HKISPA News

The electronic Newsletter of the Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association  June 2002

News

Registering and incorporating HKISPA as an independent organization

HKISPA was founded 1996, as a functional group of Hong Kong Information Technology Federation (HKITF). In these few years, the association was developed to one of the dominant IT organizations in Hong Kong. Such status gave us opportunities to become a member involved in various public and semi-private committees and organizations in Hong Kong. Due to the legal requirement, the Executive Committee and the members of HKISPA have approved the HKISPA to separate from HKITF to become an independent legal entity as an organization registered under the Company Registry.

Events

Mission Trip to Guangzhou/Nanhai

In order to establish a closer relationship with the IT communities in Mainland China, HKISPA, HKITF and Hong Kong Productivity Council. We jointly organized a Two-days Mission Trip to Guangzhou and Nanhai on May 20 & 21. In this trip, the delegates visited the IT companies and software parks in Guangzhou and Nanhai and met with the representatives from Guangzhou Government to explore the opportunities to develop IT in China. For relevant info, please contact Miss Esther Chan at 2803 2669.

Invitation to Conference by Office of the Telecommunication Authority (OFTA)

OFTA organised the first ASIA Pacific Regional Conference on Environmental Issues in Telecommunications, organised by Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), co-hosted by the Internet and Telecom Association of Hong Kong and the OFTA on 22 and 23 May 2002 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and the Interger Pavilion. Please visit  http://www.ofta.gov.hk/whats_new/20020328.html  for more information.

Child Pornography Bill

The HKISPA supports the initiatives the government which is taking to tighten the governance and raise the punishment of the Child Pornography Bill. Pornographic materials are flooding various channels of our communication media, and the abuse of children in such acts has increasingly become our concerns. Please download from http://www.hkispa.org.hk/publicpapers.html for relevant info.

Comment on the Review of Electronic Transaction Ordinance (ETO)

ETO went into effect a little more than two years ago to facilitate the conduct of electronic commerce and use of electronic records in a formal business setting. The HKISPA is glad to see such ordinance in place to protect the online business environment which becomes more and more common. We would like to take this opportunity to point out some areas of improvement to the ordinance so it would better serve the business community. All information can find in http://www.hkispa.org.hk/publicpapers.html

Up coming

Invitation to Information Security Showcase 2002

Hong Kong Productivity Council will organise the Information Security Showcase 2002 during June 17-19 June, at Hong Kong Exhibition & Convention Centre. The Showcase includes concurrent exhibition and seminars with topics ranging from security management standards, cryptography, PKI, firewall technology, intrusion detection, bandwidth management, content security, content filtering to anti-virus technology. If you would like to attend, please contact Miss Esther Chan at 2803 2669.

Telecoms InfoTechnology Forum (TIF)

The topic of TIF meeting on 9th July is IP Networking, they offer two complimentary invitations to the HKISPA. The case for IP will be put by Cisco, the world’s leading supplier of IP networking equipment, and by one of Hong Kong’s most successful new entrants, Hong Kong Broadband who now use a metro IP network. Called as a witness is Baptist University who employ an IP telephony network throughout the college. Adding context will be Peter Lovelock who will examine the extraordinary growth of IP in China’s telecoms sector. SUNDAY will examine the case for IP in mobile networks of the future, and John Ure who will examine the case for fixed-mobile convergence in light of IP broadband networking. 

The meeting with British Consulate General

British Consulate proposed to hold a breakfast meeting for their Minister of eCommerce, Comms & Information, Consumer Goods, Postal Services & a whole bunch of other responsibilities. The event will hold on 12 July in HK Club 8am-9:45am, expecting around 40-50 people. If you have any enquiries for the meeting, please feel fee to contact Miss Esther Chan at 2803 2669.

3rd Annual Global IP Carries Asia 2002

Terrapinn is organising the 3rd Annual Global IP Carries Asia in Sheraton Hong Kong on the 23-25 October 2002. Terrapinn Pte Ltd would give 15% discount off normal registration fees for members to attend the conference. Towards a converged IP networking environment to enable next generation service providers to operate efficiently and cost effectively, open standards have been implemented for IP based system interoperability. With the service metrics getting increasingly complex from data to real time voice and video, what are the essential elements one should be look at when deploying the next generation networks? How can the government and standard bodies' help in expediting towards a converged IP networking environment. Any enquires for the events, please visit http://www.carriersworld.com/globalip_asia2002