1. Progress Report: APEC e-Government Research Center at Waseda University APEC TEL 43 ICT Development Steering Group (DSG) Meeting Hangzhou, PRC 27 March-1 April, 2011 Prof. Dr. Toshio Obi Director

2. General Information Title of the Project: APEC e-Government Research Center at Waseda University Japan Proposing APEC Economy: Japan 2) Thailand; 3) Indonesia; 4)Philippines; 5) Chinese Taipei ; 6) Peru Co-sponsoring APEC Economies: 2) Thailand; 3) Indonesia; 4)Philippines; 5) Chinese Taipei ; 6) Peru USD 100,000 per year Total Cost: USD 100,000 per year Project start and end date: December 2004 - December 2012

3. Major staff and researchers Project Director:Project Director: Prof. Dr. Toshio Obi Waseda University Deputy Director:Deputy Director: Prof. Dr. Naoko Iwasaki Waseda University Researchers:Researchers: Prof. Dr. Tominaga, Prof. Dr. Urano, Prof. Dr. Kano, Prof. Dr. Sato, Prof. Dr. Lim, Prof. Dr. Negoro, Prof. Dr. K. Nakamura, Prof. Dr. Higuchi of Waseda University Visiting Researchers:Visiting Researchers: Dr. Ishmatova, Dr. Morse, Mr. Tanaka, Mr. Watari, Mr. Imamura and more

4. Objectives of the Project (1) To monitor and evaluate “e-APEC” activities; To support Government CIO projects for networking and workshops as core resources; To establish APEC “e-University Networks” as centers of excellence in Human Resource Development (HRD) for e-Government through distance learning courses / system by using the latest technologies such as IPv6 and Next Generation Networks (NGN);

5. Objectives of the Project (2) To implement ICT training and research programs to address the needs on the new environment and digital society; To assist activities of the International Academy of CIO on data bank /seminars To promote partnership and interactive collaboration among academic institutions, the government and the industry in supporting HRD requirements in the new economy.

6. Activities September 2010 – March 2011 Presentations Activities September 2010 – March 2011 Presentations TopicPlaceDate Speaker at International conference of e-governance by UNU-NAPS Beijing, ChinaOctober 2010 Speaker at ATIE (Asian Telecom Industry) annual meeting Taipei, Chinese Taipei October 2010 Speaker at ITU regional workshop on Broadband Bangkok, Thailand November, 2010 Speaker at International Academy of CIO Tokyo, JapanNovember, 2010 Speaker at ICCP meeting on internet economy in OECD Paris, FranceDecember, 2010 Speaker at OECD-US Gov. Joint conference on smarter health Washington DC,USA January 2011

7. Activities September 2010 – March 2011 Meetings TopicPlaceDate APEC TELEMIN as delegate Okinawa, Japan October, 2010 Meeting with European Union Brussels, Belgium November, 2010 Meeting with United Nations University on e-governance Macau, ChinaDecember, 2010 Meeting with ITU on ITU TELECOM 11 Geneva, Switzerland January, 2011 Meeting with MICT of Thai Gov. on APEC project Bangkok, Thailand January, 2011 Meeting with MICT of Vietnam Gov. on APEC project Hanoi, VietnamJanuary, 2011 Meeting with IMF on e-governance Washington,USA February, 2011 Meeting with UN DESA on e- government indicators in New York, USA February, 2011

8. Activities September 2010 – March 2011 Individual consultations with advisory board members of the Center Activities September 2010 – March 2011 Individual consultations with advisory board members of the Center MembersPlaceDate Dr.Sung, Vice minister of ERDC Chinese TaipeiOctober 2010 Prof. Yang, Peking University Beijing, ChinaOctober 2010 Ms. Sudaporn, Convenor of APECTEL DCG,VP of TOTA Bangkok, ThailandJanuary 2011 Prof. Auffret, George Mason University Virginia, USAFebruary 2011

9. Activities September 2010 – March 2011 Publications Journal of e-Governance, No.3, 2010, IOS Press Journal of CIO, annual edition, IAC

10. Thank you very much Contact Information Prof. Dr. Toshio Obi APEC e-Government Research Center Waseda University, Nishi-Waseda Bldg. GSAPS 703, 1-21-1 Nishi Waseda, Shinjuku, 169-0051 Tokyo, Japan E-mail: obi.waseda@waseda.jp Web: http://www.obi.giti.waseda.ac.jp/http://www.obi.giti.waseda.ac.jp/