27 November 2018 - 29 November 2018
Apia, Samoa

The Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) organized the 11th APT Policy and Regulation Forum for Pacific (PRFP-11) from 27 to 29 November 2018 in Apia, Samoa. The forum was hosted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Government of Samoa, and supported by the Extra Budgetary Contributions from Australia and Japan.

The objective of PRFP-11 was to provide a common platform for Pacific countries to discuss issues together for solutions, which were viable, and feasible for particular conditions of the region. The forum discussed topics such as Trends on ICT Policy and Regulation/Updates of the Pacific, AI and IoT for the Pacific, Internet Connectivity of the Pacific and its beyond, etc.

Prior to PRFP-11, APT in collaboration with Internet Society (ISOC) and Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC) organized the “Internet Connectivity Workshop on Ensuring Sustainable Connectivity in Pacific” on 26 November 2018. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) also joined as a partner organization.

Meeting Documents