by: R. B. KUMARAPATHIRANA Director, Proj. Development Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)

APT ICT Initiatives in the Asia-Pacific Region

Interagency Coordination Meeting on ICT Interagency Coordination Meeting on ICT10 October 200210 October 2002

by: R. B. KUMARAPATHIRANADirector, Proj. Development Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)e-mail: [email protected]

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ICT Initiatives by APTICT Initiatives by APT

Improving Information & Communication Infrastructure

HRD and Enhancement of ICT Capacity

Regional and Global ICT Co-operation

ICT Policy & Regulatory Frameworks

Development of ICT Access

Information Sharing

Asia-Pacific Summit on the Information Society

APT Meetings Workshops and APT Meetings Workshops and SeminarsSeminars

Meeting on Bridging the Digital Divide

Regional Seminar on E- Commerce

Seminar on Digital Opportunity for all: ICT& the Fight Against Poverty

Meetings/Workshops on ICT

APT Meetings Workshops and APT Meetings Workshops and SeminarsSeminars

Workshop on Networking Strategy for Regional Internet Traffic Routing

Asia Pacific Forum on Telecommunication Policy and Regulation

Continuation…

Preparatory meetings for Global events

Regional Seminar onRegional Seminar on E-Commerce E-Commerce

When: December 11-14, 2001Where: Bangalore India Results:1. Set up a voluntary group of legal experts on Cyber laws2. Draw guidelines, good practices, information security and web certification program3. Enhance ICT infrastructure, network and access facilities in rural

areas.4. Encourage the establishment of an E-Commerce Council at local

government level from various stakeholders5. Evolve a common framework for e-Commerce readiness in multi-

sectoral development index.

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Meeting on Bridging the Digital Divide When: Feb. 11-14, 2002Where: New Delhi, India Results:1. The meeting discussed the approaches of bringing the digital divide which include

affordable Internet access, best practices, partnerships and multimedia2. Developed common APT Proposals for WTDC-02 such as: - HRD and Enhancement of ICT Literacy - Bridging the digital divide - Migrating Strategies to Next Generation Networks - Info-security - Positive use of Internet - Committee on Strategic Plan for WTDC - Regulatory Initiatives - International Internet Connection and Charging


Seminar on Digital Opportunity for all: ICT&

the Fight Against Poverty When: 29 July to August 1, 2002Where: Chiang Rai, Thailand Results:1. The possibility of the establishment of an A-P Institute of

Information Technology for Poverty Reduction (APIITPR) 2. Enhancement of the use ICT for poverty reduction that

encompass the support at all levels.3. Promote establishment of MCTs in rural areas4. Promotion of regional initiatives on ICT and sustainable

development in keeping with the goals of the Millennium Declaration and the World Summit on Sustainable Development


The Pacific Regional Meeting on ICT

When: 15 & 18 April 2002, Suva Fiji Island

Where: Suva, Fiji

The meeting discussed the following key issues among other things:

· Country experiences and Status of ICT development;

· ICTs to promote services in rural areas;

· Internet applications;

· Implementation of Tokyo Action Planer;

· WSIS Preparations;

· Future Plans for development of ICTs in Pacific.


Workshops on Networking Strategy for Regional Workshops on Networking Strategy for Regional Internet Traffic RoutingInternet Traffic Routing

When: 9 - 11 May 2002 Where: Koror, Palau Recommendations:APT members to:

• Enhance their effective internet bandwidth, • Reduce costs and access time• Reduce reliance on external international links• Hold a high level meeting on Internet hub location

strategy


Asia Pacific Forum on Telecommunication Policy and Asia Pacific Forum on Telecommunication Policy and RegulationRegulation

When: 6 to 18 May, 2002Where: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaResults:• Increase information sharing of regulatory development and experiences among members in

the region;• Increase utilization of on-line consultation, electronic discussion board, websites including

utilizing the APT website and APT e-mail reflector system.• Set up a Consultative group on Regulation (COR); to provide a voluntary resource for

consultation on regulatory issues covering

– Convergence;– Domain Name System;– Internet Charging Arrangements;– Consumer Protection;

• Organize an annual Forum on Policy and Regulation to discuss the topics and issues of current interest;• Publish a Regulatory Compendium annually.


AIIS Programmes

Technical Assistance on AIIS Projects, ICT Capacity

Building, Training and Study Visits

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ICT Compendium and other publications

AIIS Meeting

(Asia-Pacific Initiatives for the Information Society)

AIIS MEETINGAIIS MEETING

When: August 5 – 9, 2002Where: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam Results:

1. The meeting discussed the status of the implementation of Tokyo Declaration and Action Plan and other specific actions in the region in bridging the digital divide.

2. Discussed initiatives by members on ICT, approval of AIIS Projects and other future activities.

3. Discussed the promotion, development and implementation of the ICT infrastructure in the APT member countries and ICT industry in the region


ICT Collaboration and Partnerships

APT Members Private Sector

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UN, International and Regional Organizations

NGO/NGI CIVIL SOCIETIES INDUSTRY

1. Interactive Medical Curriculum Pilot Project (Australia)

2. Pilot Project on Distance Learning & Remote Library Access (India)

3. Integrated Next Generation Electronic Commerce Environment Project

(Japan)

4. Distance Training via Internet (DTvI) (Japan)

5. Pilot Project for Telework Enhancement (Japan)

6. Asian Internet Interconnection Initiative Project (Japan)

7. AP II Technology Center Project (Japan)

8. Post Partners Project (Japan)

9. The Collaborative-research project on Multimedia Human Resource

Development System Network Technologies (Japan)

10.Virtual Post Office on the Net (Rep. of Korea)

11.Electronic Culture Center (Rep.of Korea)

12.The Tele-Vocational Education (Rep.of Korea)

13.The Study of Experimental Development of Community

Communications Centers in Rural Areas of Thailand (Thailand)

List of Pilot Projects

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14. Telemedicine Pilot Project (ITU)

15. Feasibility Study of a Regional Digital Security Authority

(Hong Kong,China)

16. Broadband Interactive Distance Learning (Hong Kong, China)

17. Asia-Pacific Academic and Research Network (Hong Kong,

China)

18. Pilot Study on Regional Electronic Commerce (Hong Kong,

China)

19. Health Electronic Service Delivery (HESD) (Hong Kong, China)

20. Tele-education (Iran)

21. Advanced Satellite Test-bed Project (Japan)

22. Virtual Mall and Commerce Services (Malaysia)

23.Internetworking of test-bed Environment for Malaysia

Multimedia Applications and Networking (TEMAN) with AII

test-beds (Malaysia)

24.Governmental Electronic Messaging (GEM) (Philippines)


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25. ATM-test bed (Philippines)

26. Community Tele-service Center (CTC) (Mongolia)

27. Videoconferencing (Thailand)

28. The Study of Electronic Commerce for SME's in Thailand (Thailand)

29. TechLink - An On-Line Information Network for New Technologies and

Innovation (Hong Kong, China)

30. Lao Internet Infrastructure Development Project (Lao, PDR)

31. Government Computer Network Standardization and Security (Maldives)

32. Community Tele-Centre Pilot Project (Maldives)

33. For Provision of Telecommunications Facilities to Network the Sugar Mills

with the Cane Growers in Rural Areas (India)

34. Establishment of a Multi-Purpose Community Tele-Service Centre

for Rural Thailand (Thailand)

35. Thailand’s E-Tourism Master Framework (Thailand)


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Forthcoming APT Forthcoming APT Activities Activities


Seminar on e-Government (2003)

Support to regional preparatory meeting on WSIS (January 13-17, 2003, Tokyo, Japan)

APT ICT-HRD Program on Exchange of Engineers and Researchers (2002/2003)

Training Courses, Study Visits, Workshops,Expert Missions on ICT (2002/2003)

4 Research Projects (Completed)

1. Dissemination of Advanced Mobile Communications Technologies in Asian Countries

2. Selection of Appropriate technology in Access Network Planning Using Geographic Information System

3. Survey on Research and Development of Machine Translation in Asian countries

4. Thai Speech Recognition within the SPREC framework

7 Projects (On Going)

1. Experiment in Rural Areas using Wireless System

2. Research & Development of Japanese – Chinese Bi-Direction Machine Translation

3. Development and Implementation of an Integrated Voice and Web Based Public Service System for Rural Community in Indonesia, an e-Government Pilot Project

4. QoS in Multimedia NETWORK Architecture

5. Next Generation Telecommunication Terminal

6. Implementation of Supply Chain Management using Information Technology For Agricultural Product Distribution in Indonesia

7. Mobile Communication Technology for Medical Care and Triage (Project MCT for MCT)


Forthcoming APT Forthcoming APT Activities Activities

Regional Pilot Projects on e-government, schoolnet and rural Internet Access)

Country Projects on ICT and MCTs

AIIS Compendium

ICT Partnership Program

Interagency Cooperation

Future Cooperation on ICTFuture Cooperation on ICT

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CIVIL SOCIETY

World Summit on Information Society

Information Sharing Mechanism

Strengthening Partnership and Collaboration

Establishment of ICT Working Group

ICT Secretariat through Interagency Cooperation

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