1. Medium impact: Significant long-term benefit/risk on MS. High impact: major immediate commercial benefit/risk to MS. Low impact: Little commercial benefit/risk, or is in line with current policy Signif resource should be committed Increase resource commitment No increase in resources reqd Declining resource reqment. Changing situation that could be positive or negative but should be approached proactively. An issue to be noted but that does not change the status quo. Changing situation that looks to be unequivocally good for MS, whether action taken or not. BUSINESS INSIGHTPS SEGMENTCONTEXT & COMPETE IMMEDIATEBUSINESS IMPACTSTATUS*FOCUSENGAGE REQCONTEXTCOMPETE* AU PCEHR and NEHTA under criticism Natl infra for e-health and digital health records being built as is the reg & policy framework; AUD467m at stake as 1 Jul rollout date threatened HEALTH: Medical Software Industry Assoc has alternative rollout schedule simplifying e- record keeping and exchange. Privacy concerns over lack of governance NEHTA has been accused of lack of transparency and admitted to errors in Individual Health Identifiers program; security a concern as system appears v. complex Med-High impact: Health care software providers and tech consultants. Window of opp as there is possibility that the system will be altered and modified. Convergence Review also under attack Recommendations such as regulating Net content as similar to TV under criticism. AUD50 billion online industry threatened. GOV: would have to intro Net filter or similar if to adhere to interim reccs. Govt also weighing approach to allot public spectrum – regulating larger companies as CSPs irrespective of status as old or digital media; public interest test to ensure diversity of media ownership; and broadening funding for local content Australian Law Reform Commission report on natl classification is due end-Feb. Several ISPs currently filter content blocking child abuse matter. TV and radio companies feel their investments not adequately addressed by review. Med-high impact: ISPs, new media companies vs. traditional media companies, govt, consumers. Google among those lobbying currently. ID Cell phones for Indon migrant workers in South Korea Possibility of offering VoIP software (i.e. Skype) for this initiative. GOV/EDU: Indonesian migrant workers in South Korea will receive cell phones to facilitate communication with their families and Indonesian govt. Partnership between Migrant Workers Placement and Protection Agency (BNP2TKI) and PT OK COM. 35,000 ID migrant workers in SK since 2004. Low-med Impact: Service provider arrangement unspecified in press releases. Possible VoIP & remit oppty. Domestic production of cheap tablets, in partnership with India Tablets run on Android OS but monitor oppty to procure higher-edu content. GOV/EDU: Indian Institute of Technology Rajasthan will provide technical assistance and product development to manufacture the tablet computers. They have been produced for USD35 in India. Bandung and Surabaya technology institutes. Identified as local partners. Likely to involve Indonesian MCIT and Min. Edu. Indonesian govt favors local production for domestic market; the proj could potentially distort 1.1 mil tablet market. Med Impact: The program could take months/years to materialize. No immediate action required but monitor progress and follow up for possible procurement of e- content and s/w. MY Personal Data Protection Act guidelines to be drafted Will boost e-commerce and e-biz transactions and foster push to be cloud computing/DC hub. PSNS: MICC will draft guidelines for Personal Data Protection Act. Will also seek stakeholder and industry participation to strengthen enforcement framework. Act too complicated for general public to understand. No clear guide for actions considered unlawful. No additional details announced but likely to be drafted before Jun when the Act comes into effect. Low-med impact: Affects local consumers and data collection parties as act only applies locally. Opp to influence guidelines and advocate data privacy (given recent Google policy changes). NZ Whole of NZ govt moving to Google Cloud? Govt is key user of ICT and seriously considering Google Cloud-driven offerings to improve public services, restructure and reduce cost GOV: private companies provide infra and services previously handled by Govt in-house. Greater sharing of data and back-office resources between depts, possible merger of govt depts PM John Key has been in close touch with Google in formulating vision of future Gov. 2011 Treasury report found NZD124 million in back-office savings possible by improving govt's complex and divergent ICT services High impact: Google 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1

2. Medium impact: Significant long-term benefit/risk on MS. High impact: major immediate commercial benefit/risk to MS. Low impact: Little commercial benefit/risk, or is in line with current policy Signif resource should be committed Increase resource commitment No increase in resources reqd Declining resource reqment. Changing situation that could be positive or negative but should be approached proactively. An issue to be noted but that does not change the status quo. Changing situation that looks to be unequivocally good for MS, whether action taken or not. BUSINESS INSIGHTPS SEGMENTCONTEXT & COMPETE IMMEDIATEBUSINESS IMPACTSTATUS*FOCUSENGAGE REQCONTEXTCOMPETE* PH Public edu Cloud program Opp for ICT vendors for products and services. Initial budget est’d PHP270 million with both govt private sector contributing. EDU: DepEd and Dept of Science & Tech together with PhilDevForum to implement Cloud Top that to utilize cloud-based technologies in public edu. A pilot implementation is expected to last up to 2 years involving 14 primary and secondary public schools. Govt is expected to implement more projs utilizing cloud- based technologies. Med impact: Oppy for edu s/w. H/w, ISPs and other ICT firms will be needed for the proj. Cloud transport program Opp for ICT vendors to offer products and services. Drivers’ license applications and vehicle reg made more efficient. Proj budget: PHP7.9 billion. GOV: Dept of Transport & Comms to implement proj to integrate ICT systems of LTO office nationwide and operations of LTFRB. PHP3 billion to be funded by govt over 1-yr implementation, while PHP4.9 billion operations and maintenance will be put out to external provider for 5-yr contract. Med impact: Due to controversial nature of previous contract (with Stradcom), govt will be more stringent contract terms. Govt likely to require ownership of infra SK Natl Tax Service: Phase 1 Large firms to be banned from participating in public IT projects from 2013 but exceptions are made for those involved with Natl Tax Service proj. The upgrade could make tax system more efficient benefitting biz. GOV/FIN: 1 st phase of Natl Tax Service proj launched to upgrade ICT infra. Est’d to cost KRW40.9 billion (USD36 million). Proposals received until 6 Mar and selection done in late-Mar/ early- Apr. Proj is part of govt’s efforts to upgrade ICT systems of certain Ministries and agencies, incl Min of Health and Welfare and Min of Public Ad & Safety. High impact: Large firms will still be involved and SMEs will not benefit much. ICT firms such as Samsung SDS, LG CNS, SK C&C and Hyundai already submitted proposals. TH National Cyber Security Framework Cyber security seen to bolster better ICT landscape. GOV/PSNS: National policy framework for cyber security will be up for public hearing in Mar 2012 and submitted to Cabinet by year-end. Framework will lead to creation of national masterplan for cyber security. A response to increasing rates of cyber attacks. Framework addresses security, economy, peace and national infra. 2 new agencies to handle online malfeasance: the Cyber Security Operation Centre and Thai Computer Emergency Response Team have also been set up. High Impact: Min is actively looking for local and intl experts in policy framework to help draft the framework. Lots of tension still around domestic and int’l security issues. Opp to provide input. Computer Alliance to develop Cloud Computing Skills Offer training on cloud-platforms to Thai s/w developers. EDU: National Science and Technology Development Agency led Software Park Thailand will become a venue for int'l certifications and specialized training on cloud and mobile technologies. A step to promote Thailand as a cloud computing hub. Software Park Alliance is formed on Jan 31 comprises 4 national software parks in Thailand. Goals are to protect USD2 billion s/w industry and to develop professional IT skills. High Impact: A chance to educate s/w developers on MS’ cloud platforms and create relationships with Software Park Alliance. 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1