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A presentation to the stream on Infrastructure and National Systems at the UNTL-VU Conference 'Transforming Timor-Leste for Sustainable Development, Human Rights and Peace in Dili, July 2009
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A 2009 Presentation by Abel Pires Da Silva on Making Telecommunications and IT Accessible
A presentation to the stream on Infrastructure and National Systems at the UNTL-VU Conference 'Transforming Timor-Leste for Sustainable Development, Human Rights and Peace in Dili, July 2009
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A presentation to the stream on Infrastructure and National Systems at the UNTL-VU Conference 'Transforming Timor-Leste for Sustainable Development, Human Rights and Peace in Dili, July 2009
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East Timor ICT Association (ICT-TL) WHAT IS ICT? “ICTs are basically information handling tools—a varied set of goods, applications and services that are used to produce, store, process, distribute and exchange information.
They include the “old” ICTs of radio, television
and telephone, and the “new” ICTs of computers, satellites and wireless technology and the Internet.
These different tools are now able to work
together, and combine to form our “networked world”, a massive infrastructure of interconnected telephone services, standardized computer hardware, the Internet, radio and television, which reaches into every corner of the globe’*
*Academy of ICT for Government Leaders, UNAPC ICT (http://www.unacpict.org )
BACKGROUND OF ICT IN TIMOR- LESTE Telecommunication Concession Contract: 15-year monopoly in the form of a build operate transfer (BOT) concession contract Role of Telecommunication Regulatory Body is still weak No Integrated ICT Policy Development in Place ICTGovernance (Connectivity, Content and Capacity, legal requirements) Embryonic Information Society CURRENT HINDRANCES TO ICT ACCESS IN TIMOR-LESTE -1
Limited understanding and recognition of how ICT
can contribute to development shared amongst Decision Makers, Regulators and public in general
The abolition of the Department of
Telecommunication and Transport in 2007, and its merger with other sectors to form the Department of Infrastructure – is an indication of the low priority given by the government to the development of the ICT sector. CURRENT HINDRANCES TO ICT ACCESS IN TIMOR-LESTE -2
15 years TT Monopoly arrangement, resulting
in: Encouragement for the operator to maximize short- term profits (15 years time limit) High price regime Limited number of customers Low quality of services No/limited consumer protection Limited investment ‘Telecommunications in the Pacific’, Background paper for the Pacific Economic Survey ‘Telecommunications in the Pacific’, Background paper for the Pacific Economic Survey ‘Telecommunications in the Pacific’, Background paper for the Pacific Economic Survey CURRENT HINDRANCES TO ICT ACCESS IN TIMOR-LESTE - 3
Lack of Supporting Infrastructure (No power
supply, Connectivity, Hardware/software): Appr. only 43,500 households have access to electricity* (22 %) Of this: 85 % are in Dili, only 5 % in Rural areas)
High level of Illiteracy -adult literacy rate is only
50.1%(ages 15 and older)** Limiting the form of content to Video/Audio only –no text)
*World Bank report 2007, **Ausaid (http://www.ausaid.gov.au/country/country.cfm?
CountryId=911) CURRENT HINDRANCES TO ICT ACCESS IN TIMOR-LESTE - 4
Poverty. Estimated number of poor people is
49.9 % (living on less than US$1 a day)* -
It will be even higher if the standard is to be
raised to US$ 2/day (could potentially reach 60-70% figure)
*Timor-Leste Survey of Living Standards 2007, Directorate of National Statistics, Ministry
of Finance, with support from the World Bank CURRENT HINDRANCES TO ICT ACCESS IN TIMOR-LESTE - 5 Some hidden challenges: Change management as ICT use in most cases requires changes in some aspects within the organization (the way things are done: Introduction of new procedures, new culture, etc.)
Expectation management as over expectation could
conditions, etc. CHANGES FOR BETTER ICT ACCESS IN TL
Focus on two main aspects:
1. Development ICT Sector itself
2. ICT for Development (ICD4D) Strategy CHANGES FOR BETTER ICT ACCESS IN TL- 1 Political Level: Competition (where market works –economically viable regions) Universal Service Obligation (where market does not work-economically unviable regions) Empowerment of Telecommunication Regulatory Body (ARCOM)
Requires proper assessment of ICT4D needs
in TL (sector by sector –health, education, agriculture, etc.) CHANGES FOR BETTER ICT ACCESS IN TL -2 Development of an Integrated ICT Development Policy and Plan:
ICT for Development (ICD4D) Deployments
3C – Connectivity, Content (especially Local
content) and Capacity (Human Resource): Connectivity to the remote sites of Timor using appropriate Technology (Wireless) Local Content Development to suit local needs in terms of language and form Human resource development strategy CHANGES FOR BETTER ICT ACCESS IN TL -3
Localization of Internet content inside Timor-Leste (Intranet
strategy): Local servers: for email, websites, news, e-commerce, wiki, etc. Limit the use of expensive Internet International bandwidth – lower cost
Localization of the forms of the Content: Local languages
and appropriate forms of content (Audio/video). For instance: use locally developed animation to teach Timor’s history, health campaign, etc. CHANGES FOR BETTER ICT ACCESS IN TL -4 Technology in use: Wireless, Open Source Software and Open hardware-Low procurement and maintenance costs
The use of ICT to deal with factors hindering ICT Use
in Timor-Leste: ICT Based/support Income generation activities ICT Based learning materials to combat Illiteracy (The Cuban experience) ICT Based/support for the Empowerment of women
The ICT for Development (ICT4D) Task Force
TO SUM UP
ICT Sector Development – Pro development
approach ICT for Development (ICT4D) Strategy
Technology in use: Wireless, Open Source System
and Open Hardware Consider non ICT related aspects (cultural, educational, political, physical conditions, expectations, change, etc.) THANK YOU