Body

Representation

Establishment

Meetings

ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting (ADGMIN)

Minister in Charge of ICT or Digital Technology

Formerly known as ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers Meeting (TELMIN) which held its inaugural meeting in July 2001. In October 2019, TELMIN agreed to rename the ministerial body to ADGMIN to reflect its expanded scope of work from ICT to digital.

1 ministerial meeting a year, held back-to-back with ASEAN+1 consultative meetings with China, Japan, ROK, India, U.S. and ITU

ASEAN Digital Senior Officials Meeting (ADGSOM)

Director-General –ADGMIN’s senior officials body 

Formerly known as the ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Senior Officials Meeting (TELSOM) which was established in 2001 to assist TELMIN as a coordinating body. Its name was changed in 2019 to ADGSOM, in line with the renaming of TELMIN into ADGMIN.

2 joint meetings with ASEAN Telecommunications Regulators Council (ATRC) and 1 annual meeting, held back-to-back with ASEAN+1 consultative meetings with China, Japan, ROK, India, EU, U.S. and ITU

ADGSOM Working Group (ADGSOM WG)

Director –  ADGSOM’s working group

Established to discuss ADGSOM’s cooperation activities work plan and the activities implementation.

1 annual joint working group (JWG) meeting with ATRC Working Group, held back-to-back with ASEAN+1 consultative meetings with China, Japan, ROK, India, EU, U.S. and ITU

ASEAN Network Security Action Council (ANSAC)

Director in charge of cybersecurity –  ADGSOM’s working group

ANSAC was established in 2012 as mandated by AIM2015. ANSAC is in charge of coordinating ASEAN cybersecurity cooperation activities in the digital sector.

Once a year or more as and when needed

Working Group on Digital Data Governance (WG-DDG)

Director –  ADGSOM’s ad-hoc working group

Established in 2018 to develop the ASEAN Framework on Digital Data Governance and implement the Framework’s key initiatives.

As necessary to complete the target deliverables of the year

ASEAN Telecommunications Regulators’ Council (ATRC)

Commissioner of National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority or Director-General in charge of telecommunications regulation –  ADGMIN’s senior officials’ body

Established in 1995 as ASEAN Telecommunication Regulators’ Committee and subsequently changed to the current name in July 2011. ATRC plays an advisory role to TELMIN (ADGMIN) and works in partnership with TELSOM (ADGSOM)

2 joint meetings with ADGSOM per year and 1 annual meeting which includes ASEAN+1 consultative meetings with China and Japan

ATRC Working Group (ATRC WG)

Director – a working group under ATRC

Established to discuss ATRC’s cooperation activities work plan and the activities implementation.

1 annual joint working group (JWG) meeting with ADGSOM WG which includes ASEAN+1 consultative meetings with China, Japan, ROK, India, EU, U.S. and ITU

Sub-Working Group on Spectrum Management (SSM)

Director in charge of radio frequency spectrum regulation – a working group under ATRC

SSM was established through an annual forum organised by ATRC since 2011 to discuss spectrum management issues and ASEAN’s positions at the ITU World Radio Conferences. 

1 annual meeting, held back-to-back with the ADGSOM-ATRC JWG meeting