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Idris F. Sulaiman, Ph.D

How Internet can empower yourself and Indonesia? Building of Internet & ICT Capacity in Indonesia. Idris F. Sulaiman, Ph.D ICT Advisor, Ministry of Communications and Information, PEG-USAID Project, Indonesia. Topics. 1. “New Economy” revival 2. USAID Backgrounder 3. ICT Activities

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Idris F. Sulaiman, Ph.D

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  1. Toastmasters’ Meeting, July 8, 2003 How Internet can empower yourself and Indonesia? Building of Internet & ICT Capacity in Indonesia Idris F. Sulaiman, Ph.D ICT Advisor, Ministry of Communications and Information, PEG-USAID Project, Indonesia

  2. Topics • 1. “New Economy” revival • 2. USAID Backgrounder • 3. ICT Activities • 4. Next steps

  3. 1. “New Economy” can create a Renewal & Development Dynamism • Through focus on ICT sector itself or ICT as Enabler: (DOI report: www.opt-init.org/links/) • (1) ICT as a Production sector: • 1. Export Market Focus (Costa Rica and Malaysia) • 2. National Capacity/Domestic Market Focus (Brazil) • (2) ICT - Enabler of Socio-economic Development • 1. Global Positioning Focus (Malaysia) • 2. Domestic Development Focus (South Africa & Estonia) • Indonesia ICT Action Plan - ICT Coordinating Team and Ministry of Communications and Information • Initial stages (E-Gov: presence, interaction, transaction & transformation) • ICT must reach critical mass or threshold levels for feedback, multiplier and network effects of ICT to be fully realized.

  4. Business Week 5/12/03

  5. Challenges of Going Forward... • Hurdles in improving Indonesia’s infrastructure: • Geographic spread over many islands: extra-terrestrial links will continue to dominate BUT ICT has great potential to reduce transaction cost and increase transparency • Uneven buying powers among regions could be further accelerated by further regional autonomy • Digital opportunities depend on increased competition (especially in telecommunications) - all can benefit • Both Telkom, Indosat and mobile operators are offering more & improved products • Stalled “reformasi” meant stalled deregulation and “abuse of monopoly power” still occurs - even if there are some new domestic and foreign entrants • No “unbundling” of services, no “fair” regulator, i.e. IRB • Growth in new tech., mobile & pent-up demand for ICT: - cell subscriber growth by 5 m or 40% (‘03), total 11.4 m

  6. 2. USAID ICT Program - DOT-COM • DOT-COM : Digital Opportunities through Technology and COMmunications - activities cross all sectors, including education, economic growth, women in development, agriculture, trade, health, environment, and telecommunications/e-commerce policy (www.dot-com-alliance.org). • Three "dots” (three USAID funded Leader-with-Associates cooperative agreements (CAs), each with specific areas of ICT expertise: • dot-GOV: Promotes policy and regulatory reform to create enabling environments for ICT. • dot-ORG: Extends ICT access to under-served communities and accelerates development-related uses of ICT. • dot-EDU: Strengthens education and learning systems through customized ICT interventions and content.

  7. 3. Framework for Survey & Strategy • USAID-ICT Assessment Report March 2001 • (the Four “P’s” approach): • Policies and Legal Framework • Pipes (Infrastructure) • Private Sector (Enterprise) • People (E-leadership, Human Capacity, Content & Application) • 4 “P’s” approach - Comprehensive approach needed for a successful Internet & ICT for Development Strategy • Synergies and complementarities can be gained for ICTs to be successfully deployed. Better than a piecemeal or “go-alone” approach • Inventory of ICT Activities and Web links essential

  8. USAID Indonesia ICT Activities • Activities that use ICT as a tool (Internet, Information Technology, Multimedia Radio-TV or others). Examples: SMEs use of ICT, NGO networking, distance education, tele-medicine, ‘reporting for peace’, radio stations use of ICTs - training in digital sound recording, health, environment, good governance and other content • An activity can be an entire project or an important element of a project • Carried out by projects, grantees and partners (often with leverage funding from other sources) • Activities that help the ICT sector itself (e.g. policy reform, extending ICT infrastructure, training professionals for the ICT sector) -- ICT activities survey

  9. Examples of Success Stories • Sri Lanka: • Promotes competitiveness in the ICT Industry by offering training for ICT firms, policies reform that leads to enhanced competitiveness in the ICT industry, lower ICT transaction costs; and a more favorable business climate.  Economic Growth SO; IT sector entrepreneurs and policy professionals; $250,000 and no leverage. • USAID/Brazil. • The U.S./Brazil Learning Technologies Network (LTNet), an activity of the U.S.-Brazil Partnership for Education, enables educators, researchers, and policy makers to share information on the state of the art in educational technology. Education SO; education sector professionals; $500,000 plus $250,000 leveraged.

  10. ICT Month Event: 26- 27 August NEW WAYS TO EMPOWER INDONESIA WITH INTERNET & ICTs SARANA BARU INTERNET & TEKNOLOGI INFO-KOM UNTUK MEMBERDAYAKAN MASYARAKAT INDONESIA & LAUNCH OF SECURE & SUSTAINABLE TELECENTER HANDBOOK-CD PELUNCURAN BUKU PANDUAN WARNET, WARTEL & BALAI INFORMASI MASYARAKAT Aug 26 - Seminar & Showcase, Aug 27 - Video-Conference

  11. NEW IDEAS TO EMPOWER • 1. WorldSpace Satellite Radio/Data Tele-Kiosks • 2. Simputer Rural Remote Village PDA (Encore Technologies - Singapore-India) • 3. VoIP for Wartel (World Bank - PT StarCall-TexasCom) • 4. Multimedia Education Network (iMEN - PT JDI) • 5. ASEAN E-Hub / E- Farmer (PT Agritani) • 6. Indonesian SME Office Program (Balicamp-PT Sigma Cipta Caraka - IFC/ World Bank Group) • 7. Indonesian District Regional Access (Kabupaten Governance Reform Initiative) (MoHA-World Bank - PT CyberKampung)

  12. Next steps... • Mark your calendars for August 26-27, 2003 • Sponsorships - still not too late… July 26 - final deadline contact: Heru Nugroho, Secretary General, ISP Assoc/APJII, ph: 5296 0634 <sekjen@apjii.or.id>Website: www.apjii.or.id • Empowering yourself & around you with ICTs • Design of future plans for implementing greater use of ICTs - “paperless trading system” for APEC leading industrial countries by 2005, for developing countries by 2010, Millennium Development Goals (poverty, universal education, women empower, etc) • Great opportunities to promote your work and improve your lifestyle by using more ICTs

  13. Toastmasters’ Meeting, July 8, 2003 Thank You Idris Sulaiman Website: www. pegasus.or.id <idris@pegasus.or.id> Partnership for Economic Growth Project, Ph: 021 520 1047

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