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INFOCOMMS Forum @
CommunicAsia, 21 June 2001
Forum on Achieving Universal Access and Infocommunications in
Asia Pacific
As a member of APNIC, you are cordially invited to participate
in the "INFOCOMMS Forum @ Communicasia" event. This
closed-door session incorporates presentations and roundtable discussions on,
amongst other things, key development issues in the Asia Pacific
region, the efficient deployment of Next Generation Networks (NGN) and
improving affordable access to Internet services. Aimed at the top echelon of
decision makers in the infocommunications industry, the Forum will present an
ideal platform for the promotion of regional co-operation and collaboration. The
details of this Forum is below in this email.
The discussions are both technical and policy in nature. If the conclusions
are sufficiently advanced, there is also the possibility of an MoU by the key
players in the region. A position paper will also be circulated
prior to the Forum so that the face-to-face opportunity at the Forum can be
maximised.
Please contact me if you are interested to participate in this Forum as
special badges have to be prepared by Communicasia to this closed-door
event.
I look forward to welcoming you to this Forum.
Regards
Freddie Quek
Editor-in-Chief
The INFOCOMMS Forum
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Forum on Achieving Universal Access and
Infocommunications in Asia Pacific
http://infocomms.com/Forums
Date: 21 June 2001, CommunicAsia,
Singapore Expo, Singapore
Organised by:
The INFOCOMMS Forum - "The Forum for the Convergence of
Technologies and Minds"
Hosted by:
Communicasia
Supported by:
Asia Pacific Advanced
Network Consortium (APAN)
Asia Pacific Internet Association (APIA)
Asia
Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)
Asia Pacific Telecommunity
(APT)
Commercial Internet eXchange (CIX)
International Telecommunication
Union (ITU)
Multilingual Internet Names Consortium (MINC)
1. Aims
- Complement existing regional activities and events
- Promote greater regional co-operation and collaboration
- Opportunity to contribute to the agenda and solutions for
World Telecom Development Conference (WTDC’ 2002)
- Action-oriented towards achieving results
- Encourage greater leadership by the region in global
affairs
2. Ideal Outcome
- Awareness and acceptance of newly established
indicators/benchmarks for measuring achievement of universal access
- Understand and address key development issues in the
region
- Better coordination and cooperation among national and
regional players to improve Internet service in the region
3. Target Audience
The target audience is aimed at the top echelon of decision
makers in both the private and public sectors belonging to the telecoms, IT and
computing sectors. This includes high government officials, policy makers,
researchers, experts, analysts, consultants,
regional organisations, ISPs, industry associations and
CEOs.
4. Format and Confirmed Participants
Closed-door – by invitation only. Some of the confirmed
participants include:
* Pindar Wong, former Chairman and current Board
Member, APIA
* Paul Wilson, Director General, APNIC
* Tan Tin Wee, retired
Chairman, APNG and Acting CEO, MINC
* Jong Soon Lee, Executive Director,
APT
* Michael Calvano, Head, ITU Regional Office for Asia Pacific
* Will
Foster, International Policy Editor, CIX
* Bill Manning, IXP expert and
Research staff, USC
* Kazunori Konishi, APAN
* John Earls, Research
Director, KPMG, Australia
* John Poston, Senior VP, Starhub, Singapore
*
Andre Hughes, Global Managing Partner, Network Transformation
Practice,
Accenture, USA
* Michael Reede, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison, Hong Kong
* Shahid Akhtar, Director,
APDIP
* Brian Chen, CTO, Infocomm
Development Authority, Singapore
* Palitha Gunawardene, Director, Telecom
Regulatory Commission, Sri Lanka
* Steven Chan, Director
Internet Services, MobileOne, Singapore
* International Development Research Centre
(IDRC)
* Idros Hamid, Head, e-ASEAN
Unit, ASEAN
4.1 Introduction (invited presenters)
- Global vision of achieving universal access – what
it means
- Key development issues in the Asia Pacific region
- Current status of the Internet service in the Asia
Pacific region
- Interconnect trends and guidelines for future
evolution of services
4.2 Roundtable Discussions (invited discussants)
- Efficient routing of national inter and intra
regional Internet traffic for ISPs and Users
- Efficient deployment of Next Generation Network
(NGN)
- Improving affordable access to Internet services
- Transparency and neutrality of regional Internet
Exchange Points
- Proposal for a regional Internet Exchange Point by
consortium
4.3 Conclusion
- Open to floor for comments, Q&A
- Establish MoU (if sufficient preparation and
progress made)
5. Forum Preparation
- Establish indicators/benchmarks for
achieving/measuring Universal Access
- Establish key development issues in the Asia
Pacific region (from APIA, APT, PTC and ITU)
- Questionnaire study on Internet Service - results
will be presented at the Forum
- Field study on Internet Service - results will be
presented at the Forum
- Position paper on improving Internet Service in
the region - circulated prior to event
- Invited presenters to present on specific
topics/issues
- Invited discussants (with decision making powers)
- Potentially drafting MoU if sufficient progress
made prior to event
- Link to other regions (e.g. Africa)
- Link to other events and activities (e.g. APAN,
APIA, APT, APNIC, ITU,
MINC)
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