SERVICES: TRAINING WORKSHOP — 1-3 AND 6-7 DECEMBER 2004
ITU/WTO Workshop on Telecom and ICT regulation
The Workshop is a pilot effort in the
formulation of a specialized training course for capacity building in
the area of telecommunications and ICT regulation. Its purpose is to
enable telecommunications regulatory authorities from developing
countries to better understand the implications of the WTO for their
work and to improve skills and techniques for its implementation at the
regulatory level. The Workshop rely extensively on interactive
exercises and case studies in which participants take an active role.
> General Background Information: GATS &Telecommunications
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Programme
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Wednesday, 1 December 2004 back to top |
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1. Opening remarks & Introduction |
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Overview of course objectives, format and syllabus > Download presentation (PowerPoint format,
206 KB) |
Hamid Mamdouh
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2. GATS principles & obligations for telecom regulation |
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> Download presentation Transparency (PowerPoint format, 334 KB) > Download presentation Reasonableness (PowerPoint format, 377 KB) - Interactive exercise on GATS rules on specific
regulatory issues |
Lee Tuthill
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14h30 – 18h00 |
3. GATS commitments on telecom reforms |
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- Market access, national treatment and additional commitments > Download presentation (PowerPoint format, 3669 KB) - Interactive exercise on schedules of telecom commitments |
Lee Tuthill
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Thursday, 2 December 2004 back to top |
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9h30 – 13h00 |
4. Other WTO agreements/issues relevant to telecommunications & ICT |
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- The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) > Download presentation (PowerPoint format, 674 KB) |
Erik Wijkstrom
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- Information Technology Agreement (ITA) > Download presentation (PowerPoint format, 228 KB) |
Denby Probst
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- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) > Download presentation (PowerPoint format,
103 KB) |
Roger Kampf
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14h00 –18h00 |
5. ITU/BDT actions, materials and guidelines |
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- Interconnection > Download presentation (PowerPoint format, 1129 KB) - Universal access policies > Download presentation (PowerPoint format,
194 KB) - spectrum management > Download presentation (PowerPoint format, 1028 KB) G-REX & other ITU/RRU Resources > download presentation (PowerPoint format, 2133 KB) > Background Document Links (Word format, 86 KB)
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Susan Schorr
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6. Example of a regional regulatory initiative |
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APEC-Tel Best Practice Guidelines on Implementation of the WTO Reference Paper > Download
presentation APEC-Tel Guidelines (PowerPoint format,
688 KB) |
Bill Scott
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Friday, 3 December 2004 back to top |
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9h00 – 13h00 |
7. Interactive case study: Implementing laws & regulations |
Laura Sherman
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8. Interactive case study: Licensing regimes |
Sophie Maddens
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9. Interactive case study: USO Mechanisms
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Lee Tuthill Sophie Maddens |
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10. The US-Mexico Telecom Case Implications for Regulators > Presentation (paper) (Word format, 44 KB)
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Laura Sherman |
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11. WTO Dispute settlement: Introduction > Download presentation
(PowerPoint format, 368 KB) |
Peter Morrison |
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Monday, 6 December 2004 back to top |
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9h00-18h00 |
12. WTO dispute settlement simulation exercise
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Peter Morrison |
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Tuesday, 7 December 2004 back to top |
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9h30 – |
13. Designing an effective ICT strategy: The role of telecom reform & regulators — Panel Discussion |
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- World Bank ICT initiatives, WB > Download presentation (PowerPoint format, 159 KB) |
Mostafa Terrab
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- UNCTAD e-commerce initiatives > Download presentation (PowerPoint format, 402 KB) |
Susan Teltscher
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- WTO: E-trade and on-line commerce > Download presentation
(PowerPoint format, 91 KB) |
Lee Tuthill |
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14. Ongoing telecom reforms & the Dohatrade talks Market access negotiations, initial offers, request-offer process, classification & regulatory issues > Download presentation
(PowerPoint format, 78 KB) |
Hanafiah Abdul Rashid |
WORKSHOP FACILITATORS back to top
World Trade Organization
Hamid Mamdouh, Director, Trade in Services Division
Lee Tuthill, Counsellor, Trade in Services Division
Peter Morrison, Counsellor, Trade in Services Division
Erik Wijkstrom, Counsellor, Trade and Environment Division
Denby Probst, Counsellor, Market Access Division
Roger Kampf, Counsellor, Intellectual Property Division
Maria J. Pereyra-Friedrichsen, Legal Officer, Legal Division
Elizabeth Debayle, Secretary, Trade in Services Division
International Telecommunication Union
Susan Schorr, Regulatory Officer, Telecommunication Development Bureau
Eric Lie, Regulatory Analyst, Telecommunication Development Bureau
Other organizations and officials
Lorena Piñeiro U., Head of the International Department, Under secretariat of Telecommunications, Chile
Bill Scott, Director, Trade Policy, International Branch, Australian Department of Communications
Mostafa Terrab, Program Manager, infoDev, Global Information and Communications Technologies Division, The World Bank
Dr. Susanne Teltscher, Economic Affairs Officer, E-Commerce Branch, SITE, UNCTAD
Muhd Hanafiah Abdul Rashid, Assistant Director/International, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
Other resource persons
Laura B. Sherman, President, Argus International LLC
Sophie Maddens, Senior Regulatory and Policy Advisor, Telecommunications
Management Group, Inc