08:30–09:30 REGISTRATION
09:30–10:15: Opening Session
Welcome Remarks: Mr Md Jahurul Haque, Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) [Speech]
Special Remarks:
Ms Areewan Haorangsi, Secretary General, Asia-Pacific Telecommunity [Speech]
Mr Shyam Sunder Sikder, Secretary of Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology [Speech]
Opening Remarks: H.E. Mr Mustafa Jabbar, Minister of Posts, Telecommunications & Information Technology [Bio] [Speech]
Keynote Address: Mr Ioane Koroivuki, Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific [Speech]
10:15- 10:30
GROUP PHOTO AND COFFEE BREAK
10:30 – 12:00: SESSION 1: Digital Transformation: Ecosystem for Digital Economies
Session Moderator: Dr Shahjahan Mahmood,
Former Chairman, BTRC and Chairman, Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited [Bio]
This session will examine the need for an ecosystem approach in promoting digital economies and smart services for citizen services to achieve digital transformation
- What is the role of regulators as facilitators in a cross-sectoral digital ecosystem?
- What are the current policy and regulatory barriers?
- Demand and supply factors
- How to harness cross sectoral collaboration?
Session Interveners:
Mr Chencho Dorji , Director General, Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA), Bhutan [Bio]
Mr. Ilyas Ahmad, Chief Executive, Communications
Authority of Maldives [Bio]
Open Discussion and Wrap Up
12:00 -13:30: Lunch Break
13:30–15:00: SESSION 2: Addressing the barriers for development of Digital Connectivity
Session Moderator: H.E. Moa Chakrya, Chairman, Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC), Cambodia [Bio]
The Session aims to cover the following:
- What comprises digital connectivity?
- Current barriers in developing digital connectivity and relevant policy / regulatory enablers
- What tools to enhance affordable ICTs for SDGs? (international/national connectivity and strategies to leverage financing for ICTs across the sectors, models to Bridge the digital / broadband divide)?
- Best practices and developmental models
- Investment opportunities for private sector with incentive regulatory approach
Session Interveners:
Mr Ali Mohammad Montazeri, Director General, Technical & Economic Planning Dept., Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA), Iran [Bio]
Open Discussion and Wrap Up
15:00 -15:30: Coffee Break
15:30–17:00: SESSION 3: Challenges of New Technologies and regulatory approaches
This session will examine barriers and solutions for development issues in an ICT ecosystem, which promotes sustainable investment and infrastructure development, especially on such issues on AI, IoT and industry 4.0.
Session Moderator:
Mr Ilyas Ahmad, Chief Executive, Communications Authority of Maldives [Bio]
The Session will examine and debate on:
- New technologies including 5G, AI, Blockchain, IOT, Industry 4.0
- Are current regulatory practices sufficient for industry?
- How to foster transparency and accountability? Do we need algorithm legislation?
- Challenges and opportunities
- 5th Generation of Regulation
Session Interveners:
- Brigadier General Md. Mustafa Kamal, Director General, Engineering & Operations Division, BTRC, Bangladesh [Bio]
- Mr Fernando da Silva, Director, Board Member of the National Communications Authority of Timor-Leste [Bio]
Open Discussion and Wrap Up