BUSINESS INSIGHT PS SEGMENT CONTEXT & COMPETE

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BUSINESS INSIGHT
Immediate
Focus
Easier, faster to track patents
inter’ly; could reduce patent wars.
Can ease costs in patent disputes.
1
GOV: Needs to make commitment
permanent and strengthen PPH agreements
with other countries.
IP Australia and US Patent &
Trademark Office have agreed to
extend pilot til 13 Apr 2012.
Low impact: IP lawyers should be
advocates
Big potential growth for cloud
platforms, software and services.
2
GOV, Edu, Health: All public-facing websites
to adopt the public cloud.
AGIMO requires all Gov agencies to
transit from private to the public
cloud.
High Impact: Dept of Immigration and
Citizenship uses Azure, but considerable
lobby/ competition expected. Google,
IBM, VMware all focused
Will create public distrust and
threatens to tighten industry data
security laws and regulations.
3
GOV: add’l powers to Privacy Commissioner
part of pending privacy law reforms.
Vodafone sacks staff for breaking into
database and refers the matter to
police
Medium impact: Privacy advocates
could over-react, resulting in onerous
regs and damaging public confidence in
IT and cloud services
E-learning for
schools
New e-learning initiatives creating
demand for SW, devices & content
that plays into MS smart schools.
1
Edu: schools to partner with publishers,
vendors, academics, etc.
Ed. Bureau (EDB) has selected 21
schools for pilot project in use of IT
for learning and materials depository.
Medium impact: E-learning software
vendors, content publishers, device
vendors
MaD
Opportunity to regain initiative in
developer community and creative
digital sector.
2
Edu, GOV: Make-a-Difference (MaD) scheme
explores “creative paths in personal,
economic and social domains” for the young
Create Smart Initiative funding Inst of
Contemporary Culture through 2011
to Make-a-Difference (MaD)
High impact: Attractive to all companies
in media, arts and digital entertainment
areas
PSNS: Filtering of sites judged to be porn
Internet Access
Arbitrary application of existing
laws a dangerous precedent; could
affect business climate.
IT Minister Sembiring threatened
RIM’s licence &suggested possible tax
charges. RIM began blocking porn.
Medium impact: Sembiring is Chairman
of conservative Islamic Prosperous &
Justice Party; move politically motivated.
1
GOV: NZD2 billion overhaul of gov ICT
systems, with emphasis on cloud computing.
9 gov agencies committed to change;
Feb 21 closing date for tenders;
stringent reqments for data security
Medium impact: Comp from IBM, Dell,
HP, and Cisco.
2
GOV: Privacy Cmnr investigating NZ Telecom
over customer data leaks
NZ Telecom’s 2.15m customer
database illegally accessed by staff
employed by a rival.
Medium impact: Privacy advocates
could over-react, resulting in onerous
regs and damaging public confidence in
IT and cloud services
AUSTRALIA
Public Cloud
HK
Privacy threats from
data theft
IND
CONTEXT & COMPETE
STATUS*
Patent Prosecution
Highway (PPH)
NZ
Procurement
Privacy
Business Impact
PS SEGMENT
Opp to promote Azure cloud &
security solutions.
Will spread distrust and threatens
to tighten industry data security
laws and res.
ENGAGE
REQUIRE*
1
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.
Context
Signif resource should be committed
Increase resource commitment
No increase in resources reqd
Declining resource reqment.
COMPETE*
High impact: major immediate commercial benefit/risk to MS.
Medium impact: Significant long-term benefit/risk on MS.
Low impact: Little commercial benefit/risk, or is in line with current policy
BUSINESS INSIGHT
Immediate
SINGAPORE
E-Gov “Thrusts”
SOUTH KOREA
Major revamp of eGov techs and
practices; plays to MS strengths
ASEAN Masterplan
Security apps , cloud apps and
maybe IX set-up within Singapore;
opps are regional
Serious Games
Major source of new ideas , apps
and developer talent
Internet censorship
Imports of telecom and
broadcast access equip
E-gov “mobile” cloud
VIETNAM
Business Impact
ICT national roadmap
Spreading rural ICTs
Gov threaten to criminalize users
who post against “public interest”;
opp to influence gov policy.
PS SEGMENT
STATUS
1
2
3
1
Focus
CONTEXT & COMPETE
ENGAGE
REQUIRE
Context
Compete
GOV: 3 “thrusts” (i) PPP, (ii) SNS tools
(iii) WOG (“Whole of Gov”)
Masterplan to be implemented 2011-2015
across whole-of-gov (WOG) to take advantage
of new technologies and SNS.
High impact: All major platform
OSS and BSS vendors, security
software vendors, SI, etc
ASEAN: 4 major initiatives (i) common
security framework, (ii) ICT training
within USO, (iii) intra-ASEAN IX and
apps for cloud computing, (iv) lower
roaming charges.
TELSOM/TELMIN adopted the ASEAN ICT
Masterplan 2015 in KL.
Low impact: Funding and
implementation remain typically
uncertain and probably very
patchy, but the regional scale of
the plan will attract all comers.
GOV: MDA funding Serious Games
R&D for verticals such as edu, health,
corp. learning
MDA commits SGD5m to Games Solution
Centre (jointly with Serious Games Inst. of UK)
High impact: Attractive to all
companies in media, arts and
digital entertainment areas
PSNS: Redefining legal concept of
“public interest” for online posting.
Gov banned access to N.Korean domain.kp;
drafting bill to prosecute such cyber
“terrorism”.
Medium impact: vigorous
campaign expected from activists
and civil liberties groups; ISPs
need to be prepared to lobby.
Small step toward liberalizing equip approval;
Radio Research Agency notification req’d
Medium impact: Korean
manufacturers will resist
attempts to liberalize completely.
Facilitates imports of games
consoles, TVs and mobile access
devices using alternative OS
2
GOV: imports for non-commercial use
will require notification but not type
approval.
Would open the entire gov
machinery to cloud and mobile
devices.
3
GOV: MOPAS testing security for its
own “private” cloud using mobile
devices
Initiative inline with gov’s “smart work plan” to
convert 30% of workforce to mobile “smart”
workers by 2015.
Medium impact: A major
procurement process would
follow, with intense lobbying
from local vendors.
Where will the investment come
from? If PPP then this could
become a major opportunity for
partnering.
1
GOV/Industry Verticals: National
invest program for microchips, SW
and NGN
“Developing High Technology til 2020”
approved
High impact: If this vision
becomes a real mission; real
opportunity to advocate PPP in
inflation-hit VN.
Internet access positive for
commercial and social devpt, e.g.
education and health services.
2
GOV, Edu, Health: Program to provide
all rural areas with telecom services
by 2020 & raise Net access to 30-40%.
VND24tril (USD1.23bil) 2011-2020 approved
to provide universal access
Medium impact: Opp for MS to
explore education and health
service opportunities with gov
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.
Signif resource should be committed
Increase resource commitment
No increase in resources reqd
Declining resource reqment.
High impact: major immediate commercial benefit/risk to MS.
Medium impact: Significant long-term benefit/risk on MS.
Low impact: Little commercial benefit/risk, or is in line with current policy
BUSINESS INSIGHT
THAILAND
PHILIPPINES
MALAYSIA
Immediate
Internet Censorship
Business Impact
Potential censorship of Internet
content leading to business
environment ambiguity
particularly for cloud.
IPR Code Revisions
Likely to become significantly
easier for rights holders to seek
redress/compensation and exert
ownership over original content.
Helps business case for cloud.
Cybercrime
Prevention Bill
Strengthens campaign to protect
proprietary software, as well as
strengthening Net-driven models.
Telecom master plan
Opp to influence debate and final
Plan. Gov will benefit from
understanding verticals biz case
for access and cloud. Companies
can align BB projects with gov
timeline to reduce risk.
PS SEGMENT
STATUS
1
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2
1
Focus
CONTEXT & COMPETE
ENGAGE
REQUIRE
Context
PSNS, GOV: There is fear that PPPA
amendments will cover online postings in
blogs and social networking sites.
Amendment of the Printing Press and
Publications Act of 1984 (PPPA) to cover
“publications” posted online.
GOV: Current version of the IP Code does
not cover unlawful use of protected
materials on the Net. Issue will be one of
enforcement.
Gov contemplating a bill to expand the
Intellectual Property Code to include
protection of copyrighted materials on the
Net.
GOV: Significant opp to provide leadership
on ‘governance’ issue and to influence
framework and approach. Cybercrime yet to
be defined as a legal concept in Philippines.
Gov is mulling legislation to punish online
offenses (eg, hacking, fraud, cybersex,
software piracy, email espionage and child
porn through).
GOV, Health, Edu: Gov looking to services
drivers to determine timelines for further
licensing.
Draft master plan will focus on expansion of BB
Net, fair competition, fair price for services and
consumer protection and is expected to be
completed by May.
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.
Signif resource should be committed
Increase resource commitment
No increase in resources reqd
Declining resource reqment.
Compete
Medium impact: Creates
unnecessary ambiguity which
runs counter to former PM
Mahathir’s assurance that Net
content would not be censored.
High to Medium impact: After
legal framework is set up,
enforcement is seen to be
problematic. But this is core
competency for MS.
Medium impact: Places MS in
strong position compared to
more freewheeling competitors.
Provides MS with legal remedy to
combat software piracy.
Medium impact: vendors, ISPs
and consumers expected to
participate in the consultation
process from Feb to May.
High impact: major immediate commercial benefit/risk to MS.
Medium impact: Significant long-term benefit/risk on MS.
Low impact: Little commercial benefit/risk, or is in line with current policy
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