Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
APT was founded on the joint initiatives of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
APT is an intergovernmental organization established in February 1979 with the aim of promoting ICT development in the Asia-Pacific region. APT has 38 member administrations (“Member”), 4 administrations who are under the category of “Associate Members”, and 140 private companies and academia (“Affiliate Members”) whose works are relevant to ICT field.
As the only intergovernmental organization focusing on ICT field in the Asia-Pacific region, APT provides important platforms for ICT policy and regulatory coordination, and for consolidating regional voices for international fora such as Conferences of International Telecommunication Union (ITU). APT also organizes variety of capacity building programs related to ICT topics, and implements several pilot projects to promote ICT development in the region.
APT PP-26 Coordination Portal
The APT Portal for PP-26 Coordination aims to provide an interactive platform for the APT Coordination Meetings during PP-26. APT coordination meetings will be organized by the APT Secretariat during PP-26 to:
- Ensure that APT Common Proposals on PP-26 and other contributions are presented effectively;
- Ensure APT members’ active participation in the relevant Working Groups and other meetings during PP-26;
- Harmonise the views of APT Members which will be represented to other regional organizations with the objective of promoting consensus building and developing common understanding on issues.
APT Preparatory Group for ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2026
Introduction
APT Preparatory Group for ITU Plenipotentiary Conferences (APT-PP) is to assist the APT Members to prepare for the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (ITU PPs) in coordinating issues of regional interest and preparing coordinated regional contributions to the Conference. Over the years, APT-PP is developing APT Common Proposals to ITU PPs considering the interest of the APT Members.
ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2026 (PP-26) will be held from 9 to 27 November 2026 in Doha, Qatar. APT’s preparatory activities for PP-26 was initiated on 18 July 2025 through the 1st Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for PP-26 held in Pattaya, Thailand.
Objectives
- To assist APT Members to prepare for the ITU PPs in coordinating issues of regional interest and the submission of regional contributions to the Conference.
- To develop proposals from APT Members that considers the interest of the Asia-Pacific region as inputs for PPs.
- To assist APT Members during the PPs.
Terms of References
The Terms of Reference of the APT Preparatory Group for WTDCs are as follows:
- To hold meetings during a preparatory cycle of PP.
- To establish necessary Working Methods including Documents Approval Procedure and Structures of the Group in line with the APT practices and for the effective delivery of the objectives of the Group. The Working Methods of the Group are to be approved by the Management Committee of the APT.
- To identify and study issues associated with the agenda of the PP, taking into account, where appropriate, the developments on the decisions of the previous PPs and relevant decisions of the ITU Council.
- To develop Preliminary APT Common Proposals (PACPs) and any other appropriate documents on the agenda items of the PP, in accordance with APT’s Document Framework.
- To develop APT Positions as may be required on issues for consideration at the PP and on proposals from other regions to the PP.
- To represent APT in other regions’ preparatory meetings.
- To review the preparatory work of other regions and to undertake coordination with those regions if deemed necessary.
- To arrange coordination meetings during the PP for the APT Members attending the PP and provide collaborative support and guidance for the APT Common Proposals presented at the PP.
- To report the activities and the progress of the work of the Group to the Management Committee on an annual basis as appropriate.
Structure
APT PP-26 consists of a Chair, Vice-Chairs and three Working Groups (WGs) who are responsible for the preparation on the issues related to PP. A number of issues will be assigned to each WG. Structure of the APT PP-26 was established on 18 July 2025 at the 1st Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for PP-26 held in Pattaya, Thailand. (More..)