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--- country-profiles:myanmar [2020/01/28 04:29] – [Laws and Regulations] msuantak
+++ country-profiles:myanmar [2020/06/16 15:43] – CSV data imported steve
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 ** Telecom Policy and ICT Policy **
-Telecom Policy
+** Telecom Policy **
   * To increase the deployment of national IT infrastructure
   * To provide a financially viable telecommunications sector conducive to sustainable investment in telecommunications
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   * To fulfil universal services obligation to the people of Myanmar
-ICT Policy
+** ICT Policy **
   * To promote cooperation for ICT development
   * To enhance competitiveness of the ICT sectors
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   * To increase the availability of information technologies to all the citizens of our country
+** E-Government Master Plan (2016-2020) **
+  * MCIT has started the preparation of Myanmar e-Governance Master Plan with the support of ADB and Infosys Ltd in 2014
+  * Revised in 2016
+  * Implement by MOTC with the cooperation of the international Consultants from IDA and KPMG in 2016
+** Guidelines for the implementation of e-Government **
+  * Intended to extend utility based on existing resources. (e.g., e-Government network will be built on existing fibre network along the
+railway and road)
+  * To ensure that G2G, G2B and G2C services should meet the utility needs of citizens and businesses
+** Assessment of ICT and e-Government Policies **
+  * Computer Science Development Law (1996)
+  * Electronic Transaction Law (2004), Amended (2014);
+  * The Telecommunications law (2013)
+** Economic Policy for ICT **
+  * One of the National Objectives in August 2016
+  * To establish
+    * Data ID Card System,
+    * Digital Government Strategy and
+    * e-Government system
+** DEDC Master Plan – 7 Key Sectors **
+.Education and Learning\\
+.Healthcare and Welfare sector\\
+.Financial Services sector\\
+.Agriculture sector\\
+.Manufacturing sector\\
+.Tourism, Hospitality and Retail sector\\
+.Government services\\
+Note: Digital Economy Development Committee (DEDC)
 ===== Operator Licensing =====
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 ==== Technical and Administrative Requirements ====
+**TELECOMS REGULATION**
+The Posts and Telecommunications Department (“Telecommunications Department”) under the Ministry of Transport and Communications (“MOTC”) is the telecommunications regulator in Myanmar.
+//The responsibilities of the Telecommunications Department include:-//
+  * the issuance and renewal of service provider licences;
+  * regulation of the frequency spectrum and numbering plans;
+  * ensuring consumer protection;
+  * inspection and supervision of service providers;
+  * initiating administrative actions against service providers.
+  *
+As part of sector reforms, the MOTC is authorised to establish the following bodies:-
+//National Telecommunications Advisory Committee//
+  * Make recommendations on technical standards, consumer protection and strategic development of the telecommunications sector in Myanmar,
+  * To hear administrative appeals against the MOTC’s decisions.
 ==== Licensing Fees ====
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   * Implementing Pilot Project
   * Implementing Universal Service Strategy
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 ===== Laws and Regulations =====
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 | The Law Amending the Telecommunication Law                                            | 18 August 2017    |
+Other laws and regulations related to Telecom sector in Myanmar
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