www.ceerwg.net -a one-stop-shop for telecom regulatory information in the cee region - cătălin...

www.ceerwg.net-a one-stop-shop for telecom regulatory

information in the CEE region -

Cătălin MarinescuANCOM President

Bucharest, 22 April, 2015

Summary

1. What is CEE RWG?

2. Towards a regional portal concept

3. www.ceerwg.net

4. Future challenges and opportunities

1. What is the CEERWG?

The Central and Eastern European Regional Working

Group is a regional cooperation project:

WHO?

regulatory authorities and

spectrum administrations

in 10 CEE countries

WHY?

strengthen collaboration

regional portal

2. Towards a regional portal concept

2.1. Brief History:

Regional group idea – born in 2009 (INFOFEST - Budva, Montenegro)

Regional portal project – formulated in 2010 (“SEE Ministerial Summit on Digital Dividend" - Belgrade, Serbia), including the idea of one person from each country to operate the portal

Kick-off meeting of the CEE Regional Working Group – held in May 2011 (Radio Spectrum Strategies International Conference- Bucharest, Romania):

Group Working Methods - established the portal functionalities - defined ANCOM undertook to develop website and ensure Secretariat www.ceeregionalworkinggroup.net – first version of the regional portal

(2011)

2.2. www.ceeregionalworkinggroup.net (initial version)

3. www.ceerwg.net - a one-stop-shop for CEE telecom regulatory info

3.1. The making of…

Group concept evolved wider range of issues

Working Methods refined

Regional portal redesigned and tailored to ensure all

functionalities:

Member log-in possibility

Direct update: country page, calendar

Interactive map

Forum (other topics)

3.2. www.ceerwg.net (new version)

4. Future challenges and opportunities

Initially designed to address Digital Dividend coordination issues, CEERWG and the regional portal have grown to foster:

•best practice sharing;•exchange of ideas on further electronic communications issues;•one-stop-shop for telecom information on regulatory and market developments in the CEE;•collaboration with/within international organisations.

Technicalities: develop new functionalities - based on future

requirements;

member training – this afternoon!!!

Thank you!

catalin.marinescu@ancom.org.ro