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ICT
Business
Opportunities
in Myanmar
ASOCIO Mid Year
Plenary Meeting 2013
Dr Tun Thura Thet
Joint Secretary 1, MCF
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ICT Business Opportunities
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Introduction
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ICT Business Opportunity Highlights
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Outsourcing and Offshore Developments
Domestic Market
Mobile Application Development
Financial Sector
Government Sector
Infrastructure Projects
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Current Status
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Recent Developments
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Conclusion
Contribution to GDP, Export
INCLUSIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Fundamentals
Clean
Good
Government Governance
Fair
Transparency
Competition
Sectorial Development
ICT Industry
Development
Agriculture
Service
Industry
Trade
ICT for Enabling Environment
Source: UTO, MCF
Infrastructure
Education
Legal
HR
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Opportunity Highlights
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Outsourcing and Offshore Developments
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Domestic Market
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Mobile Application Development
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Financial Sector
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Government Sector
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Infrastructure Projects
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Outsourcing & Offshore Development
Revenue from IT Outsourcing and Offshore Development
6.00
USD (Millions)
5.00
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
2008
Source: UZMT, MCPA, 2012
2009
2010
Year
2011
2012
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Outsourcing & Offshore Development
Revenue by Type of
Business
Software Development
Software Testing
Operation Support
15%
 Major Technologies
5%
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80%
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Source: UZMT, MCPA, 2012
Java Technologies
Microsoft Technologies
Open Source Solutions
Mobile Applications
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Domestic Software Market
Market Growth
Technological
Platforms
Mobile
15%
JavaEE
30%
OSS
20%
Microsoft
35%
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Source: SIDC, 2012
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Mobile Application Development
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Mobile Application Developments
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Availability of mobile application developers and teams
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Globalization of App Stores
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Overseas Market
Domestic Market
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Smartphone and Tablets Platforms
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Android
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iOS (iPhone, iPad)
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Windows Phone 7/8
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Mobile Financial Services
DEVELOPED MARKETS
Banking & Financial Management
Micro/macro-payments
P2P transfers
Bill payment
EMERGING MARKETS
Branchless banking
Salary/welfare disbursement
Micro-financing
Payments to merchants
P2P transfers
Bill payment
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Financial Sector
 Central
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Banking
Automatic Clearing House (ACH)
Credit Bureau etc
 Commercial
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Core Banking Systems, xRM, SWITF Integration
Payment Networks, EFT Inter-banking
 Capital
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Banking
Market and Stock Exchange
Myanmar Stock Exchange
E-Brokerage Solutions
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Government Sector:
DEVELOPMENT
Stages or Levels of e-Government Success
5 Integration
Full integration of e-services across administrative
and departmental boundaries.
4 Transactional
Users can actually pay for services and other
transactions online.
3 Interactive
Users can download forms, contact officials, and
make appointments and requests.
2 Enhanced
Government sites increase; information becomes
more dynamic. Content and information is updated
with greater regularity.
1 Emerging
A government web presence is established through a
few independent official sites. Information is limited,
basic and static.
Source: UKS, MCIT, 2012
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The Current Status of
e-Government Initiatives
Ministries
Level 5 Integration
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Level 4 Transactional
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Level 3 Interactive
3
9%
Level 2 Enhanced
13
39%
Level 1 Emerging
17
52%
Source: UKS, MCIT, 2012
Infrastructure Projects
4,500,000
4,000,000
3,500,000
3,000,000
Tele-Density: 8.83 %
Subscriber Base: 5,331,162
As of October, 2012
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Fixed
Source: UKS, MPT (2012)
2004
2005
Mobile
2006
2007
Mobile & Fixed
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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Current Status: HR
ICT Professionals
Ministry of
Science &
Technology
Number of Computer Universities / Colleges
Ministry of
Education
Number of Universities / Colleges
Myanmar
Computer
Federation
Total Number of ICT Professionals Per Year
(JITEE / MCPA Certification)
700
Private Schools
Total Number of ICT Professionals Per Year
1000+
Total Number of ICT Professionals Per Year
(Under/Post-grad: Diploma, Bachelors, Masters,
Doctorate)
Total Number of ICT Professionals Per Year
(Under/Post-grad: Diploma, Bachelors, Masters)
Total Output Per Year
Source: MCF
25
6,000
1,500
10,000+
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Recent Developments
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MCF, MCIA, MCPA Initiatives
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New Laws
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Telecommunication Law and Media Law
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Foreign Investment Law
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Electronic Transaction Law
Public ICT Companies
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Myanmar ICT Development Corporation, MICTDC
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Myanmar Technological Investment Corporation, MTI
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Centre of Excellence, Ministry of Science and Technology
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New Telecommunication and Mobile Network Operators
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Conclusion
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Align with Global Trends
 Leapfrog Technologies
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Align with Local Context
 Transformation and Sustainability
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Win-Win Business Models
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Partnership
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FDI, JV, M&A
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Government/Public Sector - PPP