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1 Leader s Stage: Building a Digital Society Bringing Hope to the Distressed Areas APT ICT Pilot Projects for Rural Areas Areewan Haorangsi Secretary General Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) 1
2 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) 2
3 Geographic scope of APT (Map) 3
4 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 4
5 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 5
6 Strategic Plan of the APT for Connectivity Innovation Trust Capacity Building Partnership 6
7 High-Level Vision APT Ministerial Conference on Broadband and ICT Development 1-2 July 2004, Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok Agenda Asia Pacific Ministerial Meeting on Strengthening Regional collaboration towards Broadband Economy November 2009,Bali, Indonesia Bali Statement Asia-Pacific ICT Ministerial Meeting on Building Smart Digital Economy through ICT September 2014, Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam Statement 7
8 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 8
9 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 9
10 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) 10
11 Objective: APT ICT Pilot Projects for Rural Areas 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 11
12 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 12
13 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 13
14 Nepal: Wireless Network Project and e-applications 14
15 Nepal: Wireless Network Project and e-applications (2) 15
16 Tonga: Disaster Warning and Communication Project 16
17 Tonga: Disaster Warning and Communication Project (2) 17
18 Vanuatu: Disaster Warning and Communication project 18
19 Vanuatu: Disaster Warning and Communication project (2) 19
20 Indonesia : E-health Project (Maternal Care) in Bandung 20
21 Indonesia : E-health Project (Maternal Care) in Bandung (2) 21
22 Myanmar: Cloud Network for Universities 22
23 Myanmar: Cloud Network for Universities (2) 23
24 Micronesia: Telecenter Project on Remote Islands 24
25 Mongolia: Broadband Network using the VSAT System in Rural Areas 25
26 Mongolia: Broadband Network using the VSAT System in Rural Areas (2) 26
27 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 27
28 Pilot projects in 2018 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 28
29 Contact: Website: 29
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