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The 3rd Asia-Pacific Regional Forums on Smart Cities and e-Government & The Annual Internet of Things Asia Pacific Summit

The 3rd Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Smart Cities and e-Government 2017 took place on 21-22 September 2017 at IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand. The event jointly organized by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society of Thailand (MDES), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) in partnerships with the Ausrtalian Government and the Forum Global. The forum hold in conjunction with the Digital Thailand Big Bang 2017 organized by the MDES, the Government of Kingdom of Thailand, during 21-24 September 2017. The forum followed by the Annual Internet of Things Asia Pacific Summit on 23 September 2017 at the same venue.

For any inquiry about the events, contact Mr Wisit Atipayakoon, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, (email: wisit.atipayakoon@itu.int).

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Thursday 21 September 2017
13:00-13:45 Opening Session
H.E. Dr Pichet Durongkaveroj Minister of Digital Economy & Society [Biodata]	Mr Malcolm Johnson ITU Deputy Secretary General [Biodata]		Dr Young-sook Nam WeGO Secretary General [Biodata]

14:00-15:45 High-level Discussion on Digital Governments
Dr Pansak Siriruchatapong Vice Minister of Digital Economy and Society of Thailand [Biodata]	Mark Brown Minister for Telecommunications, Cook Islands [Biodata]	Mohammad Hadi Hedayati Deputy Minister of Communications & IT, Afghanistan [Biodata]	Bounsaleumsay Khennavong Vice Minister of Post and Telecom, Laos PDR [Biodata]	Dr Kan Channmeta Secretary of State, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Cambodia [Biodata]
Dr Byung-jo Suh President, National Information Society Agency, South Korea [Biodata]	RS Sharma, Chairman Telecom Regulatory Authority of India [Biodata]	Dr Chae Gun Chung Head, United Nations Office on Governance [Biodata]	Hannes Astok Deputy Director, e-Governance Academy, Estonia [Biodata]

16:00-17:45 High-level Discussion on Smart Sustainable Cities
Wanvilai Promlakano Deputy Governor, Bangkok Metropolitan City, Thailand [Biodata]	Dr Young-sook Nam Secretary General, WeGO [Biodata]	Pakkaratorn Teainchai Governor of Chonburi Province, Thailand [Biodata]	Bima Arya Sugiarto Mayor, Bogor City, Indonesia [Biodata]	Syed Qasim Ali Shah Deputy Mayor, Peshawar, Pakistan [Biodata]
Jaume Salvat ITU consultant [Biodata]

Tentative Programme

Thursday 21 September 2017
12:00-13:00	Registration
13:00-13:45	Opening Session • H.E. Dr Pichet Durongkaveroj, Minister of Digital Economy and Society of Thailand • Mr Malcolm Johnson, ITU Deputy Secretary General • Dr Young-sook Nam, WeGO Secretary General
13:45-14:00	Photo session
14:00-15:45	High-level Discussion on Digital Governments Moderator: Hannes Astok, Deputy Director, e-Governance Academy, Estonia Panelists: • H.E. Dr Pansak Siriruchatapong, Vice Minister of Digital Economy and Society of Thailand [presentation] • Hon. Mark Brown, Minister for Telecommunications, Cook Islands • H.E. Mohammad Hadi Hedayati, Deputy Minister of Communications & IT, Afghanistan • H.E. Bounsaleumsay Khennavong, Vice Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Laos PDR [policy statement] • H.E. Dr Kan Channmeta, Secretary of State, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Cambodia • Dr Byung-jo Suh, President, National Information Society Agency (NIA), Republic of Korea • Mr. RS Sharma, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) • Dr Chae Gun Chung, Head, United Nations Office on Governance
15:45-16:00	Coffee break
16:00-17:45	High-level Discussion on Smart Sustainable Cities Moderator: Jaume Salvat, ITU consultant Panelists: • Mrs. Wanvilai Promlakano, Deputy Governor, Bangkok Metropolitan City, Thailand • Mr. Surasak Chareornsirichot, Governor of Rayong Province, Thailand • Mr. Pakkaratorn Teainchai, Governor of Chonburi Province, Thailand • Mr. Bima Arya Sugiarto, Mayor, Bogor City, Indonesia • Mr. Syed Qasim Ali Shah, Deputy Mayor, Peshawar, Pakistan • Dr. Young-sook Nam, Secretary General, WeGO
18:00	Welcome Dinner

Keynotes : Friday 22 September 2017
	"Thailand Digital Government" Dr Sak Sekhonnthod, President & CEO of Electronic Government Agency of Thailand (EGA) [Biodata]
"Estonian E-government Ecosystem: Key Digital and Analog Elements" Hannes Astok, Deputy Director, e-Governance Academy, Estonia [Biodata]
		"Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0" Dr Suh, Byung-jo, President, National Information Society Agency (NIA), Republic of Korea [Biodata]
“Gigaband City Enhances Digital Transformation” Woragarn Likhitdechasakdi, Director, Network Marketing & Solution, Huawei Thailand [Biodata]

Friday 22 September 2017
09:00-10:45	Session 1: Digital Government and Digital Public Services Keynote I: "Thailand Digital Government" by Dr Sak Sekhonnthod, President & CEO of Electronic Government Agency of Thailand (EGA) [presentation] Keynote II: "Estonian E-government Ecosystem: Key Digital and Analog Elements" by Hannes Astok, Deputy Director, e-Governance Academy, Estonia [presentation] Moderator: Hon. Mark Brown, Minister for Telecommunications, Cook Islands Panel Speakers: • Hidayatul Haq Hidayat, Chief Information Officer, e-Government Directorate of ICT Ministry, Afghanistan [presentation] • Badamsuren Byambaakhuu, Deputy Director, Policy and Coordination Department for IT, Communications & Information Technology Authority of Mongolia [presentation] • Sonam Tobgay, Senior ICT Officer, Ministry of Information and Communications, Bhutan [presentation] • Lesieli Siasini Petelo, Principal Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Communications, Tonga [presentation] • Kesone Soulivong, Deputy Director of E-Government Center, Lao PDR [presentation] • Q&A
10:45-11:00	Coffee break
11:00-12:45	Session 2: Digital Transformation Keynote I:"Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0" [presentation] by Dr Suh, Byung-jo, President, National Information Society Agency (NIA), Republic of Korea Keynote II:“Gigaband City Enhances Digital Transformation” [presentation] by Woragarn Likhitdechasakdi, Director, Network Marketing & Solution, Huawei Thailand Moderator: Mr Ioane Koroivuki, ITU Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Panel Speakers: • Alan Silor, Assistant Secretary, Department of Information and Communications Technology, Philippines [presentation] • Uttam Chand Meena, Assistant Director General, Department of Telecommunication, India [presentation] • Lap Hien Do, Head of Information System Management Division, e-Government Center, Ministry of Information and Communications, Vietnam [presentation] • Yu Yu Naing, Assistant Director, Posts and Telecommunications Department, Ministry of Transport and Communications [presentation] • Muhammad Ali Iqbal, General Manager of Ignite, Ministry of IT & Telecom, Pakistan [presentation] • Q&A
12:45-14:00	Lunch break
14:00-15:45	Session 3: Smart Sustainable Cities Moderator: Mr Jaume Salvat, ITU consultant Panel Speakers: • "Participatory Governance for Good Smart City: Focusing on Implications from Gentrification for Achieving the SDGs" [presentation] by Dr Chung, Chae Gun, Head, United Nations Project Office on Governance • "Thailand Smart Cities" [presentation] by Dr Supakorn Siddhichai, Head of Smart City Division, Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA), Thailand • “Industry Collaboration Enables Smart City” [presentation] by Su Peng, Director, Network Marketing & Solution, Huawei Southern-East Asia • “Enabling the human possibilities of smart, safe and sustainable cities” [presentation] by Guillaume Mascot, Head of Government Relations Asia-Pacific and Japan & India, Nokia • Barbara Pareglio, Technology Director, Internet of Things Programme, GSMA [presentation] • Q&A
15:45-16:00	Coffee break
16:00-17:45	Session 4: Digital Societies and Innovations Moderator: Wisit Atipayakoon, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Panel Speakers: • "Digital Cities and Innovation Cities for a Smarter City" [presentation] by Setiaji, Head of Jakarta Smart City • “Mobile Payment Usage in China” [presentation] by Grace Yin, Director, WeChat Pay, Tencent • ”Smart Contract – The Next Frontier” [presentation] by Sathapon Patanakua, Board Member of Thai FinTech Association, MD & Founder of SmartContract Thailand and Block M.D. • “Blockchain Technology & Digital Currencies” [presentation] by Poramin Insom, Lead Developer and Founder of Zcoin • Q&A
17:45-18:00	Closing Session

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Date: 21-23 September 2017

Venue: Seminar Room 3
IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand [Download Map]

Floor Plan

Online Registration: Closed

Contact:

Mr Wisit Atipayakoon
ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Email: wisit.atipayakoon@itu.int

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1) Novotel Bangkok Impact

(near meeting Venue)
94 Popular Road, Banmai Subdistrict, Tambon Ban Mai, Nonthaburi, Chang Wat Nonthaburi 11120

2) Ibis Bangkok Impact Hotel

(Near Meeting Venue)
93 Popular Road, Banmai Subdistrict, Tambon Ban Mai, NONTHABURI, Chang Wat Nonthaburi 11120

3) Centara Grand@Central Ladprao Bangkok

(20-35 Minutes drive to the venue)
1695 Phaholyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand

Administrative Documents

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Download Programme Guide

Administrative Documents
- Invitation
- Useful information for participants

Host & Organizers
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HOST

ORGANIZERS

IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH

Panelists / Speakers
Roar Bjaerum Head of Financial Service,Telenor [Biodata]	Guillaume Mascot Head of Government Relations [Bodata]
Dr Supakorn Siddhichai Head of Smart City, DEPA Thailand [Biodata]	Alan Silor Assistant Secretary, DICT, Philippines [Biodata]
Sonam Tobgay Senior ICT Officer, MoIC, Bhutan [Biodata]	Hidayatul Hidayat CIO, e-Government Directorate, Afghanistan [Biodata]
Grace Yin Director, WeChat Pay, Tencent [Biodata]	Setiaji Head of Jakarta Smart City [Biodata}
Su Peng Director, Network Marketing & Solution, Huawei [Biodata}	Woragarn Likhitdechasakdi Director, Network Marketing & Solution, Huawei [Biodata]
Muhammad Ali Iqbal General Manager of Ignite, Ministry of IT & Telecom, Pakistan [Biodata]	Uttam Chand Meena Assistant Director General, Department of Telecom, India [Biodata}
Sathapon Patanakua Board Member of Thai FinTech Association [Biodata]	Yu Yu Naing Assistant Director, Ministry of Transport and Comm, Myanmar [Biodata]
Barbara Pareglio Technology Director, IoTs Programme, GSMA [Biodata]	Lesieli Siasini Petelo Principal Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Communications, Tonga [Biodata]

Committed to connecting the world

The 3rd Asia-Pacific Regional Forums on Smart Cities and e-Government & The Annual Internet of Things Asia Pacific Summit

​Thursday 21 September 2017​ ​

13:00-13:45​ Opening Session

14:00-15:45 High-level Discussion on Digital Governments​ ​ ​ ​ ​

16:00-17:45 High-level Discussion on Smart Sustainable Cities​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Tentative Programme

​​Thursday 21 September 2017​ ​

13:00-13:45​

Opening Session​

14:00-15:45​

High-level Discussion on Digital Governments

16:00-17:45​

High-level Discussion on Smart Sustainable Cities ​

Keynotes​ ​: Friday 22 September 2017

​​​Friday 22 September 2017​

09:00-10:45​

Session 1: Digital Government and Digital Public Services​

11:00-12:45​

Session 2: Digital Transformation

14:00-15:45​

Session 3: Smart Sustainable Cities​​

16:00-17:45​

Session 4: Digital Societies and Innovations

​17:45-18:00

​Closing Session

1) Novotel Bangkok Impact

2) Ibis Bangkok Impact Hotel

3) Centara Grand@Central Ladprao Bangkok

Administrative Documents

Panelists / Speakers​ ​

Thursday 21 September 2017

13:00-13:45 Opening Session

14:00-15:45 High-level Discussion on Digital Governments

16:00-17:45 High-level Discussion on Smart Sustainable Cities

Thursday 21 September 2017

13:00-13:45

Opening Session

14:00-15:45

16:00-17:45

High-level Discussion on Smart Sustainable Cities

Keynotes : Friday 22 September 2017

Friday 22 September 2017

09:00-10:45

Session 1: Digital Government and Digital Public Services

11:00-12:45

14:00-15:45

Session 3: Smart Sustainable Cities

16:00-17:45

17:45-18:00

Closing Session

Panelists / Speakers