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Internet in Thailand The Role of NECTEC

Internet in Thailand The Role of NECTEC. Pituma Panthawi National Information Technology Committee Secretariat National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) 22 November 2001. Internet in Thailand: The Role of NECTEC Presentation Outline. Introduction to NECTEC

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  1. Internet in ThailandThe Role of NECTEC Pituma Panthawi National Information Technology Committee Secretariat National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) 22 November 2001

  2. Internet in Thailand: The Role of NECTECPresentation Outline • Introduction to NECTEC • Internet in Thailand • Role of NECTEC

  3. Introduction to NECTEC National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) Ministry of Science Technology and Environment National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) BIOTEC MTEC NECTEC

  4. Introduction to NECTEC NECTEC - Departments (not an exhaustive list) • Research and Development • Electronics • High Performance Computing • Telecommunications and Network • Information (Software, Language, and Knowledge Eng.) • Application Research and Development • R&D Funding Section • Policy • National IT Committee Secretariat • Services • Information System Service Section • Electronic Commerce Resource Center • Government Information Technology Services • Information and Knowledge Management Section

  5. Introduction to NECTEC NECTEC - Staff

  6. Internet in Thailand In a Nutshell 18 ISP (commercial Internet service providers) 5 non-commercial Internet hubs 642 Mbps international bandwidth-in (NECTEC) 526.5 Mbps international bandwidth-out (NECTEC) 3.5 million users (National Statistical Office & NECTEC) 8517 domains under.th (www.thnic.net/statistic/domain.html)

  7. Internet in Thailand International Bandwidth Year/Month Inbound Outbound 2001/11 642 526.5 2001/10 569.5 450.5 2001/09 568.5 449.5 2001/08 546 418.25 2001/07 539.625 414.375 2001/06 555.625 430.375 2001/05 522.625 397.375 2001/04 515.625 400.375 2001/03 526.625 407.375 2001/02 325.125 225.125 2001/01 316.375 215.437 2000/12 267.5 170.062 1999/12 118.25 66.25 Source : www.nectec.or.th/internet

  8. Internet in Thailand Internet User Population in Thailand Estimation using Rear Admiral Prasart Sribhadung’s Model

  9. Internet in Thailand Internet User Population in Thailand Estimation using Rear Admiral Prasart Sribhadung’s Model

  10. Internet in Thailand Internet Survey National Statistical Office & NECTEC • Period - Jan. to Mar. 2001 • Sample - 78,000 households (from 16.1 million) • Results • 5.64% of the population (or 3.5 million people) has used the Internet during the past 12 months • 35% of the users live in Bangkok

  11. Internet in Thailand .th Domain Names ac.thco.thgo.thin.thmi.th net.thor.thTotal Jun 97 72 372 43 - 0 15 56 558 Dec 00 423 4774 210 804 7 23 312 6553 Jan 01 442 4937 211 826 7 24 319 6766 Feb 01 456 5081 215 846 7 25 331 6961 Mar 01 463 5245 215 861 7 25 336 7152 Apr 01 472 5346 217 872 8 25 344 7284 May 01 491 5496 220 900 8 25 355 7495 Jun 01 513 5665 219 921 9 25 365 7717 Jul 01 533 5831 223 957 9 25 375 7953 Aug 01 551 5968 225 977 10 26 383 8140 Sep 01 562 6048 226 991 10 26 390 8253 Oct 01 581 6251 227 1020 10 26 402 8517 Source : www.thnic.net/statistic/domain.html

  12. Role of NECTEC Role of NECTEC • Policy Involvement - Secretariat of the National IT Committee (chaired by the Prime Minister) • Operation - Thaisarn, Domestic Exchange (IIR), SchoolNet, GITS • Information Resources - Internet statistics, eCommerce Resource Center, Internet User Profile Survey

  13. Role of NECTEC National Information Technology Committee (NITC) Establishment 1992 Chair Prime Minister Committee Members Senior Officials from Public Sector Representatives from Private Sector Experts Fundamental Purpose Promote the Use of IT in Thailand for Economic and Social Development Secretariat National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC)

  14. Role of NECTEC Subcommittees under NITC SUBCOMMITTEE ON DRAFTING ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES LAW SUBCOMMITTEE ON DRAFTING ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER LAW SUBCOMMITTEE ON DRAFTING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION LAW SUBCOMMITTEE ON DRAFTING NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DRAFTING DATA PROTECTION LAW SUBCOMMITTEE ON DRAFTING COMPUTER CRIME LAW SUBCOMMITTEE ON IT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS SUBCOMMITTEE ON IT FOR THE DISABLED AND DISADVANTAGED SUBCOMMITTEE ON IT POLICY PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE ON IT HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

  15. Role of NECTEC Subcommittees under NITC - continued SUBCOMMITTEE ON IT UTILIZATION IN PUBLIC SECTOR SUBCOMMITTEE ON IT LEGAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUBCOMMITTEE ON IT PUBLIC AWARENESS SUBCOMMITTEE ON IT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATION INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION INDUSTRY THAILAND EDI COUNCIL THAILAND'S INTERNET POLICY TASKFORCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON e-THAILAND DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON GLOBE PROJECT

  16. Role of NECTEC Internet Policy • Policies against Internet Crime/Inappropriate Content • Time Synchronization • Internet Hotline • Public Education • Standard Suffix for Thai Domain Name • National Internet Policy Framework - work in process • Delegation of authority over .th name space from THNIC to THIDA (Thailand’s Internet Domain Name Association) - work in process

  17. Role of NECTEC IT Law • (1) Electronic Transaction Law • (2) National Information Infrastructure Law • (3) Data Protection Law • (4) Computer Crime Law • (5) Electronic Fund Transfer Law

  18. Role of NECTEC Progress Royal Title Inact 1 Electronic Transaction 3 Data Protection NITC Cabinet House of Reps. House of Senates 2 National Information Infrastructure Council of State (4) Computer Crime and (5) Electronic Fund Transfer - Drafting

  19. Role of NECTEC The SchoolNet Project • Pilot project 1994 - 2001 • Initiator and Operator - NECTEC • Supporters - CAT, TOT, MOE • Free Internet Access to Schools • 3,300 members (as of Oct 2001) • From SchoolNet to EdNet

  20. Role of NECTEC SchoolNet Project (www.school.net.th)

  21. Role of NECTEC SchoolNet - Digital Library

  22. Role of NECTEC Government IT Services (GITS)

  23. Role of NECTEC Before GITSInsecure Public Network Department D Internet Deapartment A Department C Department B

  24. Role of NECTEC GITSHighly Secured Private NetworkGovernment Organizations Only Department D GITS Department C Deapartment A Department B

  25. Role of NECTEC Internet Information Research Center(www.nectec.or.th/internet)

  26. Role of NECTEC Ecommerce Resource Center (www.ecommerce.or.th)

  27. Role of NECTEC Internet User Profile Survey 2000Location Source : NECTEC (Online Survey)

  28. Role of NECTEC Internet User Profile Survey 2000Gender Source : NECTEC (Online Survey)

  29. Role of NECTEC Internet User Profile Survey 2000Age Source : NECTEC (Online Survey)

  30. Role of NECTEC Internet User Profile Survey 2000Education Source : NECTEC (Online Survey)

  31. Role of NECTEC Internet User Profile Survey 2000Weekly Hours of Use Source : NECTEC (Online Survey)

  32. Role of NECTEC Internet User Profile Survey 2000Top Activity Email Chat Board News Info. Shop Game Download Game Software Music Source : NECTEC (Online Survey)

  33. Role of NECTEC Internet User Profile Survey 2000Internet Purchase Source : NECTEC (Online Survey)

  34. Thank You Pituma Panthawi Secretariat of Thailand’s Internet Policy Taskforce pituma@nectec.or.th

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