(VOVworld) – A meeting of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity( APT) took place in Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang on Tuesday in preparation for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2016 and the ITU Regional Standardization Forum.

The overview of 4th Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group. (Photo: VOV)

The final meeting aimed to develop and finalize the Preliminary APT Common Proposals for this year’s assembly, scheduled to be held in Tunisia in late October.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong at the meeting on August 23th, 2016. (Photo: VOV)

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong said Vietnam has cooperated closely with other members in the Asia and Pacific region.

“The standardization of the IT and communications sectors is of great significance because it will be hard for member countries get connected with each other without common standards and regulations. There are many working groups at this meeting discussing wireless technology, equipment and network standards,” said Hong.