The 11th ASEAN and Japan Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers Meeting
2016/12/2
The 11th ASEAN and Japan Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers Meeting (11th TELMIN+Japan) was held on 25 November 2016 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. Mr. Jiro Akama, State Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan attended the meeting as co-chair.
The meeting endorsed the ASEAN-Japan ICT Work Plan for 2017* including the following pillars:
- People Integration and Empowerment Through ICT
- Innovation
- ICT Infrastructure Development
- Human Resources Development
- Enhance of International Cooperation on Cybersecurity
Japan and ASEAN agreed to proceed to further enhance cooperation on ICT between ASEAN and Japan under the Work Plan.
Japan and ASEAN also agreed to start a new project “ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Cooperation Hub Step 1” for human resource development in cybersecurity and to hold workshops on personal data protection, IoT (Internet of Things) and ICT for public safety.
In accordance with the result of the meeting, ASEAN member states adopted the Joint Media Statement for the Ministers Meeting.
* The ASEAN-Japan ICT Work Plan2017 is an annual cooperation plan in order to support the ASEAN ICT Master Plan 2020. The Master Plan, established in 2015, is a framework to enhance cooperation with ASEAN in the telecommunication and ICT sector.
The meeting endorsed the ASEAN-Japan ICT Work Plan for 2017* including the following pillars:
- People Integration and Empowerment Through ICT
- Innovation
- ICT Infrastructure Development
- Human Resources Development
- Enhance of International Cooperation on Cybersecurity
Japan and ASEAN agreed to proceed to further enhance cooperation on ICT between ASEAN and Japan under the Work Plan.
Japan and ASEAN also agreed to start a new project “ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Cooperation Hub Step 1” for human resource development in cybersecurity and to hold workshops on personal data protection, IoT (Internet of Things) and ICT for public safety.
In accordance with the result of the meeting, ASEAN member states adopted the Joint Media Statement for the Ministers Meeting.
* The ASEAN-Japan ICT Work Plan2017 is an annual cooperation plan in order to support the ASEAN ICT Master Plan 2020. The Master Plan, established in 2015, is a framework to enhance cooperation with ASEAN in the telecommunication and ICT sector.