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	Discussion of Japan-Asia collaborations by major Asian policy leaders and leading Japanese corporate executives Simultaneous interpretation between English and Japanese <Moderator> Mr. Akio Motai President YRP R&D Promotion Committee <Panelist> Mr. Tsutomu Nakamura Senior Vice President and Member of the Board NEC Corporation <Panelist> Mr. Kazuo Takenaka Director General Digital Broadcast Development Corporate Planning Bureau Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) <Panelist> Mr. Kunio Ishikawa Senior Executive Vice President and Managing Director Network Division NTT DoCoMo, Inc. <Panelist> Mr. Yasuhiko Ito Executive Vice President Technology, Chief Technology Officer Member of the Board KDDI Corporation <Panelist> Mr. Yoshiaki Kushiki President Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. Managing Director, Member of the Board Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. [South Korea] Dr. Lee Keun Hyeob Director General Radio Research Laboratory, Ministry of Information and Communication Republic of Korea <Panelists> [Malaysia] Dr. Halim Man Deputy Secretary General Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications Sept 1977-Dec 1979 Entered the Ministry of Home Affairs Jan 1982-Dec 1084 Principal Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Telecom and Pos June 1986-May 1998 Senior Project Coordinator in National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN), Bukit Kiara June 1998-Nov 1999 Director of INTAN Northern Region Campus Dec 1999-June 2002 Director of INTAN Sarawak Campus July 2002-15 Jan 2003 Head of Management Development and Quality Center, INTAN Bukit Kiara 16 Jan 2003-30 June 2004 Registrar in University of Malaya. 1 July 2004-present Deputy Secretary General I, Ministry of Energy, Water and Communication <Panelists> [Thailand] Dr.Thaweesak Koanantakool Director National Electronics and Computer Technology Center Dr. Thaweesak Koanantakool is the Director of National Electronics and Computer Technology Center(NECTEC) to lead the national body for R&D programs in IT. He received his Bachelor and Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College of Science and Technology, London University, UK in 1975and 1980. In 1981 Dr. Thaweesak joined Prince of Songkla University to teach Electrical Engineering. Later, in 1983,he joined Thammasat University as the Associate Director of the Information Processing titute for Education and Development teching MIS. Since 1994, he became a Deputy Director of NECTEC with a mission to lead the Network/Software Technology laboratories. The Network lab pioneered the Internet in Thailand by developing the largest academic and research network know as ThaiSarn. In 1995, he co-founded the first Internet service provider, Internet Thailand Company Limited the largest ISP in Thailand. During 1996-1997, Dr. Thaweesak led SchoolNet Thailand Program and the Information Superhighway testbed project at NECTEC. SchoolNet if the backbone of the school informatization program which provides free Internet access across the Kingdom since 1997. Dr. Thaweesak was appointed as the Director of NECTEC for the first time during July 1998 June 2002 and re-appointed in October 2002 until present. He also served as the Executive Secretary of the country's IT planning body namely the National Information Technology Committee taking the major role in completion of the Natiomal ICT Master Plan (2002-2006) Dr. Thaweesak was bestowed the royal decorations twice by His Majesty the King. In May 2004, he received The Knight Commander of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao. Thaweesak published more than 12 books and 150 papers and articles (in Thai and English). For futher information about the publications, please refer to http://www.nectec.or.th/users/htk/publish/ <Panelists> [Japan] Mr. Yoshiyuki Takeda Director-General of the Radio Department Telecommunications Bureau Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications