WTO NEWS: 2004 NEWS ITEMS
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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ITU/WTO Workshop on Telecom and ICT regulation
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.
List of the participants back to top
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Afghanistan |
Mr. Mohammad Naser NASERI |
Ministry of Communications of Afghanistan |
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Armenia |
Mr Vahagn TSATURYAN |
Public Services Regulatory Commission |
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Mr. Avetis HOVHANISSYAN |
Ministry of Trade and Economic Development |
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Bahrain |
Mr. Hebaishi RADHI |
Ministry of Transportation - Telecommunications Directorate |
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Botswana |
Mr. Martin MOKGWARE |
BotswanaTelecom Authority |
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Mr. Michael LEBURU |
BotswanaTelecom Authority |
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Belarus |
Mr. Leanid FIADOTAU |
Ministry of Communications and Informatization |
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Bhutan |
Mr Kezang KEZANG |
BhutanCommunications Authority |
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Brunei Darussalam |
Mr Hairul Mohd Daud Haji Abdul Karim |
Authority for Info-Communications Technology Industry AITI |
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Chile |
Ms. Lorena Pi馿iro |
Under-Secretariat of Telecommunications |
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China |
Mr Yuchun SHI |
Ministry of Information Industry |
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Mr Xuefei WANG |
Ministry of Information Industry |
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Colombia |
Mr. Carlos HERRERA |
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission |
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Costa Rica |
Mr. Roberto ECHANDI |
Ministry of Foreign Trade |
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Egypt |
Mr. Amr Hashem |
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology |
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Mr. Wesam Mohamed EL SEDIK |
National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority |
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Guinea |
Mr. Ibrahima Sory Keita |
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications |
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Iran |
Mr. Madood KAMALI ARDAKANI |
Ministry of Commerce |
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Mr. M. SHAMSOLAHRAR |
Ministry of ICT |
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Jamaica |
Mr. J. Paul MORGAN |
Office of Utilities Regulation |
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Kazakhstan |
Ms. Irina TURGUNBAYEVA |
Agency for Informatization and Communication |
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Kenya |
Mr. Charles NJOROGE |
Communications Commission of Kenya |
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Mr. Christopher KEMEI |
Communications Commission of Kenya |
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Lesotho |
Mrs Thakane CHIMAMBE |
LesothoTelecommunications Authority |
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Mr. Morehela POSHOLI |
LesothoTelecommunications Authority |
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Malaysia |
Ms. Anna Amalina Imam BAWEH |
Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications |
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Mexico |
Ms. Maria Alicia JUNCO ESTEBAN |
Federal Telecommunications Commission (Cofetel) |
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Ms. Liz Ang閘ica MORA FLORES |
Federal Telecommunications Commission (Cofetel) |
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Mongolia |
Mr Enkhmend CHIMIDDORJ |
Communications Regulatory Commission |
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Nigeria |
Mr. S. ANDZENGE |
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) |
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Mr. A.W. YUSUF |
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) |
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Oman |
Mrs. Naashiah AL-KHARUSI |
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) |
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Ms. Tarfah AL-SULEIMANY |
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) |
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Romania |
Ms. Alina GASNAS |
National Regulatory Authority for Communications |
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Ms. Cristina CERCEL |
National Regulatory Authority for Communications |
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Rwanda |
Mr Faustin NTEZILYAYO |
Rwanda Information Technology Agency |
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Samoa |
Ms. Tima LEAVAISEETA |
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology |
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Singapore |
Mr. Ronald, J.T. TAN |
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore(IDA) |
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Ms. Melinda TAN |
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore(IDA) |
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Thailand |
Mr. Ron SIRIVANASANDHA |
Department of Trade Negotiations |
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Ms. Wajana CHUENTONGKAM |
Post & Telegraph Department (National Telecom Commission) |
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Chinese Taipei |
Mr. Si-Hon SU |
Directorate General of Telecommunications |
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Turkey |
Mrs. S黭ran AYTEKIN |
Telecommunications Authority |
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Zambia |
Mrs. Susan Mabaleka MULIKITA |
Communications Authority |