E-ASEAN Initiative & Regional ICT Strategies by Pichet Durongkaveroj, Ph.D. Chairman, e-ASEAN Working Group Joint UNCTAD-UNESCAP Asia-Pacific Regional.

- e ASEAN Initiative & Regi onal ICT Strategies

by Pichet Durongkaveroj, Ph.D. - Chairman, e ASEAN Working Group

Joint UNCTAD-UNESCAP Asia-Pacific Regional Conference

“e-Commerce Strategies for Development” 20 2002November , Bangkok

Coverage

ASEAN ICT Fact Sheet - e ASEAN Readiness Assessment2001 - e ASEAN Work Programs Cooperations with Dialogue Partners an

d International Agencies Cooperation Mechanism

ASEAN ICT Fact Sheet

ASEAN ICT Fact Sheet

Country Population % of Teledensity(Fixed/ Mobile)

% of PCsDensity

% ofInternetPenetration

Brunei 328,000 40.2/38.4 61.0 11

Cambodia 12.2 M 0.25/2.6 0.1 0.05

Indonesia 210.5 M 3.1/1.7 1.0 1

Lao PDR 5.2 M 1.2/0.28 0.2 0.08

Malaysia 23.2 M 20.2/23.9 9.5 14

2002Source: Factbook on the Telecom and IT Industry in Asia, January , IDA, Sinnnnnnn

ASEAN ICT Fact Sheet (cont’d)

Country Population % ofTeledensity(Fixed/ Mobile)

% of PCDensity

% ofInternetPenetration

Myanmar 48.1 M 0.55/0.06 0.1 0.002

Philippines 76.5 M 9.15/11.2 1.2 6

Singapore 4 M 48.5/74.5 47.5 44

Thailand 61.8 M 8.9/5.85 2.4 4

Vietnam 77.8 M 2.57/2.23 0.9 0.12

2002Source: Factbook on the Telecom and IT Industry in Asia, January , IDA, Singapnnn

- e ASEAN Readiness Assessment2001

- e ASEAN Work Programs

e-ASEAN Framework Agreement

e-ASEAN Framework Agreement signed by ASEAN Leaders at the 4th ASEAN Informal Summit in Singapore in November 2000

Main objectives:• Enhance the competitiveness of ICT

sector in ASEAN• Bridge the digital divide within and

among member countries

e-ASEAN Framework Agreement (cont’d)

Five Flagships:• Establishment of ASEAN Information

Infrastructure (AII)• Growth of electronic commerce• Liberalisation and facilitation of trade

and investments in ICT products and services

• Capacity building and e-Society • e-Government

ECONOMY

SOCIETY

GOVERNMENT

POLICY

PILOT

PROJECTS

e-Spacee-Space

Scope of Coverage

AII

Shepherd: Philippines Co-Shepherd: Singapore Areas of coverage:

• Enhanced intra-ASEAN connectivity- Developing / harmonising standards for

interconnectivity and interoperability of National Information Infrastructures

- Facilitating the setting up of national and regional Internet exchanges and Internet gateways

- Develop Convergence Principles- Help the Least-connected

e-Commerce

Shepherd: Singapore Co-Shepherd: Malaysia, Brunei Areas of coverage:

• e-Commerce Legal Framework- e-Commerce legislation on electronic

transactions and electronic signatures

• Consumer Protection- Online alternative dispute resolution- Privacy and personal data protection

e-Commerce (cont’d)

Areas of coverage (cont’d):• Regional Electronic Payments System• Intellectual Property Rights• Cybercrime legislation and prevention• Developing authentication and security

policies- Mutual recognition of digital signature

framework- Security policy

• Taxation Issues

Trade Liberalization &Facilitation for ICT Goods, Services and Investments Shepherd: Indonesia Co-Shepherd: Singapore Areas of coverage:

• Liberalisation of ICT Products, Services and Investments

• MRA on ICT products and services- Implementation of MRA on telecom equipment- Alignment of national standards to international standards- MRA of qualification standards

• Harmonisation of tariff nomenclature and customs valuation for ICT products

• Monitoring APEC and WTO discussions and developing recommendations for ASEAN

Capacity Building and e-Society

Shepherd: Thailand Co-Shepherd: CLMV countries Areas of coverage:

• SME training and education• Regional human resource development

programme- Schools- Communities- Workplace

• Developing common ICT professional standards• Developing community-based e-centres

e-Government

Shepherd : Malaysia Co-Shepherd : Singapore, Brunei Areas of coverage:

• Facilitating inter-government cooperation and freer flow of goods, information and people- Customs modernisation and trade links- e-passport/visa- Smart cards

Some Work Program Updates

Progress of key on-going projects• Over 30 Endorsed Pilot Projects • ARIX/ISP Forum • e-Commerce Legal Framework• IT Skill & Certification• e-ASEAN Technical Architecture• SchoolNet and e-Learning• e-Visa• e-ASEAN PKI Forum• e-Measurement & e-Readiness

e-ASEAN Dynamism

Priority Area Focus Cooperate with Partners Re-alignment within ASEAN to

Telecommunications Sector led by TELMIN/TELSOM

Enhance Private Sector Involvement

-Restructure e ASEAN

Rationales:• Convergence • Clear authority & right ICT agency

representative - Cross-cutting & Functional approach - Better coordination- Less duplication

• Funding • Closer private sector involvement

Cooperation with Dialogue Partners & International Agencies


CHINA JAPAN KOREA + 3 India CER (Australia + Ne

w Zealand)

ASIA PKI Forum UNESCAP APT

China• ASEAN-China ICT Seminars• - Draft MoU on Mid and Long Term Cooperation i

n ICT Sector• ICT Workshop series

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Japan• Cooperation on Establishing ICT Legal Framework in

CLMV- consider expanding the scope to consumer protection,

data protection, security, cybercrime, and IPR, etc.

• ASIA Open Source Software Community- workshop proposed to exchange information- start with virtual rather than physical community- extend to + 3 platform

• TEDI- pilot project with Malaysia

• Collaboration on eb-XML- ASEAN to nominate a formal rep. to the ASIA eb-XML

Committee Meeting


Korea• Special Project for Bridging the Digital

Divide in East Asia- Guiding Principles

• Policy Implementation• Information Infrastructure & IT Development• Human Resource Development• Content Development• R&D Cooperation• Sharing of Best Practices• Low cost IT access• Build Trust & Confidence in ICT• International Cooperation• Promotion of Private Sector Investment


+ 3 • Some projects under +1 cooperations are

extended to + 3 platform- Asia Open Source Software Community- TEDI- Special Project for Bridging the Digital Divide in East Asia

• Existing projects discussed- Asia e-Learning Network- ASEAN + 3 SME Network

• New projects proposed- ASIA e-Commerce Incubator- ASEAN e-Measurement


INDIA • Information exchange with

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)• Possible areas of cooperation:

- HRD ICT training: how to upgrade ASEAN ICT skills

- Software development- Digital Divide model e.g. simputer- e-Governance showcase and best practice- CMM and other IT skills certifications- Sharing expertise & technology transfer


CER (Australia & New Zealand) Possible areas of cooperation• AADCP on Cyber Laws• Virtual Colombo Plan• Trade Facilitation• e-Commerce


ASIA PKI Forum• Close collaboration between ASIA PKI Forum

- and e ASEAN PKI Forum• Consultation on key issues/standards/intero

perability• Capacity Building• Identify and collaborate on key/common ap

plications


UN ESCAP• Preliminary Discussion on Areas of

Interest• Impact of Globalization• Emerging Social Issues• Poverty reduction


Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT)• Potential cooperation

- Workshop on ICT policy development in some ASEAN countries

Cooperation Mechanism


Mutual benefits Enhancing competitiveness of the

Region Bridging the Digital Divide both within a

nd among member countries


Innovate for more varieties of project types/characteristics• T raining and seminar as the first step of

sharing information & experience• Cooperation on both technical & non-

technical, policy & operation• O - utcome oriented via sharing of best

practices, public & private stakeholders networking, joint research, etc.

• Involve Private Sector Participation• Monitor & Evaluate Progress

Thank You

E-ASEAN Initiative & Regional ICT Strategies by Pichet Durongkaveroj, Ph.D. Chairman, e-ASEAN Working Group Joint UNCTAD-UNESCAP Asia-Pacific Regional.

Documents

asean slide

singapore slide

asean ict fact sheet

bangkok slide

connected slide

esociety egovernment

asean leaders

easean readiness assessment