Report of Conference on Digital Strategies in Asian Countries

Date

 January 16, 2025

Venue

 AB Hall, 2nd Floor, JJK-Kaikan, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Event Results

Center of the International Cooperation for Computerization (CICC) invited keypersons in digital strategies from ASEAN and South Asian governments and other organizations to Japan. The seven participating countries were Brunei, Cambodia, Lao, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam. At the conference, representatives from each country gave presentations on their country's digital strategies, followed by a Q&A session and exchange of opinions. We would like to thank all conference participants as well as the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), ASEAN-Japan Centre and the Institute of Digital Government, Waseda University for their support. In addition, this conference was subsidized by JKA through its promotion funds from KEIRIN RACE. We appreciate JKA’s support.

The conference opened with opening remarks by Hidenori Furuta, President, CICC, followed by guest address by Mr. Ryota Ishibashi, Deputy Director, IT Industry Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, METI.

Representatives from seven Asian countries introduced their countries' digital strategies, including policies for social and economic digitization and the status of related projects, with an eye toward the post-corona worlds, and provided a meaningful exchange of information and opinions with the participants on the current status and initiatives in their countries.

In this invitation program, representatives of each country visited METI, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Major IT companies to exchange opinions and observe their facilities, thereby promoting mutual understanding and strengthening personal networks.

Please see below for the conference program and presentation materials.
* Materials with permission are posted. Please click on the country name.

Agenda

10:05 - 10:35:
Opening Address
 Mr. Hidenori Furuta
 President of Center of the International Cooperation for Computerization (CICC)
 (Non-Executive Chairman of FUJITSU LIMITED)

Guest Speech
 Mr. Ryota Ishibashi
 Deputy Director, IT Industry Division
 Commerce and Information Policy Bureau
 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan

10:35 - 12:10  Digital Strategies in Asian Countries

Brunei
 Mr. Mohammad Ammar Izzuddin Rosli
 Head of Digital Experience Office
 E-Government National Centre (EGNC)
 Prime Minister’s Office

Cambodia
 Mr. Rapid Sun
 Undersecretary of State
 Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPTC)

Lao P.D.R.
 Mr. Khamphay Inthara
 Deputy Director General
 Digital Government Center
 Ministry of Technology and Communications (MTC)

12:10 - 13:30 Break

13:30- 16:00  Digital Strategies in Asian Countries

Myanmar
 Mr. Htin Aung Khine
 Vice Chairman
 Myanmar Computer Federation (MCF)

Pakistan
 Mr. Syed Waqas
 Director (ITU/UN)
 Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT)

Thailand
 Dr. Pathomdanai Ponjan
 Senior Policy and Plan Analyst
 Strategy and Plan Bureau
 Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES)

Vietnam
 Ms. Nguyen Quynh Anh
 Director, IT Department,
 National Institute of Information and Communications Strategy (NIICS)
 Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)

16:00 - 16:05
Closing Address
 Mr. Koichiro Urabe
 Executive Director
 Center of the International Cooperation for Computerization (CICC)

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