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CooperationCooperation

Digital Opportunity Forum 2006

Chankrisna KithDeputy Director

Policy and Strategy31 August 2006

National ICT Development Authority

ContentsContents

I.I. Country Background Country Background II.II. Current ICT StatusCurrent ICT StatusIII.III. On On NiDANiDAIV.IV. Cambodia/Korea CooperationCambodia/Korea Cooperation

-- in Public Sectorin Public Sector-- in Private Sectorin Private Sector

V.V. ConclusionConclusion


Where is Cambodia?

Capital City Phnom Penh

Land Area 181,035 sq.km Population 13,607,069 Million (July 2005 est. )

Official Language Khmer but English, French and Chinese are also used in Business and works

Currency Riel (US$1 = 4000 Riels)

Climate Tropical; rainy, monsoon season; dry season; little seasonal temperature variation

Literacy rate (15-24yrs) 83.5% (estimate 2006)

Religions Buddhism 95 percent

Major Economic sectors Textiles/Garment, tourism, and agricultural-based industry

Major Industries Textiles and Garments, Beverage, Food Processing, Wood Processing

Head of State His Majesty Samdech Preah Baromneath NorodomSihamoni

Head of Government Prime Minister, His Excellency Samdech Hun Sen


Agricultural countryMajor economic sectors are textile, tourism, agricultural-based products and construction. Major exports are garments/textile products, agriculture productsGDP average growth rate is about 7% per annumEconomic growth in 2005 is estimated 9.7% Total value of investment in Cambodia in 2005 is 1,048 millions US dollars comparing with only 216 millions US dollars in 2004Special Economic Zones being developed in the bordersOffshore oil and natural gas

EconomyEconomy


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Mobile Operators: 4 CompaniesMobitel (012), Camshin (011), SAMART (016), CAMTel(018)Almost 100% coverage area in CambodiaGSM, GPRS, W-CDMA 384Kbps and CDMA 1xTotal subscribers 900,000 (about 96% of the number of telephone sets in the country)Mobile phone per 100 inhabitants 5.95%

Fixed Line phone: 3 Companie

Total subscriber 40,000 (about 4%)

Two International gateway are in operation (001) and

(007)

TelephonyTelephony

Source: MPTC 2006National ICT Development Authority

Telephone Tariff (International Call USD/minute)Telephone Tariff (International Call USD/minute)

00.5

11.5

22.5

33.5

44.5

5

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Fixed Phone

Mobile Phone

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

800000

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Fixed PhoneMobile Phone

Number of Telephone SubscribersNumber of Telephone Subscribers

Source: MPTCNational ICT Development Authority

InternetInternet Subscribers about 15,000Internet users about 50,000Number of Internet Cafes 287Average price of access (per hour) < 0.5 USDMost of the users are in major city Internet bandwidth is around 115Mbps ( up and down link)

Internet and ISPsInternet and ISPs


Internet Service Providers: 11 ISPsISP operators provide various access method :

Dial-up 11,000 subscribersBroadband Internet 3,280 subscribersADSL/SHDSL (Cogetel, Camintel and Camnet) with 1,300 subscribers.Broadband Wireless Access (Camnet, Camshin and Telesurf) with 1,800 subscribersSatellite Broadband Internet (iPStar) with 80 subscribersLeased line Internet (Camnet and Cogetel) with 100 subscribers

Internet and ISPsInternet and ISPs

Source: MPTC 2006National ICT Development Authority

ATM + SDH Core Network in Phnom Penh

Access Network in Phnom Penh

Core Network in Provinces

NetworkNetworkManagementManagementSystemSystem

MPTC MPTC -- PSTNPSTNMPTC + MPTC + CamintelCamintel

PSTNPSTN

DSLAMDSLAM

DSLAMDSLAM

STMSTM--11

STMSTM--11

STMSTM--11 STMSTM--11

STMSTM--11STMSTM--11

ATMATM

Gate Way 1

Gate Way 2ISP

Internet ExchangeInternet ExchangeMobile Operators

WBA

Access Network in Provinces

Mobile BST

WBA WBA WBA

SBI

SBI

SBI

SBI

SBISBI

Existing Telecommunication NetworkExisting Telecommunication Networkin Cambodiain Cambodia

Optical Fiber Optical Fiber NetworkNetwork

E-Government

SBI

DSLAMDSLAM

DSLAMDSLAM

VoIPVoIP

Source: MPTC, 2006National ICT Development Authority

Internet ExchangeInternet ExchangeIIX & DIX IIX & DIX

PP

SS

TT

NN

MPTC Gateway 001

MPTC-GW

MPTC

MPTC-OpticalFiber Port

007-GW

Open ForumESP

CamshinISP

CasacomISP

CogetelISP

CamintelISP

CAMNETTotal bandwidth

capacity: 30 Mbps

Users

MPTC provides PSTN connection for all ISPs such

as dial-up access,leased line and ADSL

International ConnectionActivities

RTI Gateway 007

NiDAE-Government/ Internet Plaza

Existing Internet Existing Internet Infrastructure in CambodiaInfrastructure in Cambodia

WBA

WBA

TELESURF

OtherISPs

Cable TV

OtherISP Source: MPTC, 2006

WBA

TELESURF

007-GW

RTI Gateway 007

MPTC Gateway001

MPTC-GW

CAMNETTotal bandwidth capacity: 22 Mbps

ISPISP

ISPISP

ISPISP

International Internet Exchange (IIX)

or IP Gateway

Domestic InternetExchange (DIX)

JCSAT

THAICOM

Internet Exchange

Source: MPTC, 2006National ICT Development Authority

No. Description Current Number

1 4951000307

1500

234

Remark

KH* Domains Registration at MPTCNon-KH Domains** EstimatedInternet Café*** Registration at MPTCWebsite For .KH and non .KH DNS

*KH is the Country Code Top Level Domain (CCTLD) for Cambodia** Non-KH domains that I have mentioned here are owned by Non and Cambodian and either abroad or here and provide related Cambodian contents***Most Internet users and Internet café are located in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanouk Ville, where tourists are.

- KH Domain Registration costs $40 for 1st year and $30 per subsequent year. Price is exclusive of 10% VAT

- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is one of services offered by MPTC

Source: MPTC, 2006

DNS, Web Site and Internet CafDNS, Web Site and Internet Caféé


PCPC

# of PC nationwide 38,000

PC Diffusion (per 100 inhabitants) 0.26

# of IT Solution/Service business Appox. 40 - 90

# of University/Institutes offering degree in IT, Comp. Science, or MIS

25

# of Student in Comp. Science Course 6,730 (2003-2004)

# of University/Institutes offering degree in IT, Comp. Science, or MIS 25

# of PC shops 185

Source: M. Miyata, UNDP, 2006


Computerization in government public administratione-Government is underwayComputerize of legal and regulation documentsLand managementForest monitoring systeme-Commerce, e-BankingTele-medicineStandardization of Khmer language in ComputerFOSS is at the early stage of development but being highly considered as a new trend in Cambodiaetc.

Content & ApplicationsContent & Applications


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National ICT Development ANational ICT Development Authorityuthority

In mid 2000, the government set up the National ICT development Authority (NiDA), a high-level body chaired by the Prime Minister.

This authority (NiDA) is tasked to:

formulate IT promotion and development policy for the short, medium and long term

in charge of IT policy implementation to ensure maximum economic growth

monitor and audit all IT related projects in the Kingdom of Cambodia

NiDA is in Charge of GAIS and e-Government Projects


NiDA Composition

Samdach Hun Sen

Prime Minister

Chairman

H.E. Sok An

Minister of the Office of the Council of Ministers

Deputy Chairman

H.E. Dr. Leewood Phu

Secretary General

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Government Administration Goes DigitalOpen Ceremony of the GAIS projectOpen Ceremony of the GAIS project

Cooperation in Public SectorCooperation in Public Sector

Prime Minister Samdach Hun Sen and Prime Minister of Republic of Korea H.E Kim Suk soo

This project came under the soft loan scheme which is the biggest of its kind through the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) with the examination of Korea EXIM bank. The side of the project was amounted to about 26.6 millions US dollars and this project is under direction of NiDA.

Case 1: Government Administration Information System (GAIS)


Objectives of GAISTo strengthen Good Governance and broaden citizen participationTo improve productivity and efficiency of clerical work at governmental offices (Back Office Service)To provide better services to private enterprises and citizens (Front Office Service)To create data bases containing various types of informationTo promote development of industryTo strengthen the legal system and law enforcement

Networked 24 ministries and 2 State Secretariats.

Networked Phnom Penh Municipality and all the 7 districts and 76 communes in Phnom Penh.

e-Government (G2G)

The e-Government core applications:

Vehicle registration,

Motorcycle registration,

Real state registration,

Resident registration

Electronic Approval System (EAS)

Government Admin Information System (GAIS) ProjectGovernment Admin Information System (GAIS) Project




Phnom Penh Municipality 7 Districts 76 Communes

OtherMinistries

Ministry ofInterior

Ministry of Country PlanningUrbanization and Construction

Ministry of Public Worksand Transport

1 EAS sever + 10 PC Clients each

GAIS Project

Common functions(Security, Statistic data, Access Control etc)

Resident RealEstate

Motor-cycle

InternetInternet

Vehicle EAS

5 Applications

Management,Statistics, Adjustment

and Registrations

Real Estate and ResidentRegistrations (Family book, etc)

Management,Statistics, Adjustment

and Registrations

2 PC Clients Each10 PC Clients Each30 PC Clients

Application Architecture of GAIS

Hardware, servers, network equipments and client PCs and software implemented in the project are from Korean companies such as Samsung and LG among others. For software adapted from Korea products such as:

Database server: UniSQL from UniSQL Co., LtdWeb application server: Jeus from Tmax softFirewall: BiMon from Linux SecurityNetwork Management System: NMS EAS package from SsangYoung (SICC) now is ESNTOther development tools



Impact of GAIS

Better government servicesIncrease tax revenueReduce tax fraudEfficient document managementReduce unnecessary worksReduce government bureaucracyBetter government administration


Case 2: Cambodia-Korea Internet Plaza


STAGE I

•Basic Information system database. i.e. GAIS•Links to ministries and departments. i.e. EAS•Networked local authority, Municipality and ministries•A government web portal.•Localization and Khmer contents•ICT Education•Expanding Computer usages

•Policy and Strategy on ICT development•Expand computerization of the essential government services•Expand infrastructure to the provinces and cities nation wide•Public information and some services online•Law, regulation and legislation on ICT such as e-document etc

•Greater public policy and good governance •User-searching for a document, help feature, and a site map•Interaction with information flowing from government to the citizen•Citizens’ payment for public services through bank or bank cards.•Contact to government officials available via email, fax, telephone and post•Regular site update to keep the information•e-banking, electronic bidding e-procument

Currente-Gov

STAGE II

Infrastructure Building and enhancement

STAGE III

Online and Interactive

E-Government and Strategy


Manufacturing of ICT and ICT-related hardware and Software development

Government special incentivesAttractive policy to foreign investorsHub in ASEAN countriesCheap labor

At present, very few Korean Private investment in ICT. Most of the investment are in construction, tourism, garment, agriculture and agro-industry.

Cooperation in Private SectorCooperation in Private Sector


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CambodiaCambodia--KoreaKoreaCooperationCooperation

More cooperationMore cooperationIn field of ICTIn field of ICT

KnowledgeKnowledge TransferTransfer

LearnLearn fromfrom KoreaKoreaTechnologyTechnology

Use Use KoreaKorea IT asIT asBenchmarkBenchmark

EnhanceEnhance Bilateral Bilateral AgreeAgree in in fieldfield ofof

ICTICT

Reduce Reduce Digital DivideDigital Divide

EnhanceEnhanceICT ICT EducationEducation

Human Human CapacityCapacityDevelopmentDevelopment

InfrastructureInfrastructuredevelopmentdevelopment

IncreaseIncrease privateprivateinvestmentinvestment

in ICTin ICT


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