eASEAN Initiative

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e-ASEAN Initiative Regional ICT
Strategies

• by Pichet Durongkaveroj, Ph.D.
• Chairman, e-ASEAN Working Group
• Joint UNCTAD-UNESCAP
• Asia-Pacific Regional Conferencee-Commerce
  Strategies for Development
• 20 November 2002, Bangkok

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Coverage

• ASEAN ICT Fact Sheet
• e-ASEAN Readiness Assessment 2001
• e-ASEAN Work Programs
• Cooperations with Dialogue Partners and
  International Agencies
• Cooperation Mechanism

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ASEAN ICT Fact Sheet
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ASEAN ICT Fact Sheet
Source Factbook on the Telecom and IT Industry
in Asia, January 2002, IDA, Singapore
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ASEAN ICT Fact Sheet (contd)
Source Factbook on the Telecom and IT Industry
in Asia, January 2002, IDA, Singapore
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e-ASEAN Readiness Assessment 2001
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e-ASEAN Work Programs
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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

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e-ASEAN Framework Agreement (contd)

• 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

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Scope of Coverage
e-Space
ECONOMY
PILOT PROJECTS
POLICY
SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
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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

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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

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e-Commerce (contd)

• Areas of coverage (contd)
• 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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e-ASEAN Dynamism

• Priority Area Focus
• Cooperate with Partners
• Re-alignment within ASEAN to Telecommunications
  Sector led by TELMIN/TELSOM
• Enhance Private Sector Involvement

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Restructure e-ASEAN

• Rationales
• Convergence
• Clear authority right ICT agency representative
  
• Cross-cutting Functional approach
• Better coordination
• Less duplication
• Funding
• Closer private sector involvement

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Cooperation with Dialogue Partners
International Agencies
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Cooperation with Dialogue Partners
International Agencies

• CHINA
• JAPAN
• KOREA
• 3
• India
• CER (Australia New Zealand)

• ASIA PKI Forum
• UNESCAP
• APT

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Cooperation with Dialogue Partners
International Agencies

• China
• ASEAN-China ICT Seminars
• Draft MoU on Mid and Long-Term Cooperation in ICT
  Sector
• ICT Workshop series
• Telecom Network Management
• Wireless Internet and 3G Mobile Communications
• Information Communication Management and
  Technology Training Course
• New Technologies of Optical Network Internet
• Access Network Training

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Cooperation with Dialogue Partners
International Agencies

• 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

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Cooperation with Dialogue Partners
International Agencies

• Korea
• Special Project for Bridging the Digital Divide
  in East Asia
• Guiding Principles
• Policy Implementation
• Information Infrastructure IT Development
• Human Resource Development
• Content Development
• RD Cooperation
• Sharing of Best Practices
• Low cost IT access
• Build Trust Confidence in ICT
• International Cooperation
• Promotion of Private Sector Investment

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Cooperation with Dialogue Partners
International Agencies

• 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

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Cooperation with Dialogue Partners
International Agencies

• 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

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Cooperation with Dialogue Partners
International Agencies

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

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Cooperation with Dialogue Partners
International Agencies

• ASIA PKI Forum
• Close collaboration between ASIA PKI Forum and
  e-ASEAN PKI Forum
• Consultation on key issues/standards/interoperabil
  ity
• Capacity Building
• Identify and collaborate on key/common
  applications

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Cooperation with Dialogue Partners
International Agencies

• UN ESCAP
• Preliminary Discussion on Areas of Interest
• Impact of Globalization
• Emerging Social Issues
• Poverty reduction

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Cooperation with Dialogue Partners
International Agencies

• Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
• Potential cooperation
• Workshop on ICT policy development in some ASEAN
  countries

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Cooperation Mechanism
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Cooperation Mechanism

• Mutual benefits
• Enhancing competitiveness of the Region
• Bridging the Digital Divide both within and among
  member countries

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Cooperation Mechanism

• Innovate for more varieties of project
  types/characteristics
• Training and seminar as the first step of sharing
  information experience
• Cooperation on both technical non-technical,
  policy operation
• Outcome-oriented via sharing of best practices,
  public private stakeholders networking, joint
  research, etc.
• Involve Private Sector Participation
• Monitor Evaluate Progress

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Thank You