Issues

1
Issues

• Current ICT projects.
• Brief description of the projects.
• Constraints
• Role played by the Government donor community
• Key achievements

2
Current ICT projects

• Ministry of Transport and Communications ICT
  project
• Internet Network for the reconstruction of East
  Timor
• Automated System for Customs Data Administration.
  (ASYCUDA) project.

3
Internet Network for the Reconstruction of East
Timor

• Started in February 2000 aims to provide ISP
  services to development communities and the
  government of East Timor.
• Plays the role of ISP to the government through
  Ministry of Transport Communication.
• Provides internet email services to various UN
  agencies at the UN house.
• Supports over 40 of the registered NGOs (both
  national international) with Internet and
  email services.
• Runs an ICT training center at the national
  university of East Timor. A total of 500 students
  have been trained on basic ICT skills since its
  instigation.

4
Ministry of Transport Communications ICT
Project.

• Initiated in June 2002, this project took over
  from where UNMISET left and is more focused on
  establishing an e-government.
• Controls the usage of Internet email services
  within the government.
• Maintains various government LANs WAN
• Maintains the government website
• Implementation of a customized Management
  Information Systems for various ministries.
• Help desk and workshop services

5
Constraints

• Lack of trained local personnel on ICT
• Poor ICT infrastructure - telephone lines
  concentrated in the capital, government
• LAN still concentrated in the capital.
• Lack of information hubs
• Lack of a second gateway
• Insufficient ICT support
• Lack of Investments in ICT
• No policy paper on ICT

6
Government donors involvement

• Government
• Purchase of ICT equipment.
• Future creation of Data Centers
• Donor communities
• Funding ICT personnel within the government.
• Funding Comprehensive ICT training for national
  staff

7
Key Achievements

• Connectivity within the capital despite poor
  infrastructure.
• Availability of Internet email services for the
  government
• Accessibility of Internet email services to the
  NGOs international organizations at affordable
  rates.
• Establishment of a training center at the
  university .
• Creation of an online database system at the
  customs boarder control (ASYCUDA)