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Final Program, Meaningful Broadband Forum

Date: 26 November 2009

Time: 8:15 to 12 noon

Place: Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Chulalongkorn University

8:15 Opening by Prof. Dr. Charas Suwanwela, Chairperson of the Chulalongkorn University Council

Master of Ceremonies, Prof Soraj Hongladarom,  Director of the Center for Ethics of Science and Technology, Chulalongkorn University.

8:25:  Welcome by Alcatel-Lucent representative, in which he expresses support for Meaningful Broadband.

8:40 Introduction of Keynote and keynote by Khun Supachai Chearavanont,  President and CEO of True Corp, and Rotating Chairman of Meaningful Broadband Working Group (composed of CEOs of AIS, DTAC, TOT, CAT and NTC, represented by Prof Prasit and Prof Sethapong)

9:15-9:30 questions to K. Supachai from audience.

9:30-10:00  Presentation of the Meaningful Broadband Framework.  Prof. Craig Warren Smith, Director, Meaningful Broadband Working Group Secretariat,  Center for Ethics of Science and Technology,  Chulalongkorn University

10:00-10:30 Interactive discussion with comments by invited by key individuals (NTC Commissioners, World Bank-Thailand lead economist),  Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Finance,  UNESCAP ICT Director, Thai Chamber of Commerce ICT Committee Chair,  Foreign Chambers of Commerce ICT Committee Chair,  key interdisciplinary professors of Chula,  ITU Asia Pacific director,  ICT Ministry representative.

10:30-11 -Interactive exercise for entire audience at tables

11:00-11:15 Conclusions and next steps.

11:30 Media briefing.  Announcements and Q&A from key principals.

Language: Thai (English when speakers are not Thai)

Registration: Everyone is invited. Please register by giving your name and email address at the comment box below. Or call 02 218 4761. Thank you.

Click here for the flyer of the event.

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Meaningful Broadband Forum

The Meaningful Broadband Forum is now rescheduled on November 26, 2009 from 8:30 am to 12 noon at the Sasin Business School, Chulalongkorn University. The public is cordiallyinvited. More details will be posted later.

 

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Craig Smith

Model of “Meaningful Broadband”

“Meaningful Broadband” Model Released Soon at Chulalongkorn Forum

By Wisit Stephens, special to Bangkok Post

Fed up with delay surrounding Thailand’s 3G and Wimax deployments, the secretariat of a powerful Chulalongkorn-based think tank will release a report October 28, presenting a model to vastly accelerate the nation’s broadband deployment.

Headlining the event, to be held at Sasin Graduate School of Business, 1-4 pm that afternoon, will be True Corp. CEO Supachai Chearavanont, in his role as Rotating Chairman of Chulalongkorn’s Meaningful Broadband Working Group.  The Forum will be October 28 at Sasin Graduate School of Business, 1-4 pm, sponsored by Cisco Systems.

“The report shows that broadband is a necessary condition for macroeconomic growth.  But Thailand ranks close to the bottom of all Asian nations in broadband deployment,” said Supachai. “The situation is reversible.  But unless the country’s leaders in government, academia, business act quickly, Thailand’s entire economy is at risk.”

The report,  A Model to Close Digital Divide, formulates a business model that would more than triple fixed and wireless broadband penetration in Thailand from the current predicted level of 17%  by 2015,  to more than 50%, a target called for by the ICT Minister Ranongrak Suwanchawee.

“The Forum, for the Chulalongkorn community, with some space available to the general public, will be opened by Dr. Charas Suwanwela, Chairman of the University Council. Individuals interested in attending the forum can register after Oct 20 at www.meaningfulbroadband.org.

Supachai recently replaced NTC commissioners as temporary leader of Meaningful Broadband Working Group, which includes the top executives of AIS, DTAC, TOT Telecom and CAT Telecom, as well as the government’s NTC.   After gaining public feedback, the report will be revised and formally presented for the consideration of the Working Group and to the Prime Minister within the next several weeks.