- ASEAN states are grouped in three clusters based on income and internet access
- Report advises extending internet infrastructure to marginalised communities
- Report will be launched in each ASEAN state to influence infrastructure planning
Acquiring international bandwidth, creating a timetable for an upgrade and extending computer networks to underserved areas will be essential for governments to build a digital infrastructure for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).
Weiterlesen: Success of ASEAN integration hinges on interconnectivity
A report on "Unleashing the Potential of the Internet for ASEAN economies" revealed that the Internet has become more pervasive with the cost of not going online is only set to rise.
Many countries in the ASEAN region still suffer from poor Internet coverage, low bandwidth and unaffordable access, said the authors of the report Internet Society (ISOC) and consulting and research firm TRPC in a statement issued today in Manila, the Philippines.
Thailand’s Ministry of ICT was appointed by the ASEAN member countries to lead the panel on the development of the regional e-government plan related especially to logistic and free movement of labours.
The objective is to connect and integrate government e-services of member countries paving way to future enhancement in the same direction.
Speaking to FutureGov, Singapore’s Minister for Communications and Information, Yaacob Ibrahim, shared, “Application of ICT in public sector is one of the key initiatives of the ASEAN ICT Masterplan 2015. But recognising that different states have different levels of development, ASEAN has left the implementation of these initiatives to the various states.”
Weiterlesen: ASEAN Ministers emphasise cooperation in ICT initiatives
Vice President Jejomar Binay represented President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino in the 12th Asean Telecommunications and IT Ministers (TELMIN) meeting during November 15 and 16, noting that ASEAN is stronger when connected and in creating ICT jobs.