12th LIRNE.NET Executive Course on Telecom Reform: Strategies to achieve connectivity and convergence
Singapore - The Course is designed to enhance the strategic thinking of a select group of senior decision makers in the telecom and related sectors in the Asia Pacific and elsewhere.
Organizer: LIRNEasia and CONNECTasia Forum Pte. Ltd.
Venue: Singapore
Contact Information: Please direct any inquiries to:
Ms. Prashanthi Weragoda, Course Manager
LIRNEasia, 12 Balcombe Place, Colombo 00080, Sri Lanka
Tel: +94 77 355 8010; Fax+94 11 267 5212
e-mail: training[at]lirne.net; URL: www.lirneasia.net
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://lirne.net/2007/10/12th-executive-course-on-telecom-reform/
LIRNEasia and CONNECTasia Forum Pte. Ltd. will host the 12th Executive Course on Telecom Reform: Strategies to achieve connectivity and convergence, 10-14 June 2008, Singapore.
The 12th Telecom Reform Course offered by LIRNEasia and CONNECTasia Forum Pte. Ltd. (the third course to be offered in Singapore) is designed to enhance the strategic thinking of a select group of senior decision makers in the telecom and related sectors in the Asia Pacific and elsewhere. After having been offered in Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, the course is now being taught on a regular schedule every March in Singapore.
The current stage of telecom and ICT reform poses many challenges to governments, regulatory agencies, operators, and other stakeholders. The certainties of yesterday are no more: individual assignments of frequencies are being questioned in the light of new standards such as Wi-Fi and WiMax; the distinctions between wired and wireless are being blurred; classic price regulation is becoming less central to the missions of regulatory agencies and new market friendly mechanisms for extending connectivity are beginning to be implemented; and all industry players are being challenged to address content issues at various levels. More is being demanded of the regulatory process and agencies, with the same resources. Operators have to understand the regulatory process well so that they can navigate its complexities. With telecom assuming a more prominent position in economies and societies, civil society and media have to equip themselves to participate in its governance. Knowledge to deal with these new challenges is vital; the opportunity to reflect on these issues in the company of peers and away from the daily demands of the office environment is essential.
