Bangkok--Nov 24--Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
The 28th Session of the Management Committee of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 30 November to 4 December, 2004. The meeting is hosted by the Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications, Malaysia.
The Management Committee will review its work plan and the work programme for 2004 and will decide the work programme for 2005. The APT work programmes addresses several areas concerning Telecommunications and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) such as:
-Policy and Regulation
-Infrastructure Development
-Standardization
-Radiocommunications
-Human Resource Development
-Business Issues
-Information exchange
-Inter regional and intra regional cooperation
-Inter agency co-ordination
-Etc.
The Management Committee will discuss other key issues of common interest to the countries of the Asia-Pacific region and will also address administrative matters.
Representatives of APT member countries and affiliate members will attend the meeting.
The Management committee will also elect its new office bearers this year.
About Us
The Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) is the leading intergovernmental organisation for the development of telecommunications and ICT in the Asia-Pacific region. The APT was established by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in July 1979 with the objective to promote the development of telecommunications and ICT services in the Asia-Pacific region, with particular emphasis on the developing countries. Currently, the APT has a strength of 32 full Members, 4 Associate Members, and 94 Affiliate Members. The Headquarters of the APT is located in Bangkok. Further information about the APT is available at the APT website, http://www.aptsec.org. End.