Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Expert Consultation on the Asian Information Superhighway and Regional Connectivity
24 & 25 September 2013, Manila, Philippines
PROGRAMME
First Day (Tuesday, 24 September 2013, Ballroom A, Heritage Hotel, Manila)
08:30-09.00 hrs.
Registration
09.00-09.30 hrs.
Welcome remarks
09:30-10:00
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Undersecretary Louis Napoleon C. Casambre
Executive Director, Department of Science and TechnologyInformation and Communications Technology Office
(DOST-ICTO)
Philippines
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Mr. Sang Hun Lee
Director, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
Republic of Korea
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Tiziana Bonapace
Chief,
ICT and Development Section
ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division
ESCAP
Coffee Break
10:00-12.00 hrs.
Session I: Broadband Infrastructure in ASEAN: Status, choke points, missing links
and future needs
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Moderator
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Presentation
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Mr. Philip Varilla
Director, National ICT Governance Group
DOST-ICTO
Philippines
Mr. Michael Ruddy
Director, International Research, Terabit Consulting
Commentators
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Undersecretary Louis Napoleon C. Casambre
Executive Director, DOST-ICTO
Philippines
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Mr. Joung Won Yoo
Principal Researcher, National Information Society Agency
Republic of Korea
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Ms. Guoying Zhang
Vice Director, Transport and Access Department, Institute of Communication
Standard Research, China Academy of Telecom Research, Ministry of Industry
and Information
China
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Mr. Abu Saeed Khan
Senior Policy Fellow, LIRNEasia
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Mr. David Butcher
Principal Consultant, David Butcher and Associates
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Mr. Raja Mitra
Senior Consultant, The World Bank Group and ADB
12.00-13.00 hrs.
Lunch
13.00-14.45 hrs.
Session II: ESCAP-ITU Map of the Asian Information Superhighway
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Moderator
- Ms. Tiziana Bonapace
Chief, ICT and Development Section, ICT and Disaster
Risk Reduction Division
ESCAP
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Presentation
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Mr. Chris Emberson
Consultant, Hamilton Research
“ESCAP-ITU Interactive Terrestrial Transmission Maps:
Current Status and Proposals for Phase II of Map
Development”
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14.45-15.00 hrs.
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Commentators
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Mr. Michael Ruddy
Director, International Research, Terabit Consulting
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Mr. Abu Saeed Khan
Senior Policy Fellow, LIRNEasia
Coffee Break
15.00-17.00 hrs.
Session III: Regional Connectivity Case Studies
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Moderator
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Mr. Dominic Leong
Associate Economic Affairs Officer, ICT and Development Section, ICT and
Disaster Risk Reduction Division
ESCAP
Presentations
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Mr. Zaur A. Hasanov
Director, Trans-Eurasian Information Super Highway Project Secretariat,
Ministry of Communications and Information
Technologies
Republic of Azerbaijan
“TASIM: Experiences and Emerging Lessons for
Transcontinental Broadband Connectivity”
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Mr. Kiyoung Ko
Vice President, International Communications O&M Center, KT
Republic of Korea
“Case Study - Korea, Opportunities for BB Connectivity in APAC”
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Mr. Philip Varilla
Director, National ICT Governance Group
DOST-ICTO
Philippines
“ASEAN Submarine Cable International Connectivity”
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Mr. Rohan Samarajiva
CEO, LIRNEasia
“The resilience of ICT infrastructures and their role during disasters”
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Dr. Rajendra Kumar
Joint Secretary, Department of Electronics & Information Technology,
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
India
“IT Infrastructure Connectivity in India Status and Way Forward”
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Ms. Farida Dwi Cahyarini,
Director General, Secretary of Postal and Informatics Operation Resources,
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology,
Indonesia
“Broadband in Indonesia”
18:30 – 21:00
Welcome Dinner, Ballroom C, The Heritage Hotel, Manila
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Second Day (Wednesday, 25 September 2013, Ballroom A, Heritage Hotel, Manila)
09.00-11:00 hrs.
Session IV: The Way Forward: Asian Information Superhighway Initiative
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Moderator
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Mr. Kwang Dong Kim
Expert on ICT, ICT and Development Section, ICT and Disaster
Risk Reduction Division
ESCAP
Presentations
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Mr. Hyong Soon Kim
Director, Network Planning Department,
National Information Society Agency
Republic of Korea
“Korean Broadband Policies and Recommendations for the Asian Information
Super Highway”
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H.E. Mr. Chun Vat
Secretary General, National ICT Development Authority
Cambodia
“Cambodia’s Broadband Initiatives and future Plans”
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Mr. Somnuck Phothirath
Director General, Institute of Posts and Telecommunications,
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Lao PDR
“Country Report Lao PDR”
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Ms. Nor Akmar Shah Minan
Head, International Affairs Department, Malaysian Communications And
Multimedia Commission
Malaysia
“Malaysia’s Broadband Initiatives and Future Plans”
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Mr. Nachai Kulhintang
Communication Engineer, Policy and Strategy Bureau, Office of the Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
Thailand
“Thailand’s Broadband Initiatives and Future Plans”
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Ms. Nguyen Hong Van
Director, Vietnam Research and Education Network, National Agency for
Science And Technology Information, Ministry of Science and Technology
Vietnam
“Broadband network initiatives and future plan in Vietnam”
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Ms. Tiziana Bonapace
Chief, ICT and Development Section, ICT and Disaster
Risk Reduction Division
ESCAP
“Next steps for Pan-Asian Terrestrial Fiber Optic Network Development”
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11:00-11:15
Commentators
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Mr. Philip Varilla
Director, National ICT Governance Group
DOST-ICTO
Philippines
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Ms. Natasha Beschorner
Senior Information & Communication Technologies Policy Specialist,
World Bank
Coffee Break
11:15-11.45 hrs.
Key recommendations: adoption of summary statement
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11:45-12:00 hrs.
12:00 – 13:00 hrs.
Ms. Tiziana Bonapace
ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division
ESCAP
Closing remarks
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Mr. Philip Varilla
Director, National ICT Governance Group
DOST-ICTO
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Ms. Tiziana Bonapace
ESCAP
Lunch
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