Cooperationin

the ICT and postal field

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)

Japan

4ｔｈ November 2016

Japan – Mekong Region Cooperation in the ICT and Postal Field

1. The 8th Mekong – Japan Summit (September 7th, 2016)

- The Leader of Japan strongly commended own efforts made by the

Mekong countries and stressed its continued assistance in order to

promote further development and "quality growth" of the region as a

whole.

2. In the ICT and Postal Field

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications also promotes “quality

infrastructure investment” in the ICT and Postal field continually.

<Examples of schemes>

1) ODA (grant aid, yen loan or technical cooperation) by JICA

2) Investment by private sector

3) Public-Private Investment Fund by JICT

Recent Examples of Overseas ICT Deployment

<ICT infrastructure>

<ICT applications>

ISDB-T (DTV) 18 countries has

adopted ISDB-T for

terrestrial digital TV,

covered 650M

population.

Postal System Introduction of Japanese

postal system is based

on tech transfer and HRD.

Realizing creation of new

related businesses.

Radio MonitoringJapanese superior

technology, know-

how and human

resources in the

radio monitoring

field are deploying.

SatelliteJapanese satellite has high

reliability, applicable for

communication for government

agencies, disaster prevention,

etc.

ICT for Disaster Prevention The disaster prevention ICT systems

of Japan are based on Japan’s

know-how and many years of

experience.

ICT for Medical CareRemote medical care

Pathological image analysis system

Public Infrastructure Monitoring SystemA monitoring system is built in the Cần

Thơ Bridge for operation and

maintenance.

Strain gauge and

other sensorsCần Thơ Bridge, Vietnam

Medical doctors video conference

between Japan and Thailand

Postal sorting machine

(Russian Post)

Communication satellite

（Turksat）

Radio monitoring system

Observation DistributionAnalysis

Emergency Warning

Broadcasting System

Solid-state

weather radar

Optical Submarine

CableTwo out of four major

companies in the world that

supply submarine cable

systems are Japanese.

CybersecurityRequest to Japan in the field of

cybersecurity is growing because

of high technical strength and

reliability.

Cooperation with ASEAN

countries are going.

Disaster information

management system

Overview of the Japan ICT Fund (JICT)

Fund Corporation for the Overseas Development of Japan’s ICT and Postal

Services (Japan ICT Fund : JICT) is a public-private fund with the aim of supporting

business operators who implement such projects as telecommunication projects,

broadcasting services, postal service and other related projects overseas by

financing, dispatching experts, etc.

○Grant Aid Establishment of backbone

networks between three major cities, etc. (Completed in 2013;1.7 billion yen)

○Yen Loan Expansion of networks, etc.

(E/N in Mar 2015; 10.5 billion yen)

MPTKnow-how(technology/operation, marketing）

Cooperation of both public and private

sectors

Investment

ODA

The logo renewal in September 2014

《Services》

《Infrastructure》

Joint Operation

(Signed in Jul 2014）

Long queue for SIM cards

Left: backbone network switch; Right: cell tower

Improved convenience for

Myanmar people

(Sumitomo Corp.)

Sustainable economic growth

Compe-tition

Collaboration between public and private sectors.

Combining the multi support tools.

Cooperation between Myanmar and Japan in the field of ICT

JICA Expert

Myanmar

１．Cooperation in postal services capacity improvement by technical support

○ Along with the MoC in the postal field, signed by MIC and MCIT (MoTC), the technical guidance on postal operation has been

given to Myanmar from Japan. ODA project (Technical cooperation) started in June 2016.

２．Support the introduction of new businesses and new services

○ Money orders utilization by ICT ＜MIC project＞（Hitachi）→Remittance duties (E-telegram, mail) to be online work.

Area expansion for 18 POs in FY2015, for 156 POs in Oct. 2016

○ Collection Services in PO counter（Marubeni）→Trial with electricity bill, water bill, allotment may start in Dec. 2016

in 3 POs, which is located in Yangon.

○ The Postbox with ADs （Nagata）→Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw = Under setting as scheduled （Done 70, Left 20).

Yangon = during the adjustment with Yangon City Development Committee （Done 1, Left 141)

Old post boxNew post box with ADs

Postal delivery networks

Collection and delivery of mails

Works inside post officesMid-long term plan

for postal services improvement4

321

2014 2015 20182016 2017 2019

＜MIC project＞ Target： 3 main cities 34 POs

Delivery speed（March 2014 ） （Feb 2015）

・DEMS 2-3days → 1.1 days・OR 4-5days → 1.6 daysRate of delivery 87.8% → 99.3%

JICA

Project

＜ODA project＞

Output

（Term: April 2014 ～ Feb. 2015 ） （Term: June 2016 ～ May 2019 ）

Target： 3 main cities 162 POs

Postal services are improved in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay as follows.

• DEMS are delivered within 2 days.Others (ordinary letters, registered letters and parcels) are delivered within 3 days.

• The rate of delivery of mails = over 99%.• The rate of customer satisfaction = over 70%.• Mid-long term Plan for Postal Services

Improvement is drafted.

Creating the foundations for target POs to be

improved. (mail dispatching)(counter service)

Output

Cooperation with Japan in the Postal Field through Public-Private Partnership in the Mekong Region

* PO = Post Office

Cooperation with Japan in the Postal Field through Public-Private Partnership in the Mekong Region

1. Consultation by Japan Post on mail services improvement

○ Based on the Memorandum of Cooperation in the postal field between Ministry of Internal Affairs and

Communications of Japan and Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam,

Japan Post and Vietnam Post concluded three contracts (①technical guidance in Hanoi, ②technical

guidance in Ho Chi Minh City, and ③consulting for new sorting centers).

2. Improvement of work efficiency and the introduction of new service

utilizing electronic money <MIC Project>

○ SMBC, Hitachi and Vietnam Post cooperated on work related to the payment of social security

subsidies and pensions in electronic form (previously paid in cash at post office counters),

to be introduced on a trial basis in some regions from April 2017.

[Results of technical guidance implemented in FY2015 in Hanoi]

* Days required for delivery between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City:

Registered mail: reduced from an average of 7 days (Jan. 2015) to 6 days (Jan. 2016)

Parcels: reduced from an average of 8 days (Jan. 2015) to 6 days (Jan. 2016)

Vietnam

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