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1 December 2004
WTO TRAINING COURSES

First ITU-WTO Workshop for regulators on telecom & ICT takes place in Geneva

Forty-four officials from WTO Member and Observer governments and ITU Member States started a five-day training course on the WTO obligations and commitments relating to regulation of the Telecom and ICT sector.

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The week-long specialized training workshop was jointly organized by the WTO and the IT Bureau for Telecommunication Development. Participants from regulatory authorities will have the opportunity to learn more about the WTO rules that affect their work and participate in practical, interactive exercises on how to apply these rules.

The course starts with an introduction to the GATS with a particular focus on the provisions most relevant to telecommunications. Participants are also given an overview of other WTO agreements that deal with certain aspects of the sector, such as the Information Technology Agreement, the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade and the Government Procurement Agreement. ITU also presents detailed information on its activities and resources in the areas of effective regulation, interconnection, universal access, and spectrum management. Participants are then engaged in interactive exercises (including a dispute settlement simulation) which allow them to develop practical knowledge and skills in relation to the various aspects of telecom and ICT regulation in the WTO context. The workshop concludes with a multi-agency roundtable discussion on the role of telecom regulation in effective ICT strategies and an update on developments in negotiations on telecommunications under the aegis of the Doha Development Agenda.

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Afghanistan	Mr. Mohammad Naser NASERI	Ministry of Communications of Afghanistan
Armenia	Mr Vahagn TSATURYAN	Public Services Regulatory Commission
	Mr. Avetis HOVHANISSYAN	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development
Bahrain	Mr. Hebaishi RADHI	Ministry of Transportation - Telecommunications Directorate
Botswana	Mr. Martin MOKGWARE	BotswanaTelecom Authority
	Mr. Michael LEBURU	BotswanaTelecom Authority
Belarus	Mr. Leanid FIADOTAU	Ministry of Communications and Informatization
Bhutan	Mr Kezang KEZANG	BhutanCommunications Authority
Brunei Darussalam	Mr Hairul Mohd Daud Haji Abdul Karim	Authority for Info-Communications Technology Industry AITI
Chile	Ms. Lorena Piñeiro	Under-Secretariat of Telecommunications
China	Mr Yuchun SHI	Ministry of Information Industry
	Mr Xuefei WANG	Ministry of Information Industry
Colombia	Mr. Carlos HERRERA	Telecommunications Regulatory Commission
Costa Rica	Mr. Roberto ECHANDI	Ministry of Foreign Trade
Egypt	Mr. Amr Hashem	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
	Mr. Wesam Mohamed EL SEDIK	National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
Guinea	Mr. Ibrahima Sory Keita	Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Iran	Mr. Madood KAMALI ARDAKANI	Ministry of Commerce
	Mr. M. SHAMSOLAHRAR	Ministry of ICT
Jamaica	Mr. J. Paul MORGAN	Office of Utilities Regulation
Kazakhstan	Ms. Irina TURGUNBAYEVA	Agency for Informatization and Communication
Kenya	Mr. Charles NJOROGE	Communications Commission of Kenya
	Mr. Christopher KEMEI	Communications Commission of Kenya
Lesotho	Mrs Thakane CHIMAMBE	LesothoTelecommunications Authority
	Mr. Morehela POSHOLI	LesothoTelecommunications Authority
Malaysia	Ms. Anna Amalina Imam BAWEH	Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications
Mexico	Ms. Maria Alicia JUNCO ESTEBAN	Federal Telecommunications Commission (Cofetel)
	Ms. Liz Angélica MORA FLORES	Federal Telecommunications Commission (Cofetel)
Mongolia	Mr Enkhmend CHIMIDDORJ	Communications Regulatory Commission
Nigeria	Mr. S. ANDZENGE	Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
	Mr. A.W. YUSUF	Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
Oman	Mrs. Naashiah AL-KHARUSI	Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
	Ms. Tarfah AL-SULEIMANY	Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
Romania	Ms. Alina GASNAS	National Regulatory Authority for Communications
	Ms. Cristina CERCEL	National Regulatory Authority for Communications
Rwanda	Mr Faustin NTEZILYAYO	Rwanda Information Technology Agency
Samoa	Ms. Tima LEAVAISEETA	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Singapore	Mr. Ronald, J.T. TAN	Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore(IDA)
	Ms. Melinda TAN	Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore(IDA)
Thailand	Mr. Ron SIRIVANASANDHA	Department of Trade Negotiations
	Ms. Wajana CHUENTONGKAM	Post & Telegraph Department (National Telecom Commission)
Chinese Taipei	Mr. Si-Hon SU	Directorate General of Telecommunications
Turkey	Mrs. Sükran AYTEKIN	Telecommunications Authority
Zambia	Mrs. Susan Mabaleka MULIKITA	Communications Authority