Regional Development Forum (RDF)

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is organizing the "Regional Development Forum for the Asia-Pacific Region" which will be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 29 April 2013. The Forum will be hosted by the Royal Government of Cambodia.

• ​Agenda
• List of RDF participants
  
• Useful Contact(s):
• Dr. Eun-Ju Kim (Ms.), ITU Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand (eun-ju.kim(at)itu.int).

Venue

• Visa Information
• Hotel Accommodation​
• Banking and Currency

• Background paper

Panelists:

• Connectivity challenges of Landlocked Developing countries:  Mr. Baryalai Hassam, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Afghanistan
• High speed broadband to the homes: Dato’ Mohammad  Sharil Tarmizi, Chairman, MCMC, Malaysia
• Harnessing submarine and satellite for broadband connectivity: Mr. Sunil Kanti Bose, Chairman, BTRC, Bangladesh
• Spectrum availability and efficiency for wireless broadband and digital dividend: Mr. Doan Quang Hoan, Chairman, ARFM, Vietnam
• Cloud Computing and developing multilingual  local content : Ms Duo LIU, Vice President of CATR, Chinese Academy of Telecommunication Research of MIIT, China
• Encouraging investment in infrastructure: Creating opportunities for incentives: Ms. Anuradha Mitra, Principal Advisor, TRAI, India
• Next wave of opportunity through Mobile Broadband: Ms. Irene Ng, Head Asia, GSMA , Hong Kong/China 
• Next Generation Infrastructure for innovative solution: Mr. Guillaume Mascot, APAC Public Affairs Director, Alcatel-Lucent, China
  

​Digital Empowerment for All

• Background paper

• M-Powering Development Initiative for a better tomorrow: Mr. Mario Maniewicz, Chief,  Infrastructure, Enabling Environment & E-Applications Department,  ITU/BDT
• Shifting the "Communication Paradigm" - Benefits to society, the economy and citizens: Ms. Deborah Nga, Vice-Chairman, Asia Internet Coalition(AIC) & Public Policy and Government Affairs, Google Asia Pacific
• M-powerment for economic and social Inclusion through ICTs: Mr. Taimur Rahman, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Grameen Phone, Bangladesh
• Assistive, accessible technologies of the future: Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, Board Member, Daisy Consortium, Japan; and Ms. Wantanee Phantachat, Director, Assistive Technology Center, NECTEC Thailand
• National inter-agency, multi-stakeholder collaboration for youth initiatives: Ms.  Mariam F. Barata, Director for ICT Empowerment, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Indonesia
• E-health and M-health: Mr. Monirul Quazi Islam, Director, Department of Health System Development, South East Asia Regional Office,  WHO
• Youth champions digital empowerment for All: Mr. Rizky Ario Nugroho, Youth Representative
  

​Creating Smarter, Safer and Greener Society

• Background paper

Panelists:

• Emergency telecommunications - Saving Lives: Malaysia’s Single Emergency Number Initiative: Mr. Mazmalek Mohamad, Under Secretary, Facilities Division, Communication Sector, Ministry of Information Communications and Culture, Malaysia
• Linking ICT4D and ICT for Disaster Management: Smart Sustainable Development Model Initiative: Dr. Cosmas Zavazava, Chief, Project Support and Knowledge Management Department, BDT/ITU
• Innovative and creative applications for Industry Development: Mr. Anjan Ghosh, Regional Director, Corporate Affairs, Asia-Pacific, Intel
• Innovative initiatives for Greener Society : Mr. Arvind  Mathur, Strategic technology Officer, CISCO, India & South Asia
• Intelligent Homes and Smarter Communities:  Dr. Takahisa Shodai, Senior Manager, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Research and Development Planning Department Smart Community Product Team
• Emerging technologies for Agricultural Innovation Systems: Mr. Gerard Sylvester, Knowledge & Information Management Officer, FAO
• Green Growth and Energy Efficiency: Mr. Permod Gupta, Chief Technical Advisor of UNIDO, Cambodia
• Fostering a global society of digital citizens: Mr. Nick O’Donnell,  Regional Manager, Public Policy, APAC, Yahoo!
  

​Multi-Stakeholders Roundtable: Ways Forward

• Moderator of Session 1: Dasho’ Mr. Kinley Dorji, Acting Minister, Ministry of Information & Communication, Bhutan
• Moderator of Session 2: Mr. Chakrya Moa, Chairman, Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia
• Moderator of Session 3: Mr. Paul Wilson, Director General, APNIC
• Empowering and transformational ICT for an inclusive, vibrant and integrated ASEAN: Mr. Louis Casambre, Undersecretary, Information and Communication Technology Office, Philippines and ASEAN TELSOM Chair
• Converged digital society for the future: Dr. Bohyun Seo, Director, KISDI, R.O.Korea and Vice-Chairman, ITU Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG)
• Unique needs and challenges of telecommunication/ICT development in the Pacific: Mr. Paula Ma'U, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Information & Communications, Government of Kingdom of Tonga
  

• Cambodia hosts RPM for ASP (Press release)
• Secretary-General Touré's Opening Remarks (speech)
• Director Sanou's Opening Remarks (speech)
• Director Sanou's Closing Remarks (speech)
• RPM Final Report (Chairman's report)