Tentative programme
Information note for participants

Background papers:

• Telecommunication policies of Asian and the Pacific in the converged ICT era
• Telecommunications in Indonesia and Its Commitment in WTO
• National Experiences On GATS/ WTO and Negotiation in Telecommunication

• Opening Session
• Statement by Ms. Keiko Okaido, Deputy Executive Secretary and Officer-in-Charge, UNESCAP
• Statement by Mr. Eun-Ju Kim, Senior Advisor for Asia and the Pacific, ITU
• Session 1
  • Global and regional trends in the telecommunication sector [pps]
    by Mr. Eun-Ju Kim, Senior Advisor for Asia and the Pacific, ITU
  • Telecommunication policies of Asian and the Pacific in the converged ICT era [pdf]
    by Mr. Eun-Ju Kim, Senior Advisor for Asia and the Pacific, ITU
  • Multilateral trading system and the telecommunications sector [pps]
    by Mr. Matthias Bruckner, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, UNESCAP
  • Regional dynamics of telecommunication issues: The experience of APEC [pdf]
    by Mr. Colin Oliver, Acting General Manager, DCITA, Australia
• Session 2
• Current state of commitments on telecom reform and regulatory principles [pdf]
  by Ms. Lee Tuthill, Trade in Services Division, WTO
• Session 3
• The Malaysian perspective on convergence and the WTO [pps]
  by Ms. Nur Sulyna Abdullah, Head, Corporate and International Affairs Department, MCMC, Malaysia
• The Indonesia’s telecommunication and its commitment to WTO [pps]
  by Ms. Yamanah Ac, Head, Division of Access Market for Intellectual Property Rights and Services, Indonesia
• Telecommunications in Indonesia and its commitment in WTO [pdf]
  by Ms. Yamanah Ac, Head, Division of Access Market for Intellectual Property Rights and Services, Indonesia
• National experiences on GATS/WTO and negotiations in telecommunication [pdf]
  by Mr. T. Naranmandakh, Deputy Director-General, Policy and Coordination Department for ICT, Ministry of Infrastructure, Mongolia
• National experiences on GATS/WTO and negotiation in telecommunication [pdf]
  by Mr. Ramesh Chandra Adhikari, Under Secretary, WTO Division, Nepal
• Telecommunication in South Africa [pps]
  by Mr. Devan Naidoo, General Manager, Department of Communications, South Africa
• Session 4
• Telecom regulation and GATS rules [pdf]
  by Ms. Lee Tuthill, Trade in Services Division, WTO
• Session 5
• Telecommunications sector negotiations at the WTO: Case studies of India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia [pdf]
  by Mr. Krishnan Venugopal, ITU Senior Expert (Trade and Negotiation)
• Telecommunications sector negotiations at the WTO: Case studies of India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia [pdf]
  by Mr. Krishnan Venugopal, ITU Senior Expert (Trade and Negotiation)
• Trade in telecommunications services experiences of Australia, Japan and Singapore under WTO agreements [pdf]
  by Mr. R. Pipe, ITU Senior Expert (Trade and Telecom)
• Session 6
• Practical exercises [pdf]
  by Ms. Lee Tuthill, Trade in Services Division, WTO
• Resource materials for GATS commitments on Telecommunications [pdf]
  by Ms. Lee Tuthill, Trade in Services Division, WTO
• Session 7
• Implications of WTO telecommunications agreements on digital products, e-commerce, regional development and technology advancements [pdf]
  by Mr. R. Pipe, ITU Senior Expert (Trade and Telecom)
• The Road from Doha ICT implications for Telecom [pdf]
  by Ms. Lee Tuthill, Trade in Services Division, WTO
• Session 8
• Recommendations [pdf]
• Summary report - session 1 [pdf]
• Summary report - session 2 [pdf]
• Summary report - session 3 [pdf]
• Summary report - session 4 [pdf]
• Summary report - session 5 [pdf]
• Summary report - session 6 [pdf]
• Summary report - session 7 [pdf]
• Summary report - session 8 [pdf]