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The 38th Session of the Management Committee
of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
27 - 29 November 2014, Yangon, Myanmar
Document
MC-38/INP-11
(Rev.1)
28 November 2014
Secretary General
Draft Annual Budget for the Year 2015
1. Introduction
1.1 According to Article 9, Paragraph 5 (d) of the Constitution of the Asia-Pacific
Telecommunity, the Management Committee, pursuant to such policies and principles
as the General Assembly may establish and such specific delegations of power and
directives as the General Assembly may issue, shall, “Consider and approve the
annual budget of the Telecommunity and any supplementary budget deemed
necessary on the basis and within the limits of the annual expenditure established by
the General Assembly”.
1.2 According to Article 7 of the Financial Regulations, the Secretary General shall
prepare the draft annual budget of the Telecommunity in United States Dollars subject
to the ceilings prescribed and shall comprise:
- Sources and extent of income
- Items of expenditure with details of such expenditure where the objective is not
clear from the wording of the item as expressed in the Budget
1.3 The draft annual budget of the Telecommunity for the year 2015 shall be consistent
with the requirement of the Telecommunity and is submitted herewith to the
Management Committee for its consideration and approval.
2. Income
2.1 The 37th Session of the Management Committee of the APT (MC-37) held in
November, 2013 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, recommended an increase of a unit cost of
contribution either one time increase of 13% in 2015, and no increase in 2016 and
2017; or 6% increase annually from 2015 to 2017.
On the basis of one time increase of 13%, a unit cost of contribution will be
US$10,280 in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
2.2 Therefore, the total expected contribution for the year 2015 is US$2,271,880 (221
units). In addition, the extra-budgetary contributions in cash from Bangladesh, PR
China, and India would be US$164,480(16 units). Therefore total expected regular
contribution for the year 2015 is US$2,436,360 (237 units).
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2.3 The list of expected contributions is attached as Annex 1.
2.4 The estimated interest earned by the APT from its bank deposits up to December 2015
would be about US$10,447.
2.5 The expected other income will be US$148,751
2.6 The carry forward amount from 2014 to 2015 would be US$1,780,058
2.7 Therefore, the total available funds with APT in 2015 would be US$4,375,616
2.8 The details are included in Annex 2.
3. Expenditure
3.1 Staff Expenses for the year 2015 is US$1,326,705
3.2 Administration Expenses for the year 2015 is US$189,000. It is to be noted that
Information System expense has been transferred to Administration Expenses due to
of the views expressed by the MC-37. Detail of expenditure of Information System
is given in Annex 3.
3.3 Detail breakdown of staff and administration expenses is included in Annex 2.
3.4 Work Programme Expenses for the year 2015 is US$1,044,000. The detail
breakdown of expenses of each activity is given in Annex 2.
3.5 A provision is made in the amount of US$54,588 for expected doubtful/bad debt as
expenses in the year 2015.
3.6 Sinking Fund for fixed assets: The Management Committee is requested to input
US$10,000 and approve the withdrawal of US$46,000 for replacement of official
vehicle, information system hardware, and other fixed assets during 2015.
3.7 APT Headquarters Building Support Fund: The Management Committee is requested
to approve for withdrawal of US$10,000 for repair and maintenance of the Secretariat
building during the year 2014.
3.8 Recruitment, Repatriation/Separation Fund: The Management Committee is
requested to input US$40,000 and approve for withdrawal of US$150,000 for making
provision for separation and recruitment of personnel during 2015.
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4. Summary of the Proposed Budget for the year 2015
4.1 The summary of proposed expenditure for the year 2015 is as shown below:
Staff: US$1,326,705
Administration: US$ 189,000
Work Programme: US$1,044,000
Expected Doubtful/Bad Debts: US$ 54,588
Inputs to Special Funds: US$ 50,000
Total expenditure and inputs: US$2,664,293
4.2 The limit of expenditure is proposed to the 13th Session of the General Assembly for
the year 2015 is US$2,804,240. Therefore the above mentioned proposed budget is
within the proposed limit expenditure.
4.3 At the end of the year 2015, the amount of fund balance is expected to be
US$1,711,323.
5. The Cash Flow for the year 2013-2015 is shown in Annex 4.
Annexes:
Annex 1: Statement of Contributions for the year 2015
Annex 2: Proposed Budget for the year 2015
Annex 3: Detailed breakdown expenses of Information System
Annex 4: Cash Flow for the year 2013-2015
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Annex 1
STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2015
NAME OF
ADMINISTRATIONS/
ORGANIZATIONS 10,280.00$
MEMBERS
1 Afghanistan 2.00 20,560
2 Australia 5.00 51,400
3 Bangladesh 2.00 1 30,840
4 Bhutan 1.50 15,420
5 Brunei Darussalam 2.00 20,560
6 Cambodia 0.50 5,140
7 China, PR of 10.00 5 154,200
8 Fiji 1.00 10,280
9 India * 6.00 10 164,480
10 Indonesia 2.00 20,560
11 Iran, Islamic Rep. of 2.50 25,700
12 Japan 40.00 411,200
13 Kiribati 0.50 5,140
14 Korea, DPR 0.50 5,140
15 Korea, Rep. of 20.00 205,600
16 Lao, PDR 0.50 5,140
17 Malaysia 4.00 41,120
18 Maldives 0.50 5,140
19 Marshall Islands 0.50 5,140
20 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.00 10,280
21 Mongolia 1.50 15,420
22 Myanmar 1.50 15,420
23 Nauru 0.50 5,140
24 Nepal 0.50 5,140
25 New Zealand 2.00 20,560
26 Pakistan 2.00 20,560
27 Palau 1.00 10,280
28 Papua New Guinea 1.00 10,280
29 Philippines 2.00 20,560
30 Samoa 0.50 5,140
31 Singapore 2.00 20,560
32 Solomon Islands 0.50 5,140
33 Sri Lanka 1.50 15,420
34 Thailand 4.00 41,120
35 Tonga 0.50 5,140
36 Tuvalu 0.50 5,140
37 Vanuatu 0.50 5,140
38 Vietnam 2.00 - 20,560
Total 126.00 16.00 1,459,760
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
1 Cook Islands 0.50 5,140
2 Hong Kong , China 4.00 41,120
3 Macao , China 0.50 5,140
4 Niue 0.50 5,140
Total 5.50 56,540
Number of units Total contributions
2015 (13% increase)
Regular
Extra
budgetary
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Annex 1
STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2015
NAME OF
ADMINISTRATIONS/
ORGANIZATIONS 10,280.00$
Number of units Total contributions
2015 (13% increase)
Regular
Extra
budgetary
AFFILIATE MEMBERS
AFGHANISTAN
1 Afghan Telecom Corporation 0.50 5,140
2 Etisalat Afghanistan 0.50 5,140
1 Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) 0.50 5,140
2 Boeing Defence Australia 0.50 5,140
3 Iridium Australia LLC 1.00 10,280
4 Telsoft Pty Ltd. 0.50 5,140
5 Telstra Corporation Limited 0.50 5,140
6 Vodafone Hutchison Australia 0.50 5,140
BANGLADESH
2 Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd. 0.50 5,140
3 Grameenphone Ltd. 0.50 5,140
4 Robi Axiata Ltd. 0.50 5,140
BHUTAN
1 Bhutan Telecom Ltd. 0.50 5,140
BRUNEI DARUSSARAM
1 Datastream Technology Sdn.Bhd 1.00 10,280
1
China Mobile Communications Corporation
(CMCC) 1.00 10,280
2 China Telecommunications Corporation 1.00 10,280
3 China United Network Communications Group Corporation 0.50 5,140
4
DaTang Telecommunication Technology &
Industry Holding Co.,Ltd. 0.50 5,140
5 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd. 1.00 10,280
6 ZTE Corporation 1.00 10,280
COOK ISLANDS
1 Telecom Cook Islands Limited 0.50 5,140
1 Digicel (Fiji) Limited 0.50 5,140
2 Fiji International Telecommunications Limited 0.50 5,140
1 Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co.,Ltd. 0.50 5,140
2 GSMA (Hong Kong) 1.00 10,280
3 Qualcomm International Inc. 0.50 5,140
1 Baharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) 4.00 41,120
2
Centre for Development of Telematics
(C-DOT) 0.50 5,140
4 Motorola India Pvt.Ltd. 0.50 5,140
5 Nokia Siemens Pte Ltd. (NSN India) 0.50 5,140
6 Qualcomm India Private Limited 0.50 5,140
1 PT. Indosat 1.00 10,280
2 PT. Pasifik Satelit Nusantara 0.50 5,140
INDIA
INDONESIA
AUSTRALIA
CHINA, PR OF
FIJI
HONG KONG, CHINA
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Annex 1
STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2015
NAME OF
ADMINISTRATIONS/
ORGANIZATIONS 10,280.00$
Number of units Total contributions
2015 (13% increase)
Regular
Extra
budgetary
3 PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia 1.00 10,280
4 PT.Telekomunikasi Selular (TELKOMSEL) 1.00 10,280
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
1
Irancell Telecommunication Service
Company (MTN Irancell) 1.00 10,280
2 Telecommunication Company of Iran(TCI) 1.00 10,280
1 Advanced Telecommunications Research Institure International 0.50 5,140
2 ARIB 0.50 5,140
3 BHN Assosciation 0.50 5,140
4 eAccess, Ltd 0.50 5,140
5 France Telecom Japan 0.50 5,140
6 Fujitsu Limited 1.00 10,280
7 Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. 0.50 5,140
8 Hitachi, Ltd. 1.00 10,280
9 Intel K.K. 0.50 5,140
10 Japan Radio Co.,Ltd. 0.50 5,140
11
Japan Telecommunications Engineering
and Consulting Service 0.50 5,140
12 KDDI Corporation 3.00 30,840
13 KDDI Foundation 0.50 5,140
14 Kyocera Japan 0.50 5,140
15 LAC Co.,Ltd. 0.50 5,140
16 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 1.00 10,280
17 Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. 0.50 5,140
18
National Institute of Information and
Communications Technology (NICT) 0.50 5,140
19 NEC Corporation 1.00 10,280
20
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Corporation 1.50 15,420
21 NTT DoCoMo , Inc. 2.00 20,560
22 Oki Electric Industry Co.,Ltd. 1.00 10,280
23 Panasonic Corporation 1.00 10,280
24 Qualcomm Japan 0.50 5,140
25 Sharp Corporation 1.00 10,280
26 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation 1.50 15,420
27 Softbank Mobile Corporation 0.50 5,140
28 Softbank Telecom Corporation 1.00 10,280
29 Sony Corporation 0.50 5,140
30 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 1.00 10,280
31 Telecom Engineer Center (TELEC) 0.50 5,140
32 The ITU Association of Japan, Inc. 0.50 5,140
33
The Telecommunication Technology
Committee (TTC) 0.50 5,140
34 Toshiba Corporation 1.00 10,280
35 Wireless City Planning Inc. 0.50 5,140
36 YRP R&D Promotion Committee 0.50 5,140
JAPAN
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Annex 1
STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2015
NAME OF
ADMINISTRATIONS/
ORGANIZATIONS 10,280.00$
Number of units Total contributions
2015 (13% increase)
Regular
Extra
budgetary
1
Electronics & Telecomms Research
Institute (ETRI) 0.50 5,140
2 Korea Communications Agency (KCA) 0.50 5,140
3 Korea Radio Promotion Association (RAPA) 0.50 5,140
4 KT Corporation 1.00 10,280
5 Qualcomm Korea Limited 0.50 5,140
6 Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd. 1.00 10,280
7 SK Telecom 1.00 10,280
8 Telecommunications Technolog Association (TTA) 0.50 5,140
1 Companhai de Telecommunicacoes de Macau 0.50 5,140
2 SmarTone Mobile Communications Ltd. 0.50 5,140
1 Alcatel-Lucent Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. 0.50 5,140
2 Allied Digital Infonet Berhad 0.50 5,140
3 Altel Communications Sdn Bhd 0.50 5,140
4 Axiata Group Berhad 0.50 5,140
5 Celcom Axiata Berhad 0.50 5,140
6 DiGi Telecommunications Sdn.Bhd. 0.50 5,140
7 Green Packet Bhd 0.50 5,140
8 Malaysian Technical Standards Forum Bhd 0.50 5,140
9 Maxis Mobile Sdn.Bhd 0.50 5,140
10 Measat Broadcast Network System 1.00 10,280
11 Measat Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd 0.50 5,140
12 MIMOS Berhad 0.50 5,140
13 Telekom Malaysia Berhad 0.50 5,140
14 Time dotCom Bhd 0.50 5,140
15 U Mobile Sdn Bhd 0.50 5,140
16 YTL Communications Sdn Bhd 0.50 5,140
1 Dhivehi Raajjeyge Gulhun Private Ltd. 1.00 10,280
2 Wataniya Telecom Madives 0.50 5,140
1
Information Communication Network State Owned
Company of Mongolia (ICNC Mongolia) 0.50 5,140
2 MobiCom Corporation 0.50 5,140
3 Mongolia Telecom 0.50 5,140
NEPAL
1
E-Networking Research and Development
(ENRD) 0.50 5,140
2 Nepal Telecom Company Ltd. 0.50 5,140
NEW ZEALAND
1 Added Value Applications Limited 0.50 5,140
2 Telecom New Zealand Ltd. 0.50 5,140
-
1 National Telecommunication Corporation 1.00 10,280
2 Telenor Pakistan Pvt Ltd. 0.50 5,140
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
MACAO, CHINA
MALAYSIA
MONGOLIA
PAKISTAN
MALDIVES
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STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2015
NAME OF
ADMINISTRATIONS/
ORGANIZATIONS 10,280.00$
Number of units Total contributions
2015 (13% increase)
Regular
Extra
budgetary
1 Telikom PNG Limited (Telikom) 1.00 10,280
1 Globe Telecom 0.50 5,140
2 Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company 0.50 5,140
1 Internet Society Asia Limited 0.50 5,140
2 O3b (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 0.50 5,140
3 SES World Skies 0.50 5,140
4
Societe Internationale de
Telecommunications Aeronautiques (SITA)0.50 5,140
5 Thuraya Telecommunications Company 0.50 5,140
SOLOMON ISLANDS
1 Solomon Telekon Company Limited 0.50 5,140
1 Sri Lanka Telecom Limited 0.50 5,140
1 AIN GlobalCom Company Limited 0.50 5,140
2 CAT Telecom Public Company Limited 0.50 5,140
3 Ericsson (Thailand) Ltd. 0.50 5,140
4 Intel Microelectronics (Thailand) Ltd. 0.50 5,140
5 Thaicom Public Company Limited 0.50 5,140
6 TOT Public Company Limited 1.00 10,280
7 Tripple T Broadband Pcl. 0.50 5,140
8 True Move Company Limited 0.50 5,140
9 TT&T Public Company Limited 0.50 5,140
TONGA
1 Tonga Communications Corporation 0.50 5,140
VIETNAM
1 Ericsson Vietnam Company Limited 0.50 5,140
TOTAL 89.50 - 920,060.00
GRAND TOTAL 221.00 16.00 2,436,360
TOTAL IN UNITS 237.00
*Extra-Budgetary Contribution of 10 units by India is subject to approval by Government
THAILAND
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PHILIPPINES
SINGAPORE
SRI LANKA
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Proposed Budget for the year 2015
Income
Contributions 2,436,360
Interest Earned 10,447
Other income 148,751
Totol Income 2,595,558
Expenditure
A. Staff
A.1 Management Staff
Salaries 340,740
Post adjustment 153,674
Dependency allowance 5,858
PF.15.8% 116,280
Medical Subsidy 267
Medical Check up 500
Education Grant Expenses 15,497
Education Travel -
Home Leave -
Family Visit Expenses -
Total Management Staff Expenses 632,816
A.2 General Service Staff
Salaries 557,326
Dependency allowance 11,301
PF.15.8% 103,283
Medical Subsidy 5,879
Medical Check up 1,100
Overtime 5,000
Total General Service Staff expenses 683,889
Training for APT Secretariat Personnel 5,000
Staff Performace Appraisal Reward 5,000
Total Staff Expenses 1,326,705
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Proposed Budget for the year 2015
B. Administration
Bank charge 3,000
Cleaning services 13,000
Electricity 19,000
Social Functions 4,000
Gardening 6,500
Office supplies 6,500
Postage 2,000
Property Insurance Premium 1,000
Publications 1,000
Repair & Maintenance 6,000
Security guard 15,000
Telephone & fax 8,000
Transportation 3,000
Vehicle Insurance Premium 5,000
Water supplies 3,000
Miscellaneous 3,000
Auditor fees 13,000
Legal advisor fees 3,000
Information System 69,000
Promotional Activities 5,000
Total Administration Expenses 189,000
C. Work Programme Expenses
1.00 Policy & Regulation
1.1.1 15th APT Policy & Regulatory Forum (PRF-15) 55,500
1.2.1 8 th Policy and Regulation Forum for Pacific (PRFP-8) 33,100
1.3.1 16th South Asian Telecommunications Regulators' Council Meeting (SATRC-16) 22,800
2.00 ICT Development
2.1.1 12th Asia-Pacific Telecommunication and ICT Development Forum (ADF-12) 42,800
3.00 Disaster Management
3.1.1 6 th APT Workshop on Disaster Mangament/Communications (WDMC-6) 43,800
4.00 Cyber-security
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Proposed Budget for the year 2015
4.1.1 6th APT Cybersecurity Forum (CSF-6) 43,800
5.00 Radiocommunication
5.1.1 18th APT Wireless Group (AWG-18) 40,900
5.1.2 19th APT Wireless Group (AWG-19) 53,500
6.00 Standardization
6.1.1 25rd APT Standardization Program Forum (ASTAP-25) 50,500
6.1.2 26 th APT Standardization Program Forum (ASTAP-26) 45,500
6.1.3 Conformance & Interoperability Event (C&I) 15,000
7.00 Capacity Building
7.1.1 Training 280,000
7.2.1 Study Visits 20,000
7.3.1 Expert Missions 30,000
8.00 Regional Cooperation for ICT Development
8.1.1 4 th Meeting of APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC-15 (APG2015-4) 84,900
8.1.2 5 th Meeting of APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC-15 (APG2015-5) 52,100
8.2.1 1st Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for WTSA-16 (WTSA16-1) 11,000
8.2.2
2nd Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for WTSA-16
(WTSA 16-2) 45,800
8.3.1 Joint Events with other partners Organizations -
8.4.1 Secretariat participation in International/Regional /Sub-regional meetings 30,000
9.00 Events of APT Organs
9.1.1 39th Session of the Management Committee (MC-39) 25,000
9.1.2 Seminar on Progress in APT (SPA-15) 13,000
9.1.3 1st Meeting of Working Group of MC on APT Legal Instruments (WGMC-1) 5,000
1,044,000
Bad Debt /Doubtful Debt expenses 54,588
Grand total expenses 2,614,293
Input towards Sinking Fund for fixed assets 10,000
Input towards Headquarters Building Support Fund -
Input towards Recruitment and Repatriation/Separation Fund 40,000
Total Input towards Special Funds 50,000
Grand Total Expenses and Input towards Special Funds 2,664,293
Total of Work Programme Activities
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Proposed Information System Budget for 2015
Estimated Breakdown Expenses
Item Estimated
Expenses in US$
1 Internet Access Charges including network circuit charges 40,000
2 Network and Network Equipments Maintenance Fees 10,000
3 Virus Software Annual License Fee (Servers & PCs) 2,000
4 Website Maintenance Fees 7,500
5 Improvement of Website 5,000
6 Purchase of additional Software Licenses 3,500
7 Purchase of Computer Peripherals & Miscellaneous Expenses 1,000
Total Expenses 69,000
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Cash Flow for the year 2013 - 2015
Actual
Expenses2013
Estimated
Expenses2014
Proposed
Budget 2015
Unit Cost of Contribution 9,098 9,098 10,280
Percentage of the increase in unit cost: 0% 0% 13%
Balance at the beginning of the year 1,931,758 1,985,434 1,780,058
Income
Contributions 2,310,892 2,219,912 2,436,360
Interest Earned 14,119 11,154 10,447
Other income 172,150 160,000 148,751
Total income 2,497,161 2,391,066 2,595,558
Grand Total 4,428,919 4,376,500 4,375,616
Expenditure
Staff 1,297,298 1,200,042 1,326,705
Administration 100,926 110,000 189,000
Work Programme 923,981 1,181,812 1,044,000
Bad Debt & Doubtful Debt 71,280 54,588 54,588
Total Expenditure 2,393,485 2,546,442 2,614,293
Input towards Sinking Fund for Fixed Assets 10,000 10,000 10,000
Input towards APT Building Support Fund - - -
Input towards Recruitment & Repatriation/Seperation Grant Fund 40,000 40,000 40,000
Total Input towards Special Funds 50,000 50,000 50,000
Grand Total Expenses and Input towards Special Funds 2,443,485 2,596,442 2,664,293
Balance at the end of year (1) 1,985,434 1,780,058 1,711,323
Special Funds
Sinking Fund for Fixed Assets
Balance at the beginning of the year 72,429 68,657 76,893
Additions 10,000 10,000 10,000
Interest earned during the year 228 236 261
Withdrawals (14,000) (2,000) (46,000) 68,657 76,893 41,154
APT Headquarters'Building Support Fund
Balance at the beginning of the year 184,069 181,807 172,352
Additions - - -
Interest earned during the year 561 545 517
Withdrawals (2,823) (10,000) (10,000) 181,807 172,352 162,869
Recruitment and Repatriation/Separation Grant Fund
Balance at the beginning of the year 206,030 241,040 249,813
Additions 40,000 40,000 40,000
Interest earned during the year 729 843 869
Withdrawals (5,719) (32,070) (150,000) 241,040 249,813 140,682
Total Balance of Special Funds at end of the year (2) 491,504 499,058 344,705
Balance at the end of the year as shown in the Auditor's Report (1)+(2) 2,476,938 2,279,116 2,056,028
(fund from operating & savings fund)