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Thu - May 17 -- Fri - May 18
   ICT 2nd Quarterly Call
Working Groups: Information Communications Technology
ICT Working Group's Second Quarterly Call Thursday, May 17th 9:00 AM Singapore time Wednesday, May 16th 9:00 PM Washington time Please join us for our ICT Working Group's second quarterly call where we will discuss our accomplishments to-date and remaining activities for the rest of the year. The call will be hosted by Working Group Chair Anjan Ghosh of Intel. For more information please contact Putri Alam at palam@usasean.org




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.



U.S. Business Works to Build ASEAN's ICT Environment  Oct 25
ASEAN ICT Dialogue: Empowering Economies, Communities, and Innovation through the ASEAN ICT Master Plan 2015  Oct 24, 2011
ICT Update: Philippines' Commission on ICT (CICT) Demoted and Absorbed by the Department of Science and Technology, July 1  Jul 1
Trip Report: "Mini" ICT Business Mission to the Philippines, March 29th 2011   May 17
ICT Update: Philippines Digital Strategy and Meeting Notes from Luncheon with Commissioner Ibrahim, CICT Philippines  Mar 7


Working Group Chair:


Anjan Ghosh
www.intel.com

Vice Chairs:


Stephen Braim
www.ibm.com


Elizabeth Hernandez
www.hp.com


Joseph Alhadeff
www.oracle.com


Julie G. Welch
www.qualcomm.com


  • ICT Mission to Thailand, Mar 14

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    The Council's ICT Working Group held its ICT Mission to Thailand on March 14, where we met, among others, Minister of Education Prof. Dr. Suchart Thadathamrongvech (left). The delegation consisted of 12 member companies, and was co-led by Intel.

  • Meeting with H.E. Anudith Nakornthap, Dec 8

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    The Council's ICT Working Group had the honor of meeting H.E. Anudith Nakornthap (above, left), Thai Minister of ICT, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Telecoomunications & IT Ministers (TELMIN) meetings on December 8 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

  • ASEAN TELSOM/TELMIN, Dec 7

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    The Council's ICT Working Group was privileged to have a meeting with the ASEAN Telecoomunications & IT Senior Officials during their regional meeting (TELSOM/TELMIN) meetings on December 7 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. For a report from the meeting, please click here. Google and Seagate participated in the meetings.

  • ASEAN ICT Dialogue, Oct 24-25

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    The Council's ICT Working Group, in close cooperation with the Philippines Department of Science & Technology - ICT Office, and Business Software Alliance, held its first ASEAN ICT Dialogue, to discuss on ways how the private sector can help ASEAN achieved its ICT Master Plan 2015. More information on the event can be found here.

  • Meeting with IP Office Philippines

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    The Council held a roundtable discussion with Senior Officials from the Intelectual Property Office of the Philippines, led by Mr. Andrew Ong, Deputy Director General, Operations, IP Policies & International Relations (above, 2nd from left).

  • US-Vietnam ICT Dialogue

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    The Council hosted a reception in honor of H.E. Le Doan Hop, Vietnam's Minister of Information & Communications (MIC) and his delegation attending the US-Vietnam ICT Dialogue in Washongton on June 13th. In addition, the Council also organized private sector recommendations paper to the Dialogue.

  • Lunch with Commissioner of ICT Monchito Ibrahim

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    On March 2nd, Council's ICT Working Group held a lunch discussion with Commissioner Monchito Ibrahim (above, left) of Commission on ICT Philippines. The Lunch was made possible by Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Oracle and Qualcomm.





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



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