1. MICT’s View on The National Broadband Plan 4 December 2010 MICT

2. 1 Current Background

3. 2 Thailand Falling Global ICT Ranking & Network Readiness Rank 2008-2009Economy Score 2008-2009 Rank 2007-2008 Score 2007-2008Change 36Barbados4.38384.26  37Bahrain4.38454.13  38Tunisia4.34354.33  39Chile4.32344.35  40Saudi Arabia4.28 484.07  41Hungary4.28374.28  42Puerto Rico4.23394.25  43Slovak Republic4.19434.17  44Jordan4.19474.08  45Italy4.16 424.21  46China4.15573.90  47Thailand4.14404.25  48Latvia4.10444.14  49Croatia4.09494.06  50Oman4.08 533.97  51Mauritius4.07543.96  52South Africa4.07514.05  53Jamaica4.03464.09  54India4.03504.06  55Greece4.00 563.94  56Costa Rica3.99603.87  57Kuwait3.98524.01  58Romania3.97613.86  Asia Pacific Ranks 4 Singapore 12 Hong Kong 13 Taiwan 17 Japan 28 Malaysia 46 China 47 Thailand 54 India 70 Vietnam 83 Indonesia 85 Philippines Source: WEF Global IT Report

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5. 4 ICT Vision

6. 5 ICT Master Plan envision “Smart Thailand 2020”

7. 6 Vision-Obligation-Objective Vision “ Smart Thailand ” Obligation 1.Improvement in Human Resource and sufficient consumption 2.High speed ICT Networking 3.Develop managment system of ICT for Good Governance Objective 1.Increasing quantity and potential of ICT people 2.To build good Governance in ICT management 3.To support the adjusting of production's structure 4.To build the strength of community and individual 5.To build the potential of business and ICT industry 50% of Thais to have Information Literacy by 2013 Increase ICT industry contribution to GDP Enhance ICT Readiness, e-Government Performance in international rankings

8. 7 Highlight Four Tangible National Benefits Connecting 30,000 schools and local community education centers e-Education Connecting 15,000 hospitals and healthcare centers e-Healthcare Connecting all 76 provinces and all 10,000+ local communities e-Government e-Agriculture Connecting 70% farmers with useful information (ie. weather, market, loan)

9. 8 Highlight Thailand National Broadband Policy Expectation Connecting 80 % of Thai Population 2015 Connecting 95 % of Thai Population 2020 e-Agriculture

10. 9 Number of Broadband Users in Thailand Thailand is a transitional market for broadband.

11. 10 PC Penetration Source: National Statistical Office

12. 11 Comparison of Broadband Price Source: MICT, Japan (USD)

13. 12 Overall Thailand Healthcare Landscape Has Less Than 23% Data Connectivity 100% 0% Percent Data Connectivity 95% 51% 24% โรงพยาบาลศูนย์ และ โรงพยาบาลทั่วไป (92 of 92 with Fiber Optic connectivity) โรงพยาบาลชุมชน (665 of 697 with ADSL connectivity) สาธารณสุขอำเภอ (499 of 984 with ADSL connectivity) สถานีอนามัย (1,900 of 8,042 with 75% ADSL & 25% ipStar connectivity) Other 4,000 locations Data Not Available Only 22.5% overall public healthcare locations with data connectivity (3,156 of 14,000 )

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17. 16 Example: HealthConnect with “REAL” implementation in India Linking doctors in major cities to rural clinics (full devices integration) Patient full information with VDO link Rural doctor performs basic check-up All devices link to PC ie. Ultrasound All devices link to PC ie. EKG heart rate Including other information such as LAB, X-ray and doctor’s memo and instruction

18. 17 High Definition VDO conference with “real life” experience for normal doctor consultation & check-up Optional HealthConnect Pod stand-alone for future self-service in public/commercial area

19. 18 Key Concerns

20. 19 Plus Additional Benefits… Lowering Digital divide gap Duplicated Investment ICT related pricing Increasing Broadband availability Biz Level playing field More new ICT services Economy (1) and jobs Thailand ICT ranking Solving 2G concession issues 3G licensing TOT & CAT future Environment thru conferencing & clouds Note: (1) according to WorldBank and Harvard studies = 1% GDP increase for every 10% increase of Broadband

21. 20 Key to Success Government Effort -Stimulation of Demand (Skill improvement, Local Contents, Low-Price PC Project) Private Efforts Government Initiatives -Promotion of Supply (Encourage facility- based competition, License New tech., Incentive Regulations Private Efforts Demand For Broadband Factor Effecting Demand - Attractive Local Contents - Cheaper PC - Skill & Experience - Language - Income Market Competition -Introduce new tech. platform -Local Loop Unbundling -Incentive & Asymmetric Regulations - Incentives to Invest Supply of Internet Access -Service -Infrastructure -Access Line Proliferation of Broadband

22. 21 Sharing Common Infrastructure Promotes “Real” Competitions New & Small Services Providers with Same Services & Cost Structure Different Elements of Telecommunications: 1. Infrastructure = Superhighway/Lanes 2. Wholesale = Different Vehicles 3. Retail Services = Drivers/Goods 4. MICT/NTC = Law enforcements 21 1 4 2 3

23. 22 Thank You methini.t@mict.mail.go.th Related Useful Websites: MICT - Ministry of Information and Communication Technology http://www.mict.go.th http://www.mict.go.th NTC - National Telecommunication Commission of Thailand http://www.ntc.or.th http://www.ntc.or.th