ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

ITUITU in AsiaAsia--PacificPacific :

Strengthening Cooperation in IndiaStrengthening Cooperation in India

ITU Overview and MembershipITU Overview and Membership

Founded in 1865Leading UN Special Agency for ICTs

HQs in Switzerland

ITU-TITU’s standards-making efforts are its best-known – and oldest

– activity.

ITU-RManaging the international

radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbit resources

ITU-DEstablished to help spread equitable, sustainable and affordable access to ICT.

ITU TELECOMBrings together the top names from across the ICT

industry & ministers and regulators for a major exhibition, a high-level forum & a host of other

opportunities

ITU Overview

Three sectors (ITU-T, ITU-D, and ITU-R)4 Regional Offices & 7 Area Offices

192 Member States; and 750 Sector Members

ITU Asia‐Pacific Region

ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific: Bangkok, Thailand

Area Office for South East Asia: Jakarta, Indonesia 

The offices serve for 38 Member States and 69 Sector Members

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Cambodia

Lao, PDR

Maldives

Nepal

Myanmar

KiribatiSamoaSolomon Is.TuvaluVanuatu

FijiMarshall IslandsMicronesiaNauru Tonga

LDCs (13)LDCs (13)

PNG

D.P.R. Korea

India

Indonesia

Mongolia

Pakistan

Philippines

Sri Lanka

Vietnam

Timor Leste

LowLow--Income States (10)Income States (10)

SIDS (11)SIDS (11)

AustraliaBrunei China/Hong KongIranJapan

MalaysiaNew ZealandR.O. Korea

Singapore

Thailand

The Rest (10)The Rest (10)

ITU‐D Sector & Associates: Asia‐Pacific1. Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS) -

Afghanistan2. Afghan Wireless Communication co.- Afghanistan3. Asia Pacific Network Information Centre – Australia4. Axiata (Bangladesh) Limited - Bangladesh5. Grameenphone (GP) Limited – Bangladesh6. Orascom Telecom Bangladesh Limited (Banglalink)7. Bhutan Telecom – Bhutan8. Telekom Brunei Berhad (TelBru) – Brunei Darussalam9. China Telecommunications Corporation - China10. China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. - China11. Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.- China12. ZTE Corporation – China13. Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) - Fiji14. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. - India15. Bharti Airtel Limited - India16. Cellular Operators Association of India 17. ITU-APT Foundation of India18. Luna Ergonomics Pvt. Ltd - India19. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. – India20. RailTel Corporation of India Limited, India 21. Shyam Telecom Limited, India22. Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal - India23. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India 24. Vihaan Networks Limited (VNL), India25. PT. INDOSAT Tbk. - Indonesia26. PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk - Indonesia27. Telecommunication Company of Iran 28. Fujitsu Limited - Japan29. Hitachi, Ltd. - Japan30. KDDI Corporation - Japan31. National Institute of Information and Communications

Technology – Japan32. NEC Corporation - Japan33. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation – Japan34. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation – Japan

35. Nomura Research Institute Ltd.- Japan36. The ITU Association of Japan 37. Tokai University – Japan38. Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI) – R.O.Korea39. Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) – R.O. Korea 40. KT Corporation _ R.O. Korea41. National Information Society Agency (NIA) – R.O. Korea42. Samsung SDS Co.Ltd, R.O. Korea 43. Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union – Malaysia44. Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development – Malaysia45. Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn.Bhd., Malaysia46. Axiata Group Berhad, Malaysia47. CyberSecurity, Malaysia48. Global Knowledge Partnership, Malaysia49. Green Packet Berhad – Malaysia50. Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd. – Malaysia51. MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. - Malaysia52. Telekom Malaysia Berhad – Malaysia53. Communications Regulatory Commission of Mongolia54. Information Communication Network Company – Mongolia55. MobiCom Corporation – Mongolia56. Nepal Telecom Company Limited- Nepal57. Nepal Telecommunications Authority – Nepal58. e Worldwide Group – Pakistan59. National Telecommunication Corporation – Pakistan60. Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited - Pakistan61. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited - Pakistan62. Smart Communications, Inc. – Philippines63. Dialog Telekom Limited – Sri Lanka64. Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd. – Sri Lanka65. Asia-Pacific Telecommunity – Thailand66. Advanced Info Service Public Company Ltd. – Thailand67. Total Access Communication PLC – Thailand68. True Corporation Public Co., Ltd. – Thailand69. Viettel Corporation, VietNam

Projects and Events Projects and Events --20102010

ITU ASP Projects Public‐Private Partnership (PPP) 

Regulatory Training Programme (Thailand)International Telecom Regulatory Program in AustraliaExecutive Training Programme for ICT Development in SingaporeUniversal Service ObligationsRural ICT Policy Advocacy, Capacity Building and Knowledge SharingNew Technology and ApplicationsNext Generation Network PlanningICT Development in Asia‐PacificReconstruction of telecom infrastructure & early warning system Rehabilitation of the ICTI in AfghanistanLicensing 3rd Mobile Operator in IranITU Asia Pacific Centres of ExcellenceSatellite Connectivity to Remote Areas and e‐Services for Development: BhutanRoadmap to DTTV and MTV in ASP

National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Thailand

Asian Development BankServei de Telecomunicacions

d’Andorra

European Commission

MICT I.R. Iran

Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications, Japan

MIITMIIT

ChinaChinaGovernment of India

ITU & Asia‐Pacific Events (2010)Key Events Venue Date

ITU Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG) Geneva, Switzerland 24‐26 Feb

2nd PacCERT Working Group Meeting Suva, Fiji Islands 11‐12 Feb

ITU‐MIC Seminar: Wireless Broadband Networks for Asia‐Pacific Tokyo, Japan 23‐25 Mar

ITU Council  Geneva, Switzerland 13‐22 Apr

ITU‐T  SG 3 : Regional Seminar on Cost & Tariffs  Beijing, China 27‐30 Apr

ITU‐T SG 3 Meeting R.O. Korea 17‐21 May

ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference 2010 Hyderabad, India 24 May ‐ 4 Jun

ITU Regional Workshop on IMT and 8th Meeting  of WP5D on IMT Systems

DA Nang, Vietnam 7‐8 Jun/9‐16 Jun

ITU‐T Workshop on Bridging the Standardization Gap Malaysia 29‐30 Jun & 1 Jul

ITU‐iCREATIVe Workshop on Persons with Disabilities Shanghai, China 22‐23 Jul

ITU‐ABBMN Ministerial Meeting Maldives 3‐5 Aug

ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP‐10) Mexico 4‐22 Oct

ITU Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR)/GILF Dakar, Senegal 10‐12 Nov

ITU Global Forum on Human Capacity Development Busan, R.O. Korea 30 Nov – 3 Dec

ITU‐ACMA International Training Program Sydney, Australia 6‐10 Dec

ITU Global ITU Global ProgrammesProgrammesEvents and Actions for 2011 Events and Actions for 2011

ITU Development Programs (2011‐14)

Cybersecurity, ICT Applications and IPCybersecurity, ICT Applications and IP‐‐based based 

networknetwork‐‐related issuesrelated issues

Enabling EnvironmentEnabling Environment

Capacity Building and digital inclusionCapacity Building and digital inclusion

Least developed countries, countries in special need, Least developed countries, countries in special need, emergency telecommunications and climate change adaptationemergency telecommunications and climate change adaptationProgramme 5

Programme 4

Programme 3

Programme 2

Programme 1 Information and communication infrastructureInformation and communication infrastructureand technology developmentand technology development

Asia‐Pacific Regional Initiatives (2011‐14)

Emergency telecommunications

Digital broadcasting

Broadband access and uptake in urban and rural areas

Telecommunications/ICT policy and regulation

in the Asia‐Pacific region

ASP RI 1ASP RI 1Unique ICT needs of least developed countries (LDCs), small 

island developing States (SIDS) and landlocked developing countries

ASP RI 2ASP RI 2

ASP RI 3ASP RI 3

ASP RI 4ASP RI 4

ASP RI 5ASP RI 5

Title Date Venue

30 Mar – 1 Apr /      20‐24 June

Singapore/Thailand

[Malaysia]

Regional Workshop on 

Migration to DTTB**May 2011 [Vietnam] AIBD, KCC, ABU BR

Mongolia

R.O.Korea

Australia

China 

TBC

July 25‐28, 2011

September?

TBC

TBC

Potential partners TSB/BR

Digital Inclusion for All DBCDE

ABU 

DBCDEUNESCAP

UNODC

DBCDE

MIIT, China

Training on Terrestrial TV Coverage Planning {BR) (@ Digital Broadcasting Symposium ‐ ABU)

TSB

BR

BR

TSB

Asia‐Pacific Regional Cooperation Mechanism & Training for Disaster Communications Management (@ 37

thAIBD 

Annual Gathering)*Regional Capacity Building on Cyber‐security

BDT/TSB Regional 

Seminar*ITU/MIIT Seminar (CIS)

TSB

ITU Asia-Pacific Events (2011) - I

•Unfunded, ** FIT Actions

Title Date Venue Potential partners TSB/BR

Workshop on Human Resource Development in the Pacific

TBC Fiji Islands

Thailand

TBC

Pacific

India

Workshop on Broadband Wireless**

TBC KCC

Rural Communication Development in Asia Pacific**

TBC ADB

Phuket,Thailand

Regional Workshop on ICT Applications

TBC

PITA

UNESCO, Telecenter.Org

SPC

[TSB/BR]

Sub‐regional Telecommunication Ministerial for CLMV

TBC

Cross‐Sectoral Ministerial Forum for the Pacific*

Wisit

Regional seminar on  costs and tariffs and regional meeting of the SG3 Regional Group for Asia and Oceania (SG3RG‐AO)

March TSB

Global symposium for regulators 2011 (GSR/GILF)

TBC

ITU Asia-Pacific Events (2011) - II

•Unfunded, ** FIT Actions

Title Date Country Potential partners TSB/BR

Guidelines on migration to NGN and Infrastructure Development

Bangladesh TSB

Master plan for Broadband Access 

India, Pakistan, Lao PDR, Fiji, 

Cambodia

DBCDE, KCC TSB

Skill development on SMS4DC* ASP BR

National Cybersecurity Strategies 

ASP TSB

ASP

ASP

ASP Telecenter.Org

Policy Advocacy & Capacity Building in Child Online Protection*

Roadmap for e‐Government Services Deployment

Development of Telecentre Toolkit

HAP Country Specific Actions (2011) - I

* unfunded

Title Date Country Potential partners TSB/BR

Analysis of Financial Performance of ICT Entities/Projects*

India DBCDE

Costing Methodologies and Tariff Plan

Broadband Master plan and UAS Policy Fiji

Number Portability, Naming and 

Addressing*Iran TSB

Policy and Regulatory Benchmarking* Thailand DBCDE, NTC

Number Portability Policy and Strategies 

VietNam

Interconnection, Economic Regulation, Licensing and Authorization Framework*

Iran

Bhutan

Maldives

Capacity Building for Statistics*

Afghanistan

DBCDE

Training on quality of service , monitoring and enforcement

Capacity building for training institute 

HAP Country Specific Actions (2011) - II

* unfunded

Title Date Country Potential partners TSB/BR

Establishing Government Network in Micronesia (FSM)

FSM

Institutional Strengthening for Timor Leste

Timor Leste

Review of Regulations in Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Emergency Warning & Response in Tuvalu

Tuvalu BR

NepalRegulatory Guidelines on Broadband through Universal Service 

KiribatiOperational Support for Rural Telecentres in Kiribati

HAP Country Specific Actions (2011) - III

* unfunded

ITU Centres of Excellence

17

Spectrum ManagementSpectrum Management((Ministry of ICT, IranMinistry of ICT, Iran))

Technology AwarenessTechnology AwarenessPusan National UniversityPusan National University

Rep. of KoreaRep. of Korea

BroadcastingBroadcastingAsia Pacific Institute Asia Pacific Institute

for Broadcasting for Broadcasting DevelopmentDevelopment

Rural ICT Development Rural ICT Development Universiti Utara MalaysiaUniversiti Utara Malaysia

Business ManagementBusiness ManagementMinistry of ICT,Ministry of ICT, ThailandThailand

Policy & RegulationPolicy & RegulationPakistan Telecommunication Pakistan Telecommunication

AuthorityAuthority

Asia PacificAsia PacificGlobalGlobal

Asia-Pacific Centre of Excellence Courses will be decided at Management Committee Meeting in Busan, R.O.Korea, 3 December 2010

Training Workshops Dates (2010) Node / Partner(s)

Fees (USD)

Location

Improving rural development through Telecentres

26 ‐ 28 April UUM 400Penang, Malaysia

Developing Human Resource Management Skills for Telecom Organizations

17 – 19 Aug.MICT, Thailand 

/DBCDEFree

Bangkok, Thailand

Infrastructure Sharing 31 Aug. – 3 Sept.PTA / NTC (Thailand)

FreeBangkok, Thailand

Competition Issues for the Pacific 7 – 10 Sept.PITA / DBCDE (Australia)

Free Sydney, Australia

International Mobile Roaming and Termination Charges

5 – 8 Oct.PTA / NTC (Thailand)

FreePattaya, Thailand

3G Mobile Network Cost Modeling 15 ‐ 19 NovMICT, 

Thailand/PTAFree

Bangkok, Thailand

e‐Applications and Services 24‐27 Nov. UUM / NTC FreeChiang Rai, Thailand

4G Mobile (IMT Advanced) Service and Applications

[6‐10 Dec.] PNU 400Busan, Rep. of 

Korea

Migrating to converged licenses [Jan 2011]PTA/MCMC/ 

DBCDE (Australia)Free

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Securing ISP Networks and Services [Feb 2011] IMPACT TBD Malaysia

ITU ASP COE: Training Workshop Courses 2010

ITU Asia Pacific Centres of Excellence: Online Training Courses in 2010Online Training Course Venue Date

Universal Service Policies and Practices  ITU Academy Portal 15 Mar ‐ 23 April

Migration to IPv6 ITU Academy Portal

Digital TV Broadcasting Technologies  ITU Academy Portal 4 Oct ‐ 12 Nov

Emergency Communications Planning ITU Academy Portal 1 Nov ‐ 10 Dec

IT Governance  ITU Academy Portal TBC

Interconnection Cost Modeling  ITU Academy Portal Nov ‐ Dec

http://academy.itu.inthttp://academy.itu.int

ITU ASP CoE and Partnerships 

PNU

UUM

PTA

MICT Iran

MICT Thai ToT

BusanCity

MCMC

India

Huawei

MIIT China

PITA

AIBDAPWINC

IMPACT

UNU IIST

NTC

DBCDE

Telecentre.org

NAv6

USP

SPC

ITU

India & ITU Areas of Cooperation India & ITU Areas of Cooperation

Regional and Global IDI Ranking of India 

India – ITU Collaboration

Active engagement with Department of Telecommunication Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in ITU Global , Regional/ National Events

Effective contribution in Global Symposium for RegulatorsICT Measurement Issues, Challenges and Way Forward 12-14 May 2009 ( DOT/ DIT) ITU-MoCIT Regional Cybersecurity Forum for the Asia-Pacific23-25 Sept’09 ( DOT)

Sharing of experience on USO in ITU Training courses ( 2009) Contribution in ITU Study Group on Physical Architecture on NGN (2009)( DOT/TEC)

Engagement of experts from DOT/TRAI on policy/regulatory mattersParticipation in the ITU Human Capacity Building programsParticipation in Annual Conventions of IAFI in March 2010

Council Member (presently Vice Chairman) and Member of Asia Pacific Centres of Excellence Management Committee

India – ITU Collaboration

Hosted WTDC 2010 (24 May -4 June 2010, Hyderabad) attended by 924 participants, 758 government delegates from 138 countries

NGN Regulation and Migration StrategiesPart of ITU Regional Initiative 3 on NGN Planning and Migration

Involves four countries from the region ( Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines)

Stocktaking of regulatory and technical issues Organizing two days workshop involving industry

ITU ADB Project on Rural ICT Policy Advocacy, Capacity Buildingand Knowledge Sharing

8 countries :Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia,Mongolia, and Philippines

Proposed Areas for Partnership

Possibility of hosting of GILF & GSR-11Establishment of Conformity and Interoperability Test Lab Setting up of Private Sector Node for ITU ASP COE Partnership for implementation of

ITU ASP RI 4 on Broadband Access & Uptake

Collaboration with TRAI for organizing national / regional training on Enabling Environment

Proposed Areas for Partnership‐II

Affiliation and Fellowship for ITU ICT Institute, AfghanistanContribution in ITU Regional Forums/ Global events (RDF/GSR and others)Sharing knowledge by nomination experts for ITU Projects in Asia Pacific region Participation in ITU Human Capacity Building Participation in ITU-D Study GroupsIdeas on any other areas of cooperation welcome

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