Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, July 2012 ICT Development Status In Lao PDR By: Pasith SISOMBOUNH Director office Research Center Ministry Of Posts And Telecommunications ITU Workshop on “Bridging the Standardization Gap” (Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, July 2012)

Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, July OUT LINE  ICT in Laos Management Services Law and Regulation Standardization  Challenge Management Service Law & Regulation Human Resource Development  Priority task  Conclusion

ICT in LAOS - History  Management History  Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications  Ministry of Posts and Transport  Department of Posts and Telecommunications (MCTPC)  NAPT (National Authority of Posts &Telecommunications)  2011 MPT (Ministry Of Posts and Telecommunications)  Service Providers EPTL (Enterprise of Posts and Telecommunications Laos) 1994 EPL and ETL (Enterprise of Telecommunications Laos) 1996 EPL and LTC (Lao Telecom Company “ETL+ Shin Inter”) 2000 EPL, LTC, ETL, SKT (Sky Telecom), MLL (Millicom company), STT (Star Telecom) and Planet com Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, July

ICT in LAOS  Law and Regulation History 2002 Telecommunication Law 2004 Post Law 2009 ICT Policy 2011 Telecom Law improve (From 32 to 61 clauses)  Standardization o Clause 17 MPT certify and approve technical standard and quality of ICT product and infrastructure. Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, July

5 5 Global Internet Network (Tier1)* Taken from: Reference: Lao National Internet Center of Lao PDR, 07,2012

Infrastructure Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, July

E-Government Project Overview Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, July E-Government Project Overview Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, July Reference: National E-Government Center of Lao PDR, 07,2012

Some of ICT Challenges & Working Progress To continue to adapt accordingly  Policy and strategy to the new environment as appropriate.  Services Service license to be improved according to the new Telecom Law. Still Limited content, application in local language.  Law and Regulation  Waiting to pass Radio Frequency Regulation.  Continue on IT Regulation (Internet, Information Cyber Law, content, application and etc.)  Human Resource and Development ICT: current and the next generation technology. Training (at IPT): lab need to be improved curriculum will need to update IPT is currently working with ITU. Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, July

9 Some of ICT Priority Tasks Priority Task: ICT policy ICT strategy ICT development plan Legislation: Radio Frequency Regulation IT Regulation Security Standardization Priority Action: Implementing of Telecom Law  Licensing  Manage Radio Frequency  Security Law HRD: ICT curriculum for IPT ICT training LAB to be updated.

Conclusions and Recommendations Continue to actively construct ICT Legislations Continue on Human Resource Development Learn from best practices & experiences from other countries & international organizations. Actively Cooperate Locally, Regionally, Internationally Operators, ISPs, private companies, and etc. ASEAN member state, APT, ITU and etc. Dialog partners. Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, July

References: Thank you for Information from MPT: Lao National Internet Center, MPT. National E-Government Center of Lao PDR, MPT. Department of Telecommunication. Department of Planning and Cooperation. Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, July

Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, July THANK YOU