THE ASEAN ICT MASTERPLAN 2020
Initiative 6.2 Promote an Open Market for ICT Enterprises/ Products
Proactively support the on-going liberalisation of the ASEAN market for ICT products and services
ACTION POINT
DESCRIPTION
TARGET/PROJECT
ACTION POINT
DESCRIPTION
TARGET/PROJECT
6.2.1Nurture the Free
Flow of ICT Products
and Services in
ASEAN
Develop a robust
digital economy by
nurturing a conducive
environment for the
free flow of ICT
products and services
1. Identify priority ICT standards so as to
facilitate alignment of ICT technical standards
across AMS
2. Conduct a study on the potential for an
ASEAN single telecommunications market,
including studying the various components and
aspects of a single telecom market and
indicating the 'readiness' across AMS
7.2.1 Develop Best
Practices for e-Service
Delivery
Provide best practice
guidelines, which help
agencies improve the
standard and quality
of e-service delivery
Develop a framework of expected minimum
levels of e-services delivery by 2020, including
best practices and recommendations guidelines
for
(a) Improvement of quality of service for
common e-government applications, and
(b) Cross-leveraging existing successes within
AMS; taking into consideration past AIM 2015
initiatives
7.2.2 Develop and
Foster Cyber Wellness
through Guidelines,
Education and
Outreach
Programmes
Provide actionable
measures to relevant
authorities across
ASEAN to develop
good online
behaviours and
etiquette, and to be
able to respond to
cyber bullying and
cases of Internet
abuse
Developing a focused model programme
targeting education, advocacy, and engagement
around cyber wellness, including:
Developing guides and promoting
awareness on online risks, particularly to
vulnerable groups (children, youth, lessabled), and how they should respond
Raise awareness and resilience to new
threats and risks online (e.g. the rapid
spread of misinformation, cyber-vigilantism
and over-sharing of personal and
corporate information)
Developing measures for child online
protection, including communication
channels to report 'harmful content' and
online abuse to the relevant AMS
authorities, with a focus on safety for
children
Working with the community to establish
online forums and exchange on cyber
wellness and Internet abuse, with the goal
of bringing together stakeholders' views
Sharing of information and data among
countries on trends and challenges in the
online space for greater mindshare in
formulation of policies and programmes
7. NEW MEDIA AND CONTENT
Initiative 7.1 Promote the Development of Media and Content Markets
Support and promote the sustainable development of an ASEAN content market
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Initiative 7.2 Nurture ASEAN Digital Society
Build an ASEAN online community
DESCRIPTION
TARGET/PROJECT
7.1.1 Encourage the
Growth, Production
and Use of New
Media in ASEAN
Resource and
leverage support for
the production of new
media and content,
and encourage their
growth and
distribution
1. Explore adding new categories to the ASEAN
ICT Awards:
(i) 'New Media and Content', focused on projects
and products that take innovative approaches to
the creation of local content
(ii) 'Community Content' for content and apps
that support community engagement and
municipality services
2. Establish an engagement forum for AMS to
dialogue with social media providers to discuss
relevant matters (e.g. regulatory matters,
responsible online practices, etc)
3. Encourage multilingual content by
commissioning the development of language
APIs and plugins to enable sites to offer content
in English and major ASEAN local languages
through machine translation, and have the ASEAN
website available in major ASEAN languages
7.1.2 Develop Best
Practices Guide for
Local Content
Development and
Support
Share approaches to
developing a thriving
content market
environment
Document best practices and develop guides for
developing local content, including:
Developing favourable content environments
Funding development of local language
packs for common CMS software
Helping local companies go to market
Helping local companies regionalise and
distribute their content
E. Strategic Thrusts, Initiatives, and Action Points
E. Strategic Thrusts, Initiatives, and Action Points
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