Asia-Pacific Telecommunityand Its Activities

Side Event on ICT for Transformation and Resilience in APSFD, 30 Mar. 2018

Bangkok, Thailand

APT Secretariat

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Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)

A prominent and the only inter-governmental organization specialized in

the ICT field established by an International treaty in Asia-Pacific.

The organization to develop Asia-Pacific regional views to International

Conferences, such as ITU Plenipotentiary Conferences.

We are

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APT membership

38 Members, 4 Associate Members

(States/Territories in the region)

135 Affiliate Members (as of 12 March 2018)

(Open to any Enterprise, Agency,

Institute, Organization, Academia, etc.

active in ICT/Telecommunication area

in the region)

Korea,

Republic of

India

Afghanistan

Australia

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

China

Fiji

Indonesia

Japan

Lao

Malaysia

Maldives

MarshallMicronesia

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nauru

Nepal

New Zealand

Pakistan

Palau

Philippines

Samoa

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Tonga

Vietnam

Cook

Islands

Hong Kong

Macao

Niue

PNG

Cambodia

Iran

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Tuvalu

Kiribati

Korea, Democratic

Republic of

We consist of

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Areas of Works

Trust

Partnership

CapacityBuilding

Developing the Digital Infrastructure

Enabling Conducive Environments and

Harnessing the Benefits of

New Technologies

Promoting Security and Resilience through ICT

Solidifying Strategic Cooperation with Stakeholders

Promoting Inclusiveness and Enhancing Expertise

(Strategic Plan of APT for 2018-2020)

Connectivity

Innovation

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Key Activities

Consolidate Regional Voices and present them to the World

Facilitate ICT Developments in the Region

Key areas of APT’s activities are:

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Consolidate Regional Voices to the World

APT members’ Voices

To the World

APT Coordination

APT is organizing a number of meetingsfor our members to consolidate regionalvoices. Specifically for ITU, there are preparatory meetings for International conferences, such as ITU PPs, WRCs, WTSAs, WTDCs.

Our member states/territories, affiliate members actively participate in these APT meetings to develop our regional proposals.

Your voice could be a regional voice

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Consolidate Regional Voices to the World

The APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC (APG)

APG is a series of our preparatory meeting for WRC. The latest meeting was organized on 12-16 March 2018 (APG 19-3). Some results of the latest meeting are as follow.

A total of 398 Participantsfrom 25 Member States and

20 Affiliate Members

Accept 98 Input Documentsfrom 14 Member States and

Develop 44 Output Documentsinclude 32 Regional Preliminary Views

on WRC’s Agenda Items

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Facilitate ICT Developments in the Region

Assist APT members

APT members’ Needs

APTOther

Organizations

Your expertise could facilitateour members

APT is providing many activities such asForums, Capacity Buildings and Collaborative Researches, etc., based on our members’ needs, in many cases, under collaborations with other organizations.

In 2017, APT has successfully implemented these programmes collaborated with International organizations, our Affiliate Members and others.

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These 2 events were organized by APT and Asia Development Bank (with others) to share the outcomes and achievements of APT projects and to discuss on the issues relevant for deploying cost efficient broadband networks, and to discuss on the issues for extending connectivity to unserved/underserved population

14th APT Telecom/ICT Development Forum (ADF) and Digital Strategies for

Development Forum (DSDF) 2017

Facilitate ICT Developments in the Region

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Research on policy trends of “Smart City” in Asia Pacific Region

This research is being conducted under collaboration with several Member Administrations and Affiliate Members in order to provide clear direction of policies on “Smart City”.

A result is going to be published to facilitate our Members to develop policies on “Smart City”.

Facilitate ICT Developments in the Region

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Areas for Collaboration

APT believes there is a way to synergize and leverage its activities through collaboration with other organizations/agencies. For examples;

Set back-to-back events (meeting, seminar and workshop etc.)

cf. PRF-18 with ITU Regulators Roundtable (Aug. 2018)

Co-organize capacity building course including simulation exercise

e.g. simulation exercise in disaster management and/or cyber security, “Mock Conference” training for young generation

Conduct research work and/or survey together

Speaker/panelist/expert

APT seeks expertise of other organizations/agencies in their relevant fields at various APT activities such as meetings and expert mission, etc.

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Plan for 2018

No. Title DayTentative

ScheduleVenue Remark

1 2nd Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for PP-18 (APT-PP18-2) 1+3 29 Jan.–1 Feb. Viet Nam 1 day workshop

2 3rd Meeting of the APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC-19 (APG19-3) 2+5 12-16 Mar.Perth,

Australia2 days training

3 23rd Meeting of APT Wireless Group (AWG-23) 5 9-13 Apr. Viet Nam

4 SATRC Workshop on recent trend and technologies (such as 5G and IoT) 3 7-9 MayIslamic Republic of

IranEBC-SATRC

5 30th APT Standardization Program Forum (ASTAP-30) 5 21-25 MayThailand

(APT)

6 15th APT Telecommunication/ICT Development Forum (ADF-15) 3+1 11-14 Jun. Sri Lanka

7 3rd Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for PP-18 (APT-PP18-3) 4 18-21 Jun.Melbourne,

Australia

8 Meeting of the SATRC Working Group on Spectrum 2 25-26 Jun. Sri Lanka EBC-SATRC

9 SATRC Workshop on Policy, Regulation and Services 3 3-5 Jul. Nepal EBC-J

10 Working Group of MC on APT Legal Instrument (WGMC-5) 2 24-26 Jul.APT

Headquarters

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Plan for 2018

No. Title DayTentative

ScheduleVenue Remark

11 Meeting of the SATRC Working Group on Policy, Regulation and Services 2 1-2 Aug. Maldives EBC-SATRC

12 18th APT Policy and Regulatory Forum (PRF-18) 3 8-10 Aug. BangladeshJoint event

with ITU

13 4th Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for PP-18 (APT-PP18-4) 4 27-30 Aug.Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia

14 APT Symposium on Spectrum Management 3 3-5 Sep. Philippines

15 APT Symposium on Cybersecurity 3 12-14 Sep. Seoul, Korea

16 24th Meeting of APT Wireless Group (AWG-24) 5 17-21 Sep.Thailand

(APT) (TBD)

17 Seminar on APT activities in 2018 1 (TBD) Mongolia

18 42nd Session of the Management Committee of the APT (MC-42) 4 (TBD) Mongolia

19 11th Policy and Regulation Forum for Pacific (PRFP-11) 1+3 (TBD) Fiji(tbc) 1 day workshop

20 19th South Asian Telecommunications Regulators’ Council Meeting (SATRC-19) 3 (TBD) Pakistan(tbc)

21 6th Conformance and Interoperability Event (C&I-6) - (TBD) (TBD)