MR' R' B' KUMARAPATHIRANA

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APT PREPARATIONS FOR ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY
CONFERENCE 2002 WTDC-02

• MR. R. B. KUMARAPATHIRANA
• DIRECTOR, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
• ASIA-PACIFIC TELECOMMUNITY

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APT PREPARATIONS FOR PP2002

• ESTABLISHMENT OF APT WEB SITE FOR PP2002
• CREATION OF THE BULLETIN BOARD
• CREATION OF THE APT WEB SITE FOR ITU REFORMS
• CREATION OF PROPOSAL FORMAT ENDORSEMENT FORM
  FOR APT MEMBERS
• ESTABLISHED TIMELINE FOR APT PREPRATIONS FOR
  PP-2002
• FIRST APT PREPARATORY MEETING FOR ITU PP-2002
  HELD ON 1 JUNE 2001 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND
• COLLABORATION WITH REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (CITEL
  , CEPT, etc.)

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APT WEBSITE FOR APT PREPARATIONS FOR
PP-2002Main PageURL http//www.aptsec.org/PP-
2002/pp2002.htm Provides links to the 1st and
2nd APT Preparatory Meetings as well as to the
discussions of the 6 Correspondence Groups set up
during the 1st Preparatory Meeting
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APT WEBSITE FOR APT PREPARATIONS FOR
PP-2002Bulletin BoardURL http//www.aptsec.or
g/PP2002/default.htm
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APT WEBSITE FOR APT PREPARATIONS FOR PP-2002ITU
ReformURL http//www.aptsec.org/ITU-Reform/ITU-
Reform.htm
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FORMAT OF SUBMISSION OF APT PROPOSALS TO ITU
PP2002 (Attachment 1)
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Proposal x      
Title
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  PLENARY MEETING     ASIA-PACIFIC
TELECOMMUNITY COMMON PROPOSALS FOR THE WORK OF
THE CONFERENCE   SUBJECT   PP-02 Agenda Item
No. ..   Submitted by the following
Administrations   Islamic Emirate of
Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Brunei Darussalam, Peoples Republic of China,
Fiji, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran,
Japan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea,
Republic of Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Republic of
Maldives, Federated States of Micronesia,
Mongolia, Union of Myanmar, Nauru Island, Nepal,
New Zealand, Pakistan, Republic of Palau, Papua
New Guinea, Republic of the Philippines, Samoa,
Republic of Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga
and Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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PROPOSAL FOR THE WORK OF THE CONFERENCE
TEXT OF PROPSAL
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SAMPLE OF ENDORSEMENT FORM OF THE PROPOSALS TO
BE ENDORSED BY APT MEMBERS (Attachment 2)
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ENDORSEMENT FORM LIST OF THE PROPOSALS FROM APT
FOR ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE 02  
Signature ..........   Designation
..........   Date .....
.....   Administration .... / Country
.............. Telephone
...............
Fax ............
...... E-mail ...
...............
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DRAFT TIMELINE FOR APT PREPARATIONS FOR PP2002
(Attachment 3)
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ACTIONS TAKEN AT 1st APT PREPARORTY MEETING
AFTER

• IDENTIFICATION OF KEY ISSUES
• ESTABLISHMENT OF SIX CORRESPONDENCE GROUPS
  NOMINATIONS OF CONVENERS AND ASSISTANT CONVENERS
• INVITATION TO APT MEMBERS TO REGISTER IN THE
  CORRESPONDENCE GROUPS
• CORRESPONDENCE GROUPS OPEN TO ALL APT MEMBERS
• TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE CORRESPONDENCE GROUPS
• CONDUCTION OF ELECTRONIC DISCUSSIONS OF
  CORRESPONDENCE GROUPS FOR PREPARATION FOR 2ND
  PREPARATORY MEETING (29 -30 OCT., SYDNEY,
  AUSTRALIA)

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ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY APT MEMBERS AT AFTER THE
2ND PREPARATORY MEETING (1)

• FORMULATION OF DRAFT COMMON POSITIONS OR
  PROPOSALS TO ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE 2002
• FURTHER ELECTRONIC DISCUSSIONS TO REFINE THEM
• INTERESTED APT MEMBERS CAN STILL REGISTER AS
  MEMBERS OF THE CORRESPONDENCE GROUPS

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ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY APT MEMBERS AT AFTER THE
2ND PREPARATORY MEETING (2)

• ADHERE TO TIMELINE AS PREPARED BY APT SECRETARIAT
• CONVENERS TO SUBMIT APT COMMON PROPOSALS
• APT MEMBERS TO SEND THEIR ENDORSEMENT ON TIME FOR
  APT SECRETARIAT TO SUBMIT THE PROPOSALS ON TIME
  TO ITU
• COOPERATION AND COORDINATION WITH OTHER REGIONAL
  BODIES BY ATTENDING RELATED MEETINGS AND GETTING
  INFORMATION FROM WEBSITES
• HOW AND WHO WILL LEAD THE APT PROPOSALS DURING
  PP-02?

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PREPARATION FOR WTDC-02

• Regional Preparatory meeting for Asia-Pacific
  region organized by ITU in Bali, Indonesia
• Ministerial Roundtable on digital divide
• Issues such as, Universal Access and ICT, policy
  and regulation, finance and investment, human
  resources management and development, ITU reform
  discussed
• for more information see URL
• lthttp//www.itu.int/ITU-D-ASP/gt

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ICT and Universal Access

• diversity
• wide diversity in the region no single answer
  fits
• ICT policy
• international policies often unfair to univ.
  access
• high social costs for poor rural access
• top level policy makers must support ICT
• cost of ICT can be prohibitive to many countries
• liberalization alone not solution to universal
  access
• ICT legislation, Infrastructure and usage

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Policy and Regulation (Policy)

• sector reform or reengineering through
  liberalization or privatization
• digital divide in infrastructure ICT
  applications not only between countries but also
  within the country
• fair competition or competition safeguard
• convergence of ICTs not merely technologies
  services but also legislation institutions
• public interests to be ensured throughout the
  processes of policy making implementation

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Policy and Regulation (Legal)

• establish new telecommunication or ICT
  legislation
• modify the existing laws or regulations
• harmonize or improve legal environments
  frameworks to reflect convergence its
  implications in advent of the Internet e.g.,
• data protection/privacy, intellectual property
  rights
• security (e.g., authentication, digital
  signatures etc.)
• harmful illegal content (e.g., child
  pornography etc.)
• domain names their standardization
• jurisdiction cross-border issues
• cybercrime (e.g., virus, fraud) etc.

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Policy and Regulation (Regulatory)

• separate regulatory functions from policy and
  operational functions by independent entities
• roles of regulatory entities ensured through
• independence autonomy from politics, finance,
  operation
• accountability of staff equipped with expertise
  enforcement power
• transparency of regulatory procedures
  decisions.
• flexible regulatory frameworks e.g.,
• interconnection its charges licensing,
  competition, tariffs, pricing, spectrum
  management, USO, QoS etc.

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Infrastructure New Technologies (1)

• assist with commercial negotiations with carriers
  for interconnection to backbone or global
  networks
• include statistics/data on markets not yet served
  especially of small, developing countries
• promote industry cooperation to enable harmonious
  application of new technologies

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Infrastructure New Technologies (2)

• promote national/regional initiatives for
  efficient exchange of national, intra and inter
  regional Internet traffic (set up neutral and
  transparent Internet traffic exchange points
• assist broadcasting sector on application of
  digital delivery systems to rural areas for
  meeting needs of converged networks
• disseminate information and set up wireless IP
  rural telecommunications projects

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Finance and Investment (1)

• provide direct assistance for
• costing and pricing
• interconnection charges and computation of
  universal service funds
• advise on techniques and models to attract
  investors for cellular, fixed telephony and
  broadcasting services
• endorse of country-specific rural telecom project
  with international development agencies

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Finance and Investment (2)

• direct assistance for policy development and
  regulation related to finance and investment
• guide on criteria for funding infrastructure
  projects investment
• promote interest and concerns of developing
  countries for establishing a system of
  asymmetrical settlement rates

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HR Management Development (1)

• use Internet as best fit technology for
  e-learning but not exclude more traditional types
  of training
• foster strategic alliances among industry, ed
  institutions, and community to mainstream IT
  skills
• to adapt the HR function to the new demands

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HR Management Development (2)

• ITU play key role by promoting, encouraging and
  collaborating to develop relevant learning
  content make accessible on e-learning platforms
• distance learning should be promoted
• sensitize leaders to advantages of using ICT
• strong support for ASP Center of Excellence
  continue to develop clear strategic plan

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ITU Reform (1)

• Improving service to ITU membership in the light
  of the changing environment in telecom sector
• all acknowledged need to improve ITU structure
  and organization
• stressed ITUs balancing role between developing
  and developed world and between administrations
  and private sector

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ITU Reform (2)

• role of private sector should be enhanced
• allow observer status at ITU Council Meetings
• determine role for private sector on ITU
  committees, task forces, working groups, etc.
• see ITU Council 01 document C2001/25-E for
  summary of Working Group on Reform
• APT will discuss ITU reform in APT meetings
• APT looking for regional inputs

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Whats next?

• disseminate results of RPM Bali to ASP region
• meetings, website -
• lthttp//www.itu.int/ITU-D-ASP/gt
• request updated inputs from ASP region
• participate in Global Preparatory Meeting to be
  held in Geneva in December 2001
• Chairman and Vice Chairman from Bali Meeting to
  attend on behalf of ASP region
• APT to coordinate activities to prepare final
  inputs to WTDC 2002, Istanbul

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THANK YOU