The ICPC Holds Successful 2024 Plenary in Singapore
16 Mayo 2024 - 10:49AM
Business Wire
The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC), the world’s
leading organisation promoting submarine cable protection and
resilience, recently held its annual Plenary session in Singapore
with over 200 delegates from around the world under the theme
‘ensuring a connected future.’ A cornerstone event for the
organisation, the ICPC Plenary attracted global attendance and
provided valuable opportunities to exchange ideas on the planning,
installation, operation, protection, and maintenance of cables, as
well as recovery and recycling of out of service cables. The
well-attended event provided an opportunity to learn from
colleagues facing similar challenges, and to get up to date with
environmental and legal aspects of submarine cables via
presentations, round tables, keynote interviews, exhibits and
networking opportunities.
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Delegates at the 2024 ICPC Plenary held
in Singapore from 30th April to 2nd May 2024. (Photo: Business
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Keynote speaker Ambassador Rena Lee, President of the United
Nations Intergovernmental Conference for the BBNJ negotiations, CEO
of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore and one of Time
Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024, discussed the
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) treaty and its
progress.
Guest speaker Ms Aileen Chia, Director-General, Telecoms and
Post, at IMDA Singapore, provided insights into how Singapore is
actively advancing their digital connectivity blueprint, which
includes data centers and the networks that interconnect them,
overland and undersea.
This year’s Plenary included a one-day law of the sea workshop
jointly organised by the ICPC and the Centre for International Law
of the National University of Singapore with support from Infocomm
Media Development Authority (IMDA) Singapore and the Australian
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The goal of the
workshop was to discuss prospects for collaboration between
governments and industry on the laying, repair, protection, and
security of submarine cables. The workshop brought together
representatives from the submarine cable industry, academia, and
more than 50 government delegates from ASEAN countries, to consider
how these challenges can be addressed under existing international
law (or its absence) through increased collaboration between the
cable industry and governments.
At the conclusion of the Plenary, it was also announced the 2025
annual event will be held in Montréal, Québec, Canada. For further
details about the 2024 ICPC Plenary, read all the highlights here:
https://iscpc.org/events/2024-plenary-meeting/.
About the ICPC: To promote
submarine cable protection and resilience, the ICPC works with its
members, governments, international organisations, other marine
industries, and the scientific community to: mitigate risks of
natural and human damage to cables; develop recommendations and
best practices for industry and governments throughout the cable
project life cycle; promote scientific research addressing how
cables exist in the marine environment; and promote the rule of law
for the oceans. The ICPC has more than 215 member organisations
from 70 countries who build, operate, and maintain submarine
telecommunications and power cable infrastructure. To learn more
about the ICPC, visit: www.iscpc.org or send an e-mail to
secretariat@iscpc.org.
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ICPC Contact: Ryan Wopschall ICPC General Manager
general.manager@iscpc.org