Highlights of the 12th EAWG Meeting
17-18 October 2002Bangkok, Thailand
by Dr. Pichet Durongkaveroj, EAWG Chairman

                    Highlights of the 12th EAWG Meeting
                          e-ASEAN Work Programs Updates
                          Restructuring e-ASEAN
                          Cooperation with Dialogue Partners

e-ASEAN Work Programs Updates
AII
      -EAWG’s AII Work Program transfer to TELSOM AII WG’s
      -ASEAN PKI Forum (former ASEAN CA Forum)
               -1st ASEAN PKI Forum Steering Committee held on 11 Oct. 2002 in KL
               -e-ASEAN PKI Forum Charter proposed for EAWG’s comment
Commerce
     -Draft Policy Recommendations for e-Commerce in ASEAN
               -tabled to EAWG & EATF for comments and discussions before tabling to
                TELMIN/TELSOM
               -White paper on state of e-Commerce development
Trade Facilitation & Liberalization
      -Common Certification Standard for ICT in ASEAN
               -an expert group seminar to be organized, stocktake information, best practice
               -a survey on the issue
e-Society & Capacity Building
      -ASEAN Workshop on Measurement of Digital Economy, 19-20 Sept. 2002
               -Recommendations for ASEAN e-Measurement Framework
               -Proposed to + 3
      -ASIA e-Commerce Incubator Project Workshop, 16-17 Sept. 2002
               -Approved in principle and consult with dialogue partner
      -ScoolNet in coop. with UNESCO
e-Government
      -e-Visa:online application forms
      -ASEAN TEDI
      -Series of e-Govt seminars to be conducted in Singapore
               -e-Government Strategic Planning Meeting Workshop for CLMV,
                13-15 Nov. 2002
               -ASEAN Executive Seminar on e-Government, 18-19 Nov. 2002
               -A Primer on Cyberlaws: e-Governance Policy & Regulatory Framework,
                20-21 Nov. 2002

Restructuring e-ASEAN
34th AEM Mandate to “transfer the implementation of non-liberalization elements of
   e-ASEAN Framework Agreement to TELMIN and retain e-Commerce, liberalization
   elements and EAWG under the purview of SEOM/AEM.”
EAWG to continue working on all the e-ASEAN Work Programs during transition
    period until TELSOM is ready to handle them
Sherpas & ASEC to compile activities under each work program in preparation for
    transition

Cooperation with Dialogue Partners

UNESCAP
      -“e-Commerce Strategies for Development” (Joint UNCTAD-UNESCAP
        Asia Pacific Regional Conference) 20-22 Nov. 2002
      -Opportunities to cooperate on the focus areas of UNESCAP
               -Impact of Globalization
               -Emerging Social Issues
               -Poverty reduction
INDIA
      -Information exchange with rep. from Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
      -Possible areas of cooperation:
               -HRD ICT training: how to upgrade ASEAN HR’s ICT skills and learn
                 from India
               -Software development
               -Digital Divide model: simputer project
               -e-Governance showcase and best practice
               -CMM and other IT skills certifications
               -Sharing expertise & technology transfer
China
      -the 2nd Seminar on ASEAN-China ICT
      -MoU on ASEAN-China Cooperation in ICT Sector
      -Series of ICT Workshops
Japan
      -Cooperation on Establishing ICT Legal Framework in CLMV
               -consider expanding the scope to consumer protection, data protection,
                 security, cybercrime, and IPR, etc.
      -ASIA Open Source Software Community
               -workshop proposed to exchange information
               -start with virtual rather than physical community
               -extend to + 3 platform
      -TEDI
               -pilot project with Malaysia
      -Collaboration on eb-XML
               -ASEAN to nominate a formal rep. to the ASIA eb-XML Committee Meeting
Korea
      -Special Project for Bridging the Digital Divide in East Asia
               -Symposium in Nov. 2002 to exchange experiences on development and
                 progress made on ICT sector between developed and developing countries
+3
      -Some projects under +1 cooperations are extended to + 3 platform
               -Asia Open Source Software Community
               -TEDI
               -Special Project for Bridging the Digital Divide in East Asia
      -Existing projects discussed
               -Asia e-Learning Network
               -ASEAN + 3 SME Network
      -New projects proposed
               -ASIA e-Commerce Incubator
               -ASEAN e-Measurement
ASIA PKI Forum
      -Private sector network
      -Presentation on ASIA PKI Forum’s
               -Interoperability Working Group
               -Legal Infrastructure Working Group
      -Encourage ASEAN private sector to join the forum