The International Conference "The particular features of the regulative policy in the ICT sphere in Ukraine"

On the way to integration of Ukraine into the European and World community it's necessary to carry out a structural reform in governing (management). A range of advices given by international institutions, including WTO, concerns exactly this matter.
In particular, the telecommunication sector needs the structural reforms, the essence of which is implementation of regulative mechanisms, grading of administration's impact on the ICT market, prevention of using "manual governing" of the branch. The president of Ukraine mentioned this more than once.
The main method of solution of the problems is creating and functioning of the independent regulative authority in the ICT sphere in Ukraine. The present day reality calls for active participation of all ICT market participants, funds and scientific-research organizations, government bodies in discussion of the problem of implementation of the regulative mechanism into the branch, the necessity of creating of the independent regulative body.
The Institute Of the Information Society, Telenor Mobile Communication and the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, Supported by the World Bank are going to held the International Conference on the problem of the implementation of regulative policy in the telecommunication branch - "The particular features of the regulative policy in the ICT sphere in Ukraine".
The main goal of the Conference is analyzing of foreign experience and working out recommendation documents for the Government and the parliament, concerning creating and functioning of the Independent regulative authority in the ICT sphere in Ukraine.
Representatives of the international institutes, consulting companies, scientists, entrepreneurs and public officials from many European countries.
We invite you to participate in the Conference. We are convinced, that the experience, accumulated during the Conference undoubtedly will be useful in your activity.
We also ask you to confirm your intention to particpate in the Conference by e-mail or phones.
We expect further fruitful cooperation.

Agenda of the Conference "The particular features of the regulatory policy in the ICT industry of Ukraine"

The place of holding: Congress Hall, Hotel "Rus"
The period of holding: June 10-11, 2003
The report time: up to 20 minutes
The discussion time: up to 10 minutes

Day 1. Tuesday, June 10

9.00 - 10.00 Registration

10.00 - 13.00 Opening and reports of foreign colleagues (gaining foreign experience)

10.00 - 10.05 Welcoming remarks

10.05 - 10.20 Introduction by moderator Kare Gustad

10.20 - 11.00 Asgeir Myhre
Managing Director, Teleplan
"Liberalization as a driving force for the development of the telecoms sector"

11:00 - 11:40 Svend Kraemer
European Commission, DG Information Society
"Regulatory principles in the European Union"
- Experiences going from monopoly to liberalised markets
- Key principles for establishing independent regulatory authorities in EU

11.40 - 12.40 Coffee Break

12.40 - 12.40 Mr. Finn Petersen
Deputy Director General, National IT and Telecom Agency, Denmark
- Experiences from establishing NRAs in the EU
- Cooperation between NRAs and the role of NRAs in the future in the EU

12.40 - 13.00 Olena Nadtochi
Principal banker , Telecoms, Informatics and Media , EBRD

13.00 - 13.10 Concluding remarks (moderator)

13.10 - 14.10 Break

14.10 - 18:00 Reports of State Officials ( the stage of the prior confirmation of praticipation)

14.10 - 14.30 Valery Horoshkovsky
The Minister Of Economics and European Integration Of Ukraine
"The regulatory reform in Ukraine as a precondition of the European integration of Ukraine"
Alternatively: Igor Umansky, The First Deputy Of the State Secretary

14.30 - 14.50 Oleksy Kostusev
The Head of The Antimonopoly Committee Of Ukraine
"The antitrust legislation's efficiency in the ICT industry of Ukraine"

14.50 - 15.10 Valery Pustovoitenko
The Head of the Parliament Committee, which deals with building, transport and communications
"Legislative support of the implementation of the regulatory reform in the ICT industry "

15.10 - 15.40 Coffee Break

15.40 - 16.00 Inna Bogoslovskaya
The Head of State Policy and Enterprises Regulatory Committee of Ukraine

16.00 - 16.20 Yury Lutsenko
The member of the Parliament Committee, which deals with building, transport and communications
"The status of the independent regulative body in the ICT industry"

16.20 - 16.40 Yury Ehanurov
The Head of the Committee, which deals with industry policy and entrepreneurship
"The particular features of implementation of regulatory reform in the context of privatization"

16.40 - 17.00 Volodymyr Demyohin
The First Deputy of the Head of the Committee, which deals with economic policy, national economic policy, property and investment
"The regulatory reform is a guarantee for attracting of foreign investment"

17.00 - 17.20 Oleg Yatsenko
The Head of the State Telecommunications Committee

17.20 - 17.40 Mykola Rodioniv
The head of the Subcommittee of Verhovna Rada of Ukraine, which deals with science and education

17.40 - 18.15 Forming of an Adjusting Council
Discussion on a Resolution
(Markus Fredebeul-Krein, Gareth Locksley, Kare Gustad, Solovyov, Sklyarov, Dyadura, Pavlovsky, Svend Kraemer, Pekar, Koloduk, Artemev)

19.00 Telecom Club Reception

Day 2: Wednesday, June 11

In the framework of the second day the representatives of the largest telecommunication companies are invited.

09.30 -10.00 Registration

10.00 - 18.00 Reports of business-, profile and public unions, scientific-research institutions (up to 15 minutes, discussion time - up to 10 minutes).
Forming of the Adjusting Council
Adoption of the Resolution (the representatives from Ukraine)
Publication of the draft documents

10.00 - 10.15 Sergey Oksanych ( "KINTO")

10.15 - 10.30 Yury Solovyov ("Telas")

10.30 - 10.45 Vladislav Alekseev (Vice-President, "Kvazar-micro")
" The particular features of regulatory reform in the ICT industry in the regional economies development"

10.45 - 11.00 Sergey Azarov ("Lucky Net")
"Law "On telecommunications": reloading or what the Ukrainian business will face"

11.00 - 11.30 Markus Fredebeul-Krein
"Creating an independent regulator as a pre-condition for a successful development of telecom markets: Is the German Model an example for Ukraine?"

11.30 - 11.45 Sergey Boyko ("Volya")

11.45 - 12.00 Andrey Kolodyuk ("Aventures")

12.00 - 12.15 Eduard Rubin (" Telesens")
"Regulator policy in autosourcing"

12:15-12:45 Coffee Break

12.45-13.00 Evgen Kolotilov (Association "Ukraine - development through Internet"
"About sources of financial support of National Regulatory Authority in the communications sector"

13.00 - 13.15 Valery Pekar ("Euroindex")
"Public society and branch's selfregulation"

13:15 - 13:30 Viktor Lysetsky ("Privat Bank')

13:30 - 13:45 Sergey Tashi ("Farlep- Invest")
"Strategic principles of state regulation of telecommunications branch. Coming into being and prospects"

13.45- 14.00 Oleksandr Pashaver ( Centre for Economic Studies)

14.00-14.15 Kostyantyn Synyavsky (Association of Ukrainian internet-market players)
"Principles of raising of branch competitiveness by the example of regional ISP"

14.15 - 15:00 Break

15.00 - 15.20 Maria Shkarlat ("Inernews")
" Efficient public impact on the ICT policy's development"

15.20-15.30 Yaroslav Demchenkov ( Dialog for reforms, Ministry of Economics)

15.30 - 15.45 Andrey Semenchenko ( Institute for Strategic Studies)

15.45 - 16.00 Tetyana Popova (Ukrainian Internet Association )

16.00 - 16.20 Gareth Locksley
Global Information & Communication Technologies Department
The World Bank
"Reforming telecom industry of Ukraine"

16.20 - 16.35 Andrey Stesin (Ukrainian Internet Community)
"Is the Ukrainian legislation approaching to the world standards?"

16.35 - 16.45 Yaroslav Pavlovsky (Institute of the Information Society)
" Law "On Telecommunications": public expectations"

16.40 - 17.00 Coffee Break

17.10 - 18.00 The final meeting of the Adjusting Council.
Discussion on the Resolution and its adoption

18.00 - 18.15 Closing

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