Myanmar announces second ICT masterplan

Myanmar, with a 55 million population, has announced its 2011–2015 ICT masterplan that was drawn up in collaboration with South Korea. With this plan, the country wants to develop its ICT sector by focussing on ICT infrastructure, industry, human resource development, e-education and ICT legal framework. Under this plan, Myanmar’s Ministry of Science and Technology will launch a US$1 million e-learning centre in cooperation with South Korea’s International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). This masterplan is Myanmar’s second one following the 2005–2010 ICT masterplan which was credited with increasing the country’s tele-density from 1 per cent to 5.4 per cent this year

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