APT Newsletter

Asia-Pacific Telecommunity

November and December 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recent Event

 

 

 

 

 

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Seminar on Progress in APT for the year 2019 (SPA-2019)

9 December 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

The Seminar on Progress in APT for the year 2019 was held on 9 December 2019 (morning) in Bangkok, Thailand, prior to the 7th Meeting of the Working Group of Management Committee on APT Legal Instrument (WGMC-7) and the 43rd Session of the Management Committee of the APT (MC-43). All three events were hosted by the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity. The Seminar was attended by 32 participants from 12 Members, 1 Affiliate Members and the APT Secretariat. The seminar discussed the achievement and outcomes of the APT Work Programme for the year 2019, the activities in which were categorized in accordance with 5 Strategic Pillars of the Strategic Plan of the APT.

 

In addition, the seminar also provided the draft APT Work Programme for 2020, which was proposed to MC-43 for consideration.

 

 

The 7th Meeting of the Working Group of Management Committee on APT Legal Instruments

(WGMC-7)

9 December 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

The 7th Meeting of the Working Group of Management Committee on APT Legal Instruments (WGMC-7) was held in the afternoon of 9 December 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting was attended by 32 participants from 11 APT Members and the APT Secretariat.

 

WGMC-7 reviewed and discussed on following issues:

·         Human Resource Management Plan of the APT Secretariat

·         Unit Cost of Contribution

·         APT Documents Framework

·         MoU between APT and Other Organizations

·         Affiliate Membership Guidelines.

 

WGMC-7 agreed that the next WGMC Meeting (WGMC-8) would be held in mid-2020 at the APT Headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand.

 

 

 

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The 43rd Session of the Management Committee of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (MC-43)

10 – 13 December 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

The 43rd Session of the Management Committee of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (MC-43) was held from 10 to 13 December 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting was hosted by the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity. MC-43 was attended by 107 participants from 23 Members, 2 Associate Members, 6 Affiliate Members, 2 International Organizations, and APT Secretariat.

 

MC-43 reviewed the Work Programme activities and Budget expenditure of the APT in 2019. For the year 2020, MC-43 approved a total of 36 Work Programmes and the budget of USD 2,724,085.

 

36 Work Programmes for the year 2020 included the 15th Session of the General Assembly of the APT (GA-15), the 44th Session of the Management Committee of the APT (MC-44), the Correspondence Group for the Strategic Plan of the APT for 2021-2023 (CGSP), 3 meetings of the APT Preparatory Group for World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2020 (WTSA-20), the first meeting of the APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC-23 (APG23-1), the first meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for WTDC-21 (APT WTDC21-1) and others.

 

Other decisions of the MC-43 included among others:

·         Approval of the establishment of the Correspondence Group of the Strategic Plan of the APT for 2021-2023 (CGSP) for preparing the draft Strategic Plan for 2021-2023 and that the CGSP would report to the GA-15;

·         Adoption of the Human Resource Management Plan of the APT Secretariat;

·         Approval of the revised APT Documents Framework;

·         Approval of the Guidelines on the Coordination of Nominations for and Expectations of Office Bearers to ITU Groups;

·         Approval of the extension of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between APT and the IARU Region 3, which was expired on 7 December 2019, for a period of 5 years from 8 December 2019 to 7 December 2024.

 

From left: Ms. Lindl Rowe, Vice-Chairman of MC; Ms. Areewan Haorangsi, Secretary General of APT; Mr. Sanghun Lee, Chairman of MC; Mr. Charles Chew, Vice-Chairman of MC; and Mr. Masanori Kondo, Deputy Secretary General of APT

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

 

 

The South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC) Workshop

on Spectrum Management

18 – 20 December 2019, Goa, India

 

APT will organize the South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC) Workshop on Spectrum Management from 18 to 20 December 2019 in Goa, India. The workshop will be hosted by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), India.

 

The SATRC Workshop on Spectrum Management is a part of the implementation of SATRC Action Plan Phase VII for 2019–2020 which was approved by the 19th Meeting of the SATRC held in Islamabad, Pakistan in 2018. The workshop will focus on spectrum licensing and pricing, spectrum re-farming and developing spectrum roadmap. The objective of the workshop is to give an in-depth analysis on the work items under the SATRC Working Group on Spectrum in order to increase the understanding on the issue. The workshop will also share the outcomes of World Radiocommunications Conference 2019 (WRC-19) and its implication for spectrum management. It will give an opportunity for the SATRC Members to share their experiences and future plan on spectrum management. 

 

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Calendar of Remaining APT Event for the year 2019 (as of 31 October 2019)

No.

Title

Duration (day)

Tentative Schedule

Venue

Remarks

1

SATRC Workshop on Spectrum Management

3

18-20 Dec.

Goa, India

EBC-SATRC

 

 

List of Remaining APT Training Courses in 2019

 

No.

Training Course

Duration

Schedule

Training Center

1

Radio Spectrum Management and Monitoring for Wireless Broadband Infrastructure

9 days

26 Nov – 4 Dec

TELEC, Tokyo

Japan

2

Security Measures for the Era of Artificial Intelligence

9 days

2-10 Dec

NJUPT, Nanjing

P.R. China

3

Development of Fundamental Network Planning Skills for E-application in Regional Community to Bridge the Digital Divide

12 days

2-13 Dec

ITUAJ, Tokyo

Japan