In order to inform the general public about activities of the ANC with regard to its responsibilities and roles as the regulator of the communications sector, the ANC publishes in this page, a digest of events in the form of photos and short descriptions.
20-22/03/2023, Sydney, Australia, Junior Technical Regulator ANC, Mr. Renato Hildebrand da Costa had participated in The 2023 Global Marine Transportation System Cybersecurity (GMTSC) Symposium hosted by the Australian Government, in partnership with Denmark, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States as members of the International Partnership for Maritime Cybersecurity. The objective would bring together government, academia and industry representatives from across the international community to discuss cybersecurity and enhancing cyber resilience in the maritime sector.
13–17/03/2023, Geneva, Switzerland – A Timor-Leste delegation led by the Minister of Transport and Communications, H.E. Mr José Agustinho da Silva, took part in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2023 and its special sessions, including "High-Level Policy Session 5: Bridging the Digital Divide" and the "WSIS 2023 Ministerial Roundtable".
17/03/2023, CBD1, Timor Plaza – The ANC Technical Director, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, with Telemor CEO Mr Trang Van Bang, Metrolink CEO Mr José Januário, representatives of BNCTL and Jape Group, Telemor customers and other partners, opened a new Telemor shop where customers can buy SIM cards, phones and more.
10/03/2023 – The ANC Technical Director, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, representing the ANC President, went with the Acting MTC Minister, H.E. Mr Abel Pires da Silva, to launch Telemor's new tower CO0017 in Aitoun village, Fatululik, Covalima Municipality, to help the community get telecom service.
27 Feb. - 03 Mar. 2023, ANC, Technicals Regulator Professional Mr. Fabio de Magalhaes and Mr. Renato H. da Costa participated in the Online Training on Computer Forensic organized by the Universitas Indonesia (UI) and Japan International Organization Agency (JICA), the course goals focus on build an in-house forensic capability used a variety of free, open-source tools for identify and handle digital artifact/evidence to answer critical questions, including application execution, file access, data theft, external device usage, file download, anti-forensics and Implement triage, live system analysis, and alternative acquisition techniques, also compile reports and presents the findings during the digital forensics examination.
17/02/2023, Ainaro – ANC, with the TANE KONSUMIDOR association, explained ANC's role and duties under Decree-Law No. 15/2012 and consumer rights in telecom services. The aim was to give people the information they need when they use telecom services. The Municipal Administrator, post administrators, village chiefs, youth leaders, people with disabilities, civil society, students, representatives of Timor Telecom, Telkomcel and Telemor and of the MTC attended, at the Ainaro Municipal Administration Hall.
16/02/2023, Ainaro – An ANC team, Technical Director Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, Consumer Protection Coordinator Mr Nazário Jerónimo and technical regulator Eng. Pio C. T. Soares, held a talk show on Radio Komunidade Lian Tatamailau Ainaro about ANC's role and duties under Decree-Law No. 15/2012 of 28 March, to share information with people in remote areas who use telecom services.
07–09/02/2023, Maubara Room, Timor Plaza – The ANC Technical Director, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, and technical regulator Eng. Fábio de Magalhães took part in the Capacity Building Programme (CBP) for three days, led by the ASEAN Secretariat with support from ADB. The programme started with the economic pillar, followed by the socio-cultural and political pillars, so that Timor-Leste can prepare well as a member of ASEAN.
07/02/2023, MTC Hall, Caicoli – The ANC President, Mr João Olívio Freitas, with the Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, attended the launch of work to develop disability-related questions for the written driving test, based on the National Action Plan for People with Disabilities 2021–2030 (page 62).
27/01/2023, Noble Hall, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation – The ANC Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, attended an information session on Timor-Leste's accession to ASEAN. It shared the latest progress on accession in the economic pillar, updated the Capacity Support Report and introduced the Capacity Building Programme to be offered by the ASEAN Secretariat. It was led by the Directorate-General for ASEAN Affairs and TradeInvest Timor-Leste.
26/01/2023 – The METROLINK and MORATELINDO teams gave a presentation on Internet Service Provider (ISP) service rules to ANC executives in the ANC meeting room, Caicoli.
26/01/2023 – The ANC President, Mr João Olívio Freitas, with the Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, attended the operating certification ceremony of Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, held by ANATL at the airport in Comoro.
25/01/2023, ANC meeting room, Caicoli – A TradeInvest Timor-Leste team met the ANC President, Mr João Olívio Freitas, with the Technical Director, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, and the Principal Adviser, Mr José Lay, to discuss a future investment project by Al-Bader International Development Co. W.L.L. in Timor-Leste, especially investment in telecommunications, the laws and rules that would apply, and other relevant information.
19–20/01/2023, MTC Hall, Caicoli – The ANC President, Mr João Olívio Freitas, with the Technical Director, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, the Finance Director, Ms Georgina E. da S. Garcia, and the Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, took part in a work session presenting the 2022 budget execution and preparing the 2023 budget execution plan of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
11/01/2023, ANC meeting room – The Seventh-day Adventist Association of Timor-Leste met the ANC President, Mr João Olívio Freitas, with the Technical Director, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, and the Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, to share plans to develop Hope Channel Timor-Leste radio, television and social media, and to report on their past activities.
09–10/01/2023, Tibar Water Park, Liquiçá – The Ministry of Transport and Communications reviewed its staff's work performance in 2022, to develop and improve the quality of service to the community. The event was led by the Minister, H.E. Mr José Agustinho da Silva, with national and municipal directors, heads of department and section, autonomous agencies and staff.
21/12/2022, Lauhata, Liquiçá – The ANC President, Mr João Olívio Freitas, with the Technical Director, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, took part in a focus group discussion on improving investment cooperation between Indonesia and Timor-Leste, organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Dili.
19/12/2022, Government Palace, SECOMS – The ANC President, Mr João Olívio Freitas, with the Technical Director, Mr Vidal Santos Gomes, the Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, and the Consumer Protection Coordinator, Mr Nazário M. Jerónimo, shared information on ANC's role in telecommunications on the "Meet the Press" programme, on the topic "Government achievements during the term and priority programmes to be implemented", organised by the Secretary of State for Social Communication.
15/12/2022, City8, Manleuana – The Ministry of Transport and Communications, through ANC, with partners Timor Telecom, Telemor, Telkomcel, Tane Konsumidor and the ICT Association of Timor-Leste, held a workshop on ICT and national development. Ministries, autonomous agencies, PNSIK, PCIC, telecom operators and academia took part.
22–28/11/2022, Manatuto – The Ministry of Transport and Communications, through ANC, took part in the national fair for the 47th anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, 28 November 2022, with the theme "Let's Keep Fighting Together for People's Well-being".
26/07/2022 - 22/11/2022, Okinawa, Japan, Technical Regulator Professional ANC, Mr. Fábio de Magalhães had participated the JICA KCCP Program "ICT Core Personnel Development (C): IT Architect Course" (online program period: July 26, to September 28, 2022 and Course Period in Okinawa, Japan: October 11, to November 21, 2022). The objective was able to analyze business/ICT problems, constructing ICT solution requiriments and defining structure of ICT system.
15–17/11/2022, Lisbon, Portugal, ARCTEL – ANACOM – The ANC Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, and the Consumer Protection Coordinator, Mr Nazário M. da C. P. Jerónimo, took part in a working group on statistics and infographics.
07-11/11/2022, Incheon, Republic of Korea, Technical Regulator Professional ANC, Ms. Hercilia Cristela Martins Belo had participated the APCICT Digital Leaders Programme to strengthen its network of digital leaders and champions that will support the work of strengthening institutional and human capacities on digital technologies for sustainable development in Asia.
15–18/11/2022, ANC meeting room – The ANC technical team took part in a training programme on Basic Concepts Applicable Strategies of Direction Finding and Fundamental Regulation in Frequency Allocation Based on ITU. The trainer was Mr Diaz Simanjuntak, an expert in radio monitoring and direction finding (DF).
28/10/2022, Presidential Palace, Aitarak Laran – President José Ramos-Horta met the ANC President, João Olívio Freitas, with the Technical Director, Vidal dos Santos Gomes, adviser José Lay and Kacific's Executive Director, Hugo Filipe Martins, to talk about investment by Kacific Broadband Satellites from Singapore and how to speed up spectrum licensing.
17/10/2022, National Parliament Plenary Hall – The Acting ANC President, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, with MTC leaders, went with the Minister, H.E. Mr José Agustinho da Silva, to a public hearing with Committee C (public finance) to present the 2022 state budget execution and the 2023 state budget proposal.
17/10/2022, MTC Conference Hall – An ANC team, Corporate Services Director Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, Finance Director Ms Georgina E. da Silva Garcia and HR professional Mr Fausto Belo, took part in a meeting for MTC staff on disability and positive attitudes towards people with disabilities (National Action Plan for People with Disabilities 2021–2030, page 61), sharing information and concerns from people with disabilities about their right to accessible public services at the MTC.
13/10/2022 – The Acting ANC President, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, with the Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, the Consumer Protection Coordinator, Mr Nazário M. da C. P. Jerónimo, technical regulator Mr Pio Clemente T. Soares and Legal Adviser Mr Adilson Semedo, received a courtesy visit from Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT-P4i), which promotes and protects Australia's international interests in security and prosperity. ANC spoke mainly about the progress of its work, in the ANC meeting room, Caicoli.
12/10/2022, Suai Room, Timor Plaza – The Acting ANC President, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, with the Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, attended the first anniversary of the online media outlet Hatutan.com and the signing of an MoU between Hatutan.com and Telkomcel.
11/10/2022, Committee E meeting room, National Parliament – ANC held a public hearing with Committee E (infrastructure) on the first review of Draft Law No. 46/V (5a), the 2023 State Budget.
04–06/10/2022, MTC Conference Hall, Caicoli – ANC, working with Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), held a "Workshop on Internet Routing Timor-Leste" over three days, 4–6 October 2022, with government institutions, telecom operators, ISPs and academia.
27/09/2022, Xanana Gusmão Auditorium, Ministry of Finance – The ANC Technical Director, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, and the Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, attended a national seminar presenting the medium-term integrated planning framework and modular implementation, held by the National Agency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (ANAPMA), with development partners, ministries, autonomous agencies and municipal authorities.
26/09/2022, Xanana Gusmão Auditorium, Ministry of Finance – The ANC Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, and the Finance Director, Ms Georgina E. da Silva Garcia, attended a monitoring and evaluation seminar by the National Agency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (ANAPMA).
05-07/09/2022, Incheon, Republic of Korea, Technical Regulator Professional ANC, Mr. Fábio de Magalhães had participated the Regional Launch of the Capacity Building Programme on Frontier ICTs for Sustainable Development had organized by APCICT/ESCAP and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Internet of Things.
27/09/2022 – Eng. Fábio de Magalhães, ANC technical regulator, with the ANC Technical Director, Mr Vidal dos Santos Gomes, and ANC technical staff, presented a report on information and communication technology to JICA representatives, before Eng. Fábio de Magalhães left for the training "ICT Core Personnel Development (C): IT Architect" in Okinawa, Japan, from 5 October to 24 November 2022.
25/08/2022, ANC meeting room – University students from the Dili Institute of Technology (DIT) made a courtesy visit to ANC and were received by the executives, to learn about ANC and its role. The Corporate Services Director, Mr Julião Soares dos Reis, presented ANC's role and duties under Decree-Law No. 15/2012 of 28 March, as a reference for the students to share this information with the public.
