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4TH REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON OTT AND IBB TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES FOR MEDIA
27 to 30 September (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

At the 4th Regional Workshop on OTT and IBB Technologies and Services for Media, Seemantani Sharma – ABU Legal and IP Services Officer gave a presentation on “Net Neutrality in APAC“. The presentation was followed by a discussion, with Dr. Amal Punchihewa, Director of Technology and Innovation at the ABU and Mr. Ashish Narayan, Programme Coordinator at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) taking the lead. 

There was an extensive discussion on the regulatory framework governing network neutrality in the region. In the backdrop of the recent blocking of Netflix in Indonesia, Amal Punchihewa raised a a noteworthy question on the plausible reason for this blockage. This was a tipping point, which generated immense interest from the participants, particularly from Indonesia. 

58th ABU SPORTS GROUP CONFERENCE & ASSOCIATED MEETINGS
28 to 30 May 2016 (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

2016 WIPO SCCR
9 to 13 May 2016 (Geneva, Switzerland) 32nd Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights

ABU PLANNING & STRATEGY GROUP
28 April 2016 (Beijing, China)

RADIO ASIA & MEDIA 2020
25 to 27 April 2016 (Beijing, China)  

2016 COPYRIGHT COMMITTEE 
14 to 15 March 2016 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 22nd Copyright Committee Meeting and Forum

WORKSHOP AT MONGOLIAN NATIONAL BROADCASTER (MNB)
25 to 27 January 2016 (Ulaanbatar, Mongolia) on Rio Olympic Summer Games