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Facilitating the digital transition in APAC
Earlier this year, the Asia-Pacifi c Broadcasting Union (ABU)
organised and conducted the PMPC-2015 (Pacifi c Media
Partnership Conference) in collaboration with a number of
partners. Dr Amal Punchihewa, director of technology at
the ABU, shares a number of factors that was discussed to
facilitate digital transition in the Pacifi c and APAC in general.
1
Current status of analogue to digital transition
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has as-
sisted 24 countries in Asia and the Pacifi c to develop thei