The new satellite town, named Yadanabon Myothit, covers an area of 4,050 hectares and is also located near the second largest city of Mandalay, said the New Light of Myanmar.
The teleport in the Yadanabon Myothit satellite town, which is an internet service provider, is similar to the Myanmar Teleport ( formerly known as the Bagan Cybertech) in Yangon, experts said.
Myanmar has also been launching an ICT development master plan under the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI), aimed at narrowing the development gap among the regional members. Detailed programs to link international networks are also being carried out in accordance with the master plan drafted by the Myanmar Computer Federation (MCF).
Besides, work is well underway to systematically implement the tasks under e-ASEAN Framework Agreement (AFA) which calls for development of information infrastructure, emergence of e-commerce and e-government systems, lifting of restriction on ICT commodities, services and investment and increasing of them, and building of ICT capacity to create an e-society after reducing the digital divide among regional members.
Due to the move, Myanmar has been on a par with other regional members in terms of work progress, having launched e-visa, e- passport, e-government portal and e-procurement and contributing much to the effective management of government bodies.
Being a signatory to the e-AFA initiated at 2000 Singapore summit, Myanmar has formed the e-National task Force to support the IT development.
Moreover, the country has also signed a series of memorandums of understanding since 2003 with companies from Malaysia, Thailand and an ASEAN organization on ICT development.
Quelle/Source: People's Daily Online, 25.07.2006
