTA
