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Regulatory strategy workshop
Hotel Sheraton, Dhaka, Bangladesh
September 12-13, 2000
Programme
Date / Time |
Sessions |
Resource Persons |
| Day
1: 12 Sept. 2000 |
| 9:00 - 9:05 |
Welcome |
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| 9:05 - 10:30 |
Session 1: Establishing
Regulatory legitimacy Draws on the presenter's
experience of heading a regulatory agency to examine how regulatory legitimacy can be
established through communication of professional expertise, openness and attention to the
public interest. Effective management of relations with the executive, the legislature and
the judiciary, including media strategy and actions in the areas of consumer protection
and universal service will be addressed. |
Speaker
Prof. Rohan Samarajiva,
Former Director General,
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission(TRC) of Sri Lanka; Economics of Infrastructure
Program at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands & the National Regulatory
Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Moderator
Mr S Sathyam,
Chairman, Tariff Authority for Major Ports, India |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Tea |
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| 11:00 - 12:30 |
Session 2: Review and appeal
of regulators decisions in the South Asian Context Reviews how regulator’s decision are reviewed by outside bodies drawing on
evidence from South Asia |
Speaker
Dr. Kamal Hossain,
Advocate, Bangladesh >Moderator
Mr B R Pandey,
Chairman, Nepal Telecommunication Authority |
| 12:30 - 1:30 |
Lunch |
|
| 1:30 - 3:00 |
Session 3: Managing the
Introduction of Competition Draws on
Hongkong’s experience in the transition to competition in Telecommunication sector
with a special reference to negotiation with Hongkong Telecom on their termination of
exclusive franchisee during 1997-98 |
Speaker
Mr. M H Au,
Senior Assistant Director, Office of Telecommunications
Authority, HongkongModerator
Prof Rohan Samarajiva,
USA |
| 3:00 - 3:30 |
Tea |
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| 3:30 - 5:00 |
Session 4: Issues on
regulation in infrastructure sectors Looks
into the rationale behind independent regulation, outlines parameters for a sound
regulation, discusses Indian experience, and chalks out future strategies |
Speaker
Mr. S Sundar,
Distinguished Fellow, Tata Energy Research InstituteModerator
Mr D K Roy,
Chairman, Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission,
India. |
| 8:00 - onwards |
Reception |
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