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1. Roadmap for Thailand's Implementation under the ASEAN ICT
Masterplan 2020
The ASEAN ICT Masterplan 2020 (AIM 2020) provides the direction to which
ASEAN countries cooperate in information and communication technology development. It
intends to encourage ASEAN Member States to work together in the areas that will result
in the ASEAN Community being an equitable and digitally-enabled society and economy,
and bring about a safe and secure environment.
This Masterplan was endorsed by ASEAN ICT Ministers at the ASEAN
Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers Meeting (ASEAN TELMIN) in
November 2015. The timeframe for implementation of the plan covers the period of 2016
to 2020. The AIM 2020 is the second ICT Masterplan, with the first being the ASEAN ICT
Masterplan 2015 (AIM 2015), which was implemented from 2010 to 2015. Thailand has
been constantly involved with its implementation of the AIM 2015, having been assigned to
lead 12 projects in total, including the Final Review of AIM 2015.
The AIM 2020 does not specify specific protocol regarding its implementation
process. Actions undertaken can either be in the form of study projects, workshops or other
kinds of activities that serve the objectives of the Masterplan. Any Member State wishing to
undertake a project is required to submit a proposal to the ASEAN ICT Centre, where it will
be evaluated for approval and funding.
The Government of Thailand acknowledges the importance and benefit of coherent
ASEAN integration, which has been outlined in the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint
2025. As a result, future social and economic development strategy will be directed to utilize
opportunity arising from the ASEAN Economic Community and its underlying framework of
cooperation. Furthermore, in order to drive development in every aspect of the economy,
public agencies are encouraged to be ASEAN-focused and draw strategy on ASEAN
cooperation in their respective field of responsibility.
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