Leader’s Stage: Building a Digital Society

“Bringing Hope to the Distressed Areas”

Areewan HaorangsiSecretary General

Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)

APT ICT Pilot Projects for Rural Areas

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Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)

APT is an intergovernmental organization for the development of telecommunication and ICT services in the Asia-Pacific region.

APT was established in 1979 by the joint initiatives of ESCAP and ITU. Currently, memberships of APT are:

• 38 Members (States)• 4 Associate Members (Territory)• 135 Affiliate Members (enterprise, agency, institute, organization,

academia, etc. active in ICT and telecommunication area in the region)

Geographic scope of APT (Map)

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APT Role

Main roles of APT are: Support development of telecommunication and ICT in Asia-

Pacific region; and Consolidate regional position for Asia-Pacific region and

propose as “APT Common Proposal” to global conferences

Role of APT to Support Development of Telecommunication and ICT in Asia-Pacific Region

• APT work programmes - Policy and Regulatory Forum (PRF), South Asian Telecommunication Regulations’ Council (SATRC), Policy and Regulation Forum for Pacific (PRFP), APT Telecommunication/ ICT Development Forum (ADF), APT Wireless Group (AWG)

• Capacity Building Programmes – Training, Expert Mission, ICT Development Projects and Study Visit

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Strategic Plan of the APT for 2018-2020

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Connectivity Innovation Trust Capacity Building Partnership

High-Level Vision

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APT Ministerial Conference on Broadband and ICT Development1 -2 July 2004, Bangkok, Thailand“Bangkok Agenda”

Asia Pacific Ministerial Meeting on Strengthening Regional collaboration towards Broadband Economy12 - 13 November 2009,Bali, Indonesia“Bali Statement”

Asia-Pacific ICT Ministerial Meeting on “Building Smart Digital Economy through ICT10 - 11 September 2014, Brunei Darussalam“Brunei Darussalam Statement”

Role of APT to Support Development of Telecommunication and ICT in Asia-Pacific Region

• APT work programmes such as Policy and Regulatory Forum (PRF), South Asian Telecommunication Regulations’ Council (SATRC), Policy and Regulation Forum for Pacific (PRFP), APT Telecommunication/ ICT Development Forum (ADF), APT Wireless Group (AWG)

• Capacity Building Programmes – Training, Expert Mission, ICT Development Projects and Study Visit

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APT Telecommunication/ICT Development Forum (ADF)

• annual forum for policy makers, regulators, and other stakeholders of telecommunication development in the region

• to address the development needs and issues for the Asia Pacific region

• to review the activities of the APT in ICT fields and discuss issues on ICT development among APT Members

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Telecommunications/ ICT Development Projects

• International Collaborative Research (Extra-Budgetary Contribution from Japan)

• ICT Pilot Projects for Rural Areas (Extra-Budgetary Contribution from Japan)

• ICT Application Projects (Extra-Budgetary Contribution from Republic of Korea)

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APT ICT Pilot Projects for Rural Areas

Objective:

• To narrow down digital divide in the Asia-Pacific region by promoting and establishing pilot projects to ensure the access to ICT in rural areas and to facilitate development of ICT infrastructures/services in the region

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Main feature of the ICT Pilot Projects for Rural Areas

• Maximum amount of APT support available for one project is USD 200,000. Appropriate amount of the budget for the project will be determined based on careful examination of the proposal prior to project implementation.

• The project is to be completed within 11 months• Higher priority will be given to the project with financial support

from the proposing APT Member

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Examples of ICT Pilot Projects

• Construction of multi-purpose telecenters in rural areas• Introduction of new wireless technologies systems in rural areas• Other topics for contributing to ICT development in rural areas

employing emerging technologies

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Nepal: Wireless Network Project and e-applications

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Nepal: Wireless Network Project and e-applications (2)

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Tonga: Disaster Warning and Communication Project

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Tonga: Disaster Warning and Communication Project (2)

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Vanuatu: Disaster Warning and Communication project

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Vanuatu: Disaster Warning and Communication project (2)

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Indonesia : E-health Project (Maternal Care) in Bandung

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Indonesia : E-health Project (Maternal Care) in Bandung (2)

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Myanmar: Cloud Network for Universities

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Myanmar: Cloud Network for Universities (2)

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Micronesia: Telecenter Project on Remote Islands

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Mongolia: Broadband Network using the VSAT System in Rural Areas

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Mongolia: Broadband Network using the VSAT System in Rural Areas (2)

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On-going projects (2017)

• Nepal - Effective Broadband infrastructure for development of communities in Dullu Municipality, Nepal Pilot Project

• Viet Nam - Pilot project for countermeasures against cyber-attacks in Viet Nam

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• APT is now inviting APT Members to submit proposals for “ICT Pilot Projects for Rural Areas” for 2018

• Submission should be sent through the APT Members contact point by 21 September 2018

• For more information, please visit our programme website at https://www.apt.int/APTICT

Pilot projects in 2018

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