+ ICT Business Opportunities in Myanmar ASOCIO Mid Year Plenary Meeting 2013 Dr Tun Thura Thet Joint Secretary 1, MCF + ICT Business Opportunities Introduction ICT Business Opportunity Highlights Outsourcing and Offshore Developments Domestic Market Mobile Application Development Financial Sector Government Sector Infrastructure Projects Current Status Recent Developments 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 + Opportunity Highlights Outsourcing and Offshore Developments Domestic Market Mobile Application Development Financial Sector Government Sector Infrastructure Projects + 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 + Outsourcing & Offshore Development Revenue by Type of Business Software Development Software Testing Operation Support 15% Major Technologies 5% 80% Source: UZMT, MCPA, 2012 Java Technologies Microsoft Technologies Open Source Solutions Mobile Applications + 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 + Mobile Application Development Mobile Application Developments Availability of mobile application developers and teams Globalization of App Stores Overseas Market Domestic Market Smartphone and Tablets Platforms Android iOS (iPhone, iPad) Windows Phone 7/8 + 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 + Financial Sector Central Banking Automatic Clearing House (ACH) Credit Bureau etc Commercial Core Banking Systems, xRM, SWITF Integration Payment Networks, EFT Inter-banking Capital Banking Market and Stock Exchange Myanmar Stock Exchange E-Brokerage Solutions + 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 + The Current Status of e-Government Initiatives Ministries Level 5 Integration - Level 4 Transactional - 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 + 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+ + Recent Developments MCF, MCIA, MCPA Initiatives New Laws Telecommunication Law and Media Law Foreign Investment Law Electronic Transaction Law Public ICT Companies Myanmar ICT Development Corporation, MICTDC Myanmar Technological Investment Corporation, MTI Centre of Excellence, Ministry of Science and Technology New Telecommunication and Mobile Network Operators + Conclusion Align with Global Trends Leapfrog Technologies Align with Local Context Transformation and Sustainability Win-Win Business Models Partnership FDI, JV, M&A Government/Public Sector - PPP