e-asean Pichet Durongkaveroj Chairman, EWAG APT Meeting on Asia-Pacific Initiatives for the Information Society (AIIS) 5 August 2002 1
Overview of e-asean Initiative 2
Outline Background Implementing e-asean Prioritized Projects Collaboration with Dialogue Partners and International Organisations 3
Background 4
e-asean Agreement easean Framework Agreement signed by ASEAN Leaders at ASEAN Informal Summit in Singapore in Nov 2000 5
Scope of Coverage e-space ECONOMY SOCIETY POLICY PILOT PROJECTS GOVERNMENT 6
e-asean FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT Five Flagships: Establishment of ASEAN Information Infrastructure (AII) Growth of electronic commerce Liberalisation and facilitation of trade and investments in ICT products and services Capacity building and e-society e-government 7
e-asean FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT The Agreement also covers measures: To enable Member Countries who are ready, to accelerate the implementation of the Agreement and to assist other Member Countries to undertake capacity building 8
Implementing e-asean 9
e-asean Management Structure AEM/Leaders Provide mandate & direction Advise & Assist SEOM Responsible to e-asean Working Group Provide Guidance & Recommendations e-asean Task Force Reports Progress to EATF through SEOM Other working groups, committees, private sector initiatives 10
Task Groups Five Task Groups formed Each with Shepherd and co-shepherd Responsibilities of shepherd Develop specific recommended policies and / or actions for government consideration Recommend realistic timeline for implementation, based on ASEAN modalities Monitor and coordinate with EAWG and other related fora Monitor existing pilot projects and nominate new ones for endorsement 11
AII Shepherd: Philippines Co-Shepherd: Singapore Areas of coverage: Enhanced intra-asean connectivity Developing / harmonising standards for interconnectivity and interoperability of National Information Infrastructures Facilitating the setting up of national and regional Internet exchanges and Internet gateways 12
AII Areas of coverage (cont d): Developing recommendations for least connected ASEAN members Developing Convergence Principles Participation in global Internet policy formulation ICANN representation for ASEAN/e-ASEAN ASEAN Top Level Domain 13
e-commerce Shepherd: Singapore Co-Shepherd: Malaysia, Brunei Areas of coverage: e-commerce Legal Framework e-commerce legislation on electronic transactions and electronic signatures Consumer Protection Online alternative dispute resolution Privacy and personal data protection 14
e-commerce Areas of coverage (cont d): Regional Electronic Payments System Intellectual Property Rights Cybercrime legislation and prevention Developing authentication and security policies Mutual recognition of digital signature framework Security policy Taxation Issues 15
Trade Liberalization &Facilitation for ICT Goods, Services and Investments Shepherd: Indonesia Co-Shepherd: Singapore Areas of coverage: Liberalisation of ICT Products, Services and Investments MRA on ICT products and services Implementation of MRA on telecom equipment Alignment of national standards to international standards MRA of qualification standards Harmonisation of tariff nomenclature and customs valuation for ICT products Monitoring APEC and WTO discussions and developing recommendations for ASEAN 16
Capacity Building and e-society Shepherd: Thailand Co-Shepherd: CLMV countries Areas of coverage: SME training and education Regional human resource development programme Schools Communities Workplace Developing common ICT professional standards Developing community-based e-centres 17
e-government Shepherd: Malaysia Co-Shepherd: Singapore, Brunei Areas of coverage: Facilitating inter-government cooperation and freer flow of goods, information and people Customs modernisation and trade links e-passport/visa Smartcards 18
e-government Areas of coverage: e-government services and applications for citizens and businesses Government licensing/registration processes Electronic bidding and procurement Health services Tax payment 19
Prioritized Projects 20
Prioritized Projects High impact Policy VS Operational ASEAN-wide Shared resources 21
AII Development of ASEAN Internet Infrastructure including: ARIX ARISPA PKI Technical Architecture 22
e-commerce Focus on B2B: Legal Infrastructure Electronic Payment Gateways Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism IPR/CA/PKI Framework for Security 23
Trade Liberalization Common Certification Standards for ICT Skills and ICT Companies Freer Flow of ICT Manpower 24
e-society SchoolNet ASIA Incubator in 2003 Knowledge Worker Development Program 25
e-government Development of e-government Master Plan e-government Applications e-visa e-passport Trade EDI Initiative Smart Card 26
Collaboration with other regions/bodies e-asean + 3: China; Japan; Korea Joint Statement on East Asia Cooperation issued by ASEAN+3 leaders At the Third Informal Summit in November 1999 To encourage technical cooperation in information technology and e-commerce 27
Asia e-learning Some e-asean+3 Proposed Projects East Asia Special Cooperation Initiative Seminar on ASEAN-China ICT 28
Collaboration with other regions/bodies ASEAN-CER (Australia and New Zealand) Framework for the AFTA-CER Closer Economic Partnership (CEP) at the 6 th annual consultations, Hanoi, September 2001 a formal and structured approach to promote trade, investment and regional economic integration 29
Collaboration with other regions/bodies addresses all areas affecting trade and investments between ASEAN and AU/NZ - tariff and non-tariff issues - custom cooperation - e-commerce - other new economy issues 30
Collaboration with other regions/bodies Asia Pacific Telecommunity Joint Effort on Capacity Building Explore Possible Areas of Cooperation 31