SHRI
PRAMOD MAHAJAN TO INAUGURATE ASIA PACIFIC TELECOMMUNITY GENERAL
ASSEMBLY MEETING TOMORROW
Union Minister
for Parliamentary Affairs, Communications and Information Technology,
Shri Pramod Mahajan will inaugurate the 9th Session
of the General Assembly and the 26th Session of the
Management Committee of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT),
here tomorrow. The two high level meetings are being hosted by
the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. The
Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology,
Smt. Sumitra Mahajan will also be present on the occasion.
During its meeting,
the Managing Committee will discuss several key issues concerning
Telecommunications and Information and Communication Technology,
including infrastructure development, radio communications, human
resource development, inter regional and intra regional cooperation,
besides policy and regulation. The Management Committee will also
review the work programme for the year 2002 and will decide the
work programme for the year 2003.
The General Assembly
assumes special significance because it will consider and adopt
the new APT Constitution (A Preparatory Group headed by the President
of the APT, HE Dr.Mehdi Tabeshian, has been working for the past
three years to finalise the new Constitution). The new Constitution
aims at giving a new image to the APT for retaining its leadership
and effectiveness in the fast changing world of Information and
Communication Technology. The General Assembly will also decide
the APT Policy and Strategy for the next three years which will
constitute the basis of its annual work programmes during the
period.
A total of 128 participants
including 80 from overseas from 27 countries are likely to attend
the nine-day meeting (Oct.23-31, 2002).
APT is the leading
inter-governmental organisation for Communication and IT for the
Asia-Pacific Region. The APT was established by the United Nations
ESCAP and the International Telecommunication Union in July 1979.
The APT has a strength of 32 full members, 4 Associate Members,
51 Affiliate Members and 48 Participating Companies. The Headquarters
of the APT is located in Bangkok.
