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AIBD/ITU/ABU Regional Workshop on Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting TV and Radio Policy and Transition

The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) jointly organized “AIBD/ITU/ABU Regional Workshop on Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting TV and Radio Policy and Transition” hold in Qingdao, China on Monday 5 June 2017. The workshop, supported by the National Broadacsting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand (NBTC) and the Department of Communications and the Art of Australian Government, will be organized one day prior to the Asia Media Summit 2017 (AMS-2017) organized by AIBD on 6-8 June 2017.

The theme of this workshop is “Digital Broadcasting Policy and Transition.” It focused on Digital Terrestrial Radio Broadcasting and Digital Terrestrial TV Broadcasting (DTTB) with its objectives are:

• To update about current circumstances of digital broadcasting transition and/or migration in the Asia-Pacific region, and especially ASEAN countries;
• To understand regulatory constraints in planning and deploying Digital Terrestrial Radio and TV Broadcasting.

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Agenda

08:00 - 09:00	Registration
09:00 - 09:20	Opening Session • Welcome Remarks by Chang Jin, Director, AIBD • Welcome Remarks by Wisit Atipayakoon, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
09:20 - 10:40	Session 1: Overview of Digital Switch Over in Asia-Pacific Region This session will give an overview of the transition from analogue to digital terrestrial (TV and Radio) broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific region. • Mr Wisit Atipayakoon, Programme Officer, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific [Presentation] • Mr Zhang Chao, CTO, Startimes [Presentation] • Ms Orasri Srirasa, Division Director, Digital Broadcasting Bureau, Office of National Braodcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), Thailand [Presentation]
10:40 - 11:00	Group Photo and Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:20	Session 2a: Digital Broadcasting Policy and Implementation – Country Presentation I This session is aimed for policy makers, regulators, broadcasters from countries in the Asia-Pacific region to share their knowledge and experience in analogue to digital terrestrial TV broadcasting and deployment of digital radio broadcasting. • Mr Xaiyakone Xaibounheuang, Deputy Director of Radio Frequency Monitoring Division, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Lao [Presentation] • Mr Bo Bo Htoon, Senior Engineer, Myanmar Radio and Television, Myanmar [Presentation] • Ms Thu Hang Mai, Senior Official, Ministry of Information and Communications, Vietnam [Presentation]
12:20 – 13:40	Lunch Break
13:40 – 15:10	Session 2b: Digital Broadcasting Policy and Implementation – Country Presentation II (continued) • Mrs Septizar Triastika, Regulation and Legal Analyst, Broadcasting Directorate, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Indonesia [Presentation] • Mr Thusira Malawwe Thantri, (Attorney-at-Law) Director General of Sri Lanka Rupavahini CorporationSri Lanka [Presentation] • Mr Ritesh Bilash, Fiji TV [Presentation]
15:10 - 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30	Session 3: Panel Discussion – Issues and Challenges in Digital Broadcasting Transition/Deployment This session will discuss policy and regulatory issues and challenges in the transition to digital broadcasting for both DTTB and DR. It will also identify possible solutions and opportunities. Moderator: Mr Wisit Atipayakoon Panellists: • Ms Orasri Srirasa, NBTC [Presentation] • Mr I I George, Addl. Director General (Training) & President, Broadcast Engineering Society(I), National Academy of Broadcasting and Multimedia (NABM), India [Presentation] • Prof Dr Rajbir Singh, Director, Consortium for Educational Communication, India [Presentation] • Engr Abul Kalam Mohd. Khair, Additional Chief Engineer, Super Power Transmission Station, Bangladesh
16:30 - 17:00	Conclusion and Closing • Closing Remarks by Mr Wisit Atipayakoon, ITU • Welcome Remarks by Mr Rabi K C, AIBD