US-ASEAN Business Council - ICT Working Group

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Thu - Oct 28 -- Fri - Oct 29

ICT Mission

Working Groups: Information Communications Technology

About the Working Group

Following the successful program, "Cabinet Forum: Harnessing ICT for Effective Governance," which took place in Manila, Philippines on November 12, 2004, both Council members and ASEAN government officials expressed the need for a group within the Council focused on ICT issues in the region. In response, the Council formed the ICT Working Group. Through public-private partnerships, consultative meetings and ICT programs involving US and regional government officials, the US-ASEAN Business Council ICT Working Group is dedicated to advancing the technology goals of ASEAN and individual ASEAN countries.

We believe that supporting ASEAN’s efforts to strengthen their ICT policy and regulatory frameworks and individual national ICT master plans through adopting a holistic approach to ICT policy and regulatory formulation and application that recognizes the role of the private sector in leading innovation can produce win-win opportunities for both the public and private sector.

The Only US Private Sector Group Invited to the annual ASEAN Telecommunications & IT Senior Officials Meeting

Since 2006 the Council's ICT Working Group has been invited to meet with the ASEAN Telecommunications & IT Senior Officials during their annual regional meeting, to discuss what the private sector can do to assist ASEAN in shaping up a policy and regulatory environment that bears the “hallmark” characteristics of a competitive, innovative, and investment-friendly region. On the sidelines of this meeting, traditionally the Working Group also holds bilateral meetings with several of the ICT Ministers.

ICT Business Mission to the Region

In addition to our meeting with the Senior Officials and other key events, the Working Group also conduct an ICT-focused business mission to the region. Over a period of two-three days, the Working Group meets with top government leaders to discuss ICT-specific issues.

	ICT Update: Northern Thailand Creative Economy Mar 4
	Vietnam Update: Information Communication Technology (ICT) Aug 18, 2009
	Notes from Roundtable with Ambassador Curtis Chin, U.S. Executive Director to ADB Jan 13, 2010
	Creative Economy Conference Presentations March 2 2010
	Notes from Discussion with Jennie Ness, Regional IPR Attache, US PTO Feb 24

Working Group Chair:

Anjan Ghosh
www.intel.com

Vice Chairs:

Stephen Braim
www.ibm.com

Antony Cook
www.microsoft.com

Joseph Alhadeff
www.oracle.com

Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Nhan
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The Council met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education of Vietnam, H.E. Nguyen Thien Nhan (left), in Washington, on November 9, 2009. The ICT Working Group submitted an ICT consolidated message, to which the Deputy Prime Minister responded by proposing the creation of a Council-Vietnam ICT Dialogue annually. For more information, please contact Putri Alam.
Meeting with ASEAN TELSOM
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On October 12, 2008, he US-ASEAN Business Council met with the ASEAN Telecommunications & IT Senior Officials (TELSOM), during their annual regional meeting in Vientiane, Laos. The discussion focused on best practices of broadband deployment in the U.S. and other region,as well as key issues that needed to be addressed for a successful broadband deployment.
ICT Mini Mission to Vietnam
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The Information Communication Technology (ICT) Working Group of the US-ASEAN Business Council held a "mini" Business Mission to Vietnam, August 24-25, during the sidelines of the World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) in Hanoi.

Putri Alam
Director, Information Services and Coordinator, ICT Working Group
palam@usasean.org

Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Nhan

Meeting with ASEAN TELSOM

ICT Mini Mission to Vietnam