CambodiaCambodia

Regional Multi-stakeholder Discussion Forum on Rural ICT Development

Bangkok, Thailand, 4 July 2011

Rural ICT Policy Advocacy, Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building Regional Project

ContentsContents

22 Gov’t & ICT Regulatory Framework Gov’t & ICT Regulatory Framework

11 Development IndicatorsDevelopment Indicators

44 ICT Development IndicatorsICT Development Indicators

33 Funding MechanismFunding Mechanism

55 Rural ICT InitiativeRural ICT Initiative

66 ChallengingChallenging

77 ConclusionConclusion

Main Development Indicators

From 2004 to 2007, the economy grew about 10% per year, driven largely by an expansion in the garment sector, construction, agriculture, and tourism.

GDP contracted 1.5% in 2009 as a result of the global economic slowdown, but climbed more than 4% in 2010, driven by renewed exports.

The garment industry currently employs more than 280,000 people - about 5% of the work force - and contributes more than 70% of Cambodia's exports.

In 2005, exploitable oil deposits were found beneath Cambodia's territorial waters, representing a new revenue stream for the government if commercial extraction begins. Mining also is attracting significant investor interest, particularly in the northern parts of the country.

Rubber exports increased about 25% in 2009 due to rising global demand. The tourism industry has continued to grow rapidly, with foreign arrivals

exceeding 2 million per year in 2007-08, however, economic troubles abroad dampened growth in 2009.

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(Source: CIA World Factbook, 2011)

Government Structure

NiDAMPTC MOI Ministry N

PRIME MINISTER

Office of the Council of

Ministers

ICT Regulatory Framework

National ICT Policy and Strategy (Draft) Telecom Law (in draft)

Drafted by MPTC Resubmit to the Council of Ministers on 29 September 2009

E-Commerce Law (in draft) Drafted by MoC

Radiocommunication Law Law on the Copyrights and Related Rights Cybercrime Law (in draft) ICT Policy for all Ministries Draft USO Sub-degree and Policy

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ICT Development Strategy Development Plan

Dedicated Service for 5 main cities

Basic Service for 90% Provinces

Long-term Stage

Future Plan

Medium-term Stage

Provisional Stage

Trial Stage(Present) Year 2004

Population CensusYear 2008

Year 2012

Year 2016

Dedicated Service for 3 Main Cities under Immediate Actions

Basic and Dedicated Services for 90% Districts

Basic and Dedicated Services for 90% Communes

100% Villages

e-Cambodia

This figure implies that benefits of “e-Cambodia” will gradually appear from 2008 and that “e-Cambodia” can almost be accomplished at district level by 2012”.

Funding Mechanism

Ministry of Planning Ministry of Planning in cooperation and coordination with line

ministries has made 3-5 years plan called National Strategic Plan (NSP) and inc remental NSP for socio-economic development.

Each ministry and Institution needs to put its development plan in the National Strategic Plan.

Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF) All revenues from all sources are collected by MEF. MEF manages all kind of the government budget expenditures. Based on NSP and Priority, Ministry of Economics and Finance

drafts the Budget Plan and submits to the Council of Ministers, and then to the Parliament for Approval.

USO Fund USO Fund is under legal preparation. MPTC handles this matter.

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ICT Development Indicators

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(Source: MPTC, 2010)

FO backbone TC: 1,200kmCFOCN: 5,180kmViettel: 16,000kmTELCOTECH (360km) Plan

Total national backbone:

22,380km

a. ICT Infrastructure

ICT Development Indicators

Over the past several years, Cambodia has experienced

significant and rapid ICT growth. This has been reflected both in the brisk adoption of ICT

services by the population, the rapid expansion of infrastructure

and significant increases in the size of the ICT markets. ICT sector revenue of US$429m in 2008, 32% annual growth

(UNDP, 2009) Telephones Subscribers 94% (13m/14m as June 2011)

Fixed: 0.5m 4% Cellular: 12.5m 91%

Internet subscribers :0.68m 5% (April, 2011)

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b. Trends of ICT Development

ICT Development Indicators

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Table 3: Country

ICTs - Telephone Subscription & Density Year Cambodia Project LI Group WorldTotal Telephones (000) 2009 6,322 254,208Fixed Telephones (000) 2009 54 52,819Mobile Telephones (000) 2009 6,268 201,389

Total Tele-density (%) 2009 43% 92% 45% 86%Fixed Tele-density (%) 2009 0% 16% 4% 17%Mobile Tele-density (%) 2009 42% 76% 42% 68%Total Tele-density (%, 10-year CAGR) 2009 47% 27% 42% 14%Fixed Tele-density (%, 10-year CAGR) 2009 5% 6% 12% 1%Mobile Tele-density (%, 10-year CAGR) 2009 50% 41% 71% 24%

% pop covered by mobile network 2009 99% 93% 81% 93%

Averages

DNTA Feb 2011

c. Telephone Subscribers and Density

ICT Development Indicators

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DNTA Feb 2011

Table 4: Country

ICTs - Internet Subscription & Density Year Cambodia Project LI Group WorldFixed Broadband Subs (000) 2009 30 16,654Fixed Broadband Density (%) 2009 0.2% 6.5% 0.4% 6.8%Fixed Broadband Density (%) (5-year CAGR) 2009 104% 70% 113% 22%

Mobile Broadband (000) 2009 456 9,749Mobile Broadband Tele-density (%) 2009 3.1% 16.2% 0.5% 10.1%

Int'l Internet Bandwidth (Mb/s) 2009 270 199,901Int'l Internet Bandwidth/capita(b/s) 2009 18 1,899 164 4,146Int'l Internet Bandwidth/capita(b/s) (5-year CAGR) 2009 69% 109% 110% 41%

Averages

d. Internet Subscribers and Density

Rural ICT Initiative

Operator: ISP, Telecom, Mobile

ICT Vendor: could support Rural ICT Project (Hardware, Software,

Content, Database, Website etc)

Financial Sector: Assist the Rural ICT Project

Trade: E-Trade could play the import role in Rural ICT

Education Sector: E-Learning, Distant-Learning and E-Education in

Rural ICT

Government, Local Government: Role and Policy to support Rural ICT

Private Sector: ISP, Mobile Operator, ICT Infrastructure could move

along with the government policy and requirement by community to

fulfill Rural ICT Program

Logistic Company: could involve and support the E-Trade along with

Financial Sector to support Rural ICT Program

Public - Private Partnership.

3 Key Lessons from Project/Workshop Lesson#1

Human Networking

Resource available – no need to develop from scratch

Operation/Funding mechanism/USO Fund

Multi-stakeholder: Government Initiative and PPP Model

Lesson#2 Contents/applications of telecenter from each country

What type Equipment and infrastructure

Lesson#3

Champion of each country each telecenter roll out

How challenging, fallers, case and success stories

Compare between the model of teleceter under government and public enterprise roll out and operation

1. Resources• Limited Funding• Limited Human Resource and skill person in rural• Electricity is still an issue (solar energy will be an option)•Infrastructure (private sector could moving along, or government policy to support the program)2. Local Contents/Applications•Language Barrier •Most content in other languages3. Other factors: •Awareness (benefit of using ICT and content of ICT•Knowledge Sharing•Communities (who access to ICT first?)

City=> Urban=> Rural=> Remote

Challenging

Conclusion • The Government have been taking a lead in Digital Content, E-

Contents, Infrastructure and the related utilities development to pave the way forward.

• Should have a clear policies and Full Complete Model Support for Rural ICT for at lease three years: including equipment, operation, content/application and finance

• Focus on Multi-media and electronic contents/application

• Commune E-Center must move along the Government Plan

• It has been observed in current years that ICT development was remarkable due to the active private sector participation.

• All stakeholders shall involve in the ICT development toward to build the information society.

• Private sector should play a key partnership role in building the information society.

• All countries should share resources, success story case, faller, and lesson learn

• To assure the sustainability, necessary measurements, frameworks, and regulations should be in place.

Noy SHOUNGDeputy Secretary General National ICT Development Authority (NiDA)The Office of the Council of MinistersPhone: +855 12-777-012Email: noy_shoung@nida.gov.khWebsite: www.nida.gov.kh

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