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TELMIN ADOPTS ASEAN ICT MASTERPLAN 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 (Bernama) -- The 10th Asean Telecommunications and
Information Technology Ministers Meeting (Telmin) Friday adopted and launched
the Asean ICT Masterplan 2015 (AIM 2015).
A symbolic launching ceremony was held at the Royal Chulan Hotel here where
all the 10 Asean ministers or their representatives, were invited to place their
right palms on a panel dubbed "the circular of solidarity" which have each
country's flag, witnessed by about 500 guests.
The ministers later received the AIM 2015, titled "We're Stronger When We're
Connected" from Malaysian Information Communication and Culture Minister Dr Rais
Yatim.
Sealed as the highlight of the two-day meeting, which ended today, the AIM
2015 charts the development of ICT in the region and harnesses the potential of
ICT in establishing an inclusive, vibrant and integrated Asean community.
The AIM 2015 is a comprehensive plan of specific actions and projects with
clear targets and timelines in six strategic thrusts, to be implemented in the
next five years and beyond, with the aim of delivering four key outcomes.
The meeting also noted the contribution of ICT to economic growth and
social development in Asean and its role as a strategic instrument for achieving
the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
The ministers also expressed their countries' desire to enhance efforts to
provide affordable ICT access and increase ICT adoption across Asean as well as
to bridge the digital divide and develop ICT skills.
Meanwhile, Asean telecommunication officials have been asked to review the
existing ICT cooperation and the available funding sources to ensure timely
implementation of the AIM 2015.
At the meeting, the ministers tasked them to come with recommendations for
consideration at the next Telmin, to be held in Myanmar at the end of this year.
During the meeting, the ministers outlined the existing areas of
cooperation,
among others, in the Asean e-commerce database, international mobile data
roaming charges and the interoperability framework in Asean projects.
The ministers described the meeting here as marking a critical milestone on
the road of Asean cooperation in ICT.
They said that the 10 years of cooperation had yielded meaningful outcomes
which contributed to the change in the Asean ICT landscape and led to an
influential shift in the way essential services are delivered, from e-health to
e-education, e-commerce and e-government.
The statement said the ministers also adopted the 2010-2011 Asean-China ICT
Work Plan, thus clearly indicating that both sides needed to actively cooperate
in new areas such as ICT applications for small and medium-sized enterprises as
well as e-education.
Besides this, the Asean and Japan also adopted the Asean-Japan ICT Work Plan
2011 and the Asean-Japan Collaboration Framework on Information Security.
-- BERNAMA
Information Technology Ministers Meeting (Telmin) Friday adopted and launched
the Asean ICT Masterplan 2015 (AIM 2015).
A symbolic launching ceremony was held at the Royal Chulan Hotel here where
all the 10 Asean ministers or their representatives, were invited to place their
right palms on a panel dubbed "the circular of solidarity" which have each
country's flag, witnessed by about 500 guests.
The ministers later received the AIM 2015, titled "We're Stronger When We're
Connected" from Malaysian Information Communication and Culture Minister Dr Rais
Yatim.
Sealed as the highlight of the two-day meeting, which ended today, the AIM
2015 charts the development of ICT in the region and harnesses the potential of
ICT in establishing an inclusive, vibrant and integrated Asean community.
The AIM 2015 is a comprehensive plan of specific actions and projects with
clear targets and timelines in six strategic thrusts, to be implemented in the
next five years and beyond, with the aim of delivering four key outcomes.
The meeting also noted the contribution of ICT to economic growth and
social development in Asean and its role as a strategic instrument for achieving
the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
The ministers also expressed their countries' desire to enhance efforts to
provide affordable ICT access and increase ICT adoption across Asean as well as
to bridge the digital divide and develop ICT skills.
Meanwhile, Asean telecommunication officials have been asked to review the
existing ICT cooperation and the available funding sources to ensure timely
implementation of the AIM 2015.
At the meeting, the ministers tasked them to come with recommendations for
consideration at the next Telmin, to be held in Myanmar at the end of this year.
During the meeting, the ministers outlined the existing areas of
cooperation,
among others, in the Asean e-commerce database, international mobile data
roaming charges and the interoperability framework in Asean projects.
The ministers described the meeting here as marking a critical milestone on
the road of Asean cooperation in ICT.
They said that the 10 years of cooperation had yielded meaningful outcomes
which contributed to the change in the Asean ICT landscape and led to an
influential shift in the way essential services are delivered, from e-health to
e-education, e-commerce and e-government.
The statement said the ministers also adopted the 2010-2011 Asean-China ICT
Work Plan, thus clearly indicating that both sides needed to actively cooperate
in new areas such as ICT applications for small and medium-sized enterprises as
well as e-education.
Besides this, the Asean and Japan also adopted the Asean-Japan ICT Work Plan
2011 and the Asean-Japan Collaboration Framework on Information Security.
-- BERNAMA
