Cambodia ICT

Development and
International Cooperation

November, 2007

DOF 2007, Hanoi, Vietnam

Chankrisna KITH
Deputy Director
National ICT Development Authority (NiDA)
Royal Government of Cambodia
CONTENTS

1. Country Background
2. Current ICT Status
3. On NiDA
4. e-Government and
International
Cooperation
5. Conclusion

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CONTENTS

1. Country Background
2. Current ICT Status
3. On NiDA
4. e-Government and
International
Cooperation
5. Conclusion

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Country Background

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Brief Country information

Capital City Phnom Penh

Land Area 181,035 sq.km

Population 13,607,069 Million (July 2005 est. )
Khmer but English, French and Chinese are also used in Business
Official Language
and works
Currency Riel (US$1 = 4000 Riels)
Tropical; rainy, monsoon season; dry season; little seasonal
Climate
temperature variation
Religions Buddhism 95 percent

Major Economic sectors Textiles/Garment, tourism, and agricultural-based industry

Textiles and Garments, Beverage, Food Processing,

Major Industries
Wood Processing
Literacy rate (15-24yrs) 83.5% (estimate 2006)

Head of State His Majesty Samdech Preah Baromneath Norodom Sihamoni

Head of Government Prime Minister, His Excellency Samdech Hun Sen

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Country Economy

Major economic sectors are textile, tourism,

agricultural-based products and construction.
Major exports are garments/textile products,
agriculture products
GDP average growth rate is about 7% per
annum
Economic growth in 2006 is around 10%
Total value of investment in Cambodia in 2006 is
over 1,000 millions US dollars comparing with
only 216 millions US dollars in 2004
Special Economic Zones being developed in the
borders
Offshore oil and natural gas
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CONTENTS

1. Country Background
2. Current ICT Status
3. On NiDA
4. e-Government and
International
Cooperation
5. Conclusion

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Telephone

Fixed Phone:
Fixed phone subscribers: around 35,000
(TC, Camintel and WLL-Camshin)

Mobile Phone: (3 companies)

Phone subscribers: around 1,5Million
Mobitel (012), Camshin (011), SAMART (016),
Almost 100% coverage area in Cambodia
3 Generation mobile phone is emerging
Total subscribers over 100,000 (about 96% of the number
of telephone sets in the country)
Mobile phone per 100 inhabitants 6%

Page - 7 Source: Mr. Chakrya Moa, TC (2007)

Telephone (con’t)

Mobile Phone
GSM, GPRS/EDGE, CDMA and W-CDMA.
CamGSM(Mobitel): 900MHz and W-CDMA/2100MHz
Camshin: GSM1800MHz, CDMA450MHz
TMIC (Casacom): GSM900MHz,
Appliphone: GSM900MHz (just start implementing)

Page - 8 Source: Mr. Chakrya Moa, TC (2007)

Internet and VoIP

Internet: total around 15,950 subscribers

Dialup service: 7,500 subscribers
Broadband services:
• ADSL/Leased Internet: 6,500 subscribers ( 8 companies )
• Wireless Broadband: 1,950 subscribers ( 6 companies )

Internet Backbone: total around 250Mbps

Via Satellite: around 150Mbps (connect to Singapore, US, Hong
Kong and Germany)
Via Optical Fiber: around 100Mbps ( IP transit connect to
Vietnam and Thailand).

Page - 9 Source: Mr. Chakrya Moa, TC (2007)

Internet and VoIP

Satellite Broadband Internet (SBI):

Local SBI Hub: iPSTAR Satellite, Hybrid Ku/Ka band,
Orbital Slot:120oE
Camnet, SBI Service Provider: 43 subscribers
Camshin, SBI Serivce Provider: around 300
subscribers

VoIP: 20 Companies Registered

National ICT Development Authority Page - 10 Source: Mr. Chakrya Moa, TC (2007)
 Internet Connectivity for ISPs in Cambodia

Regional optical connection Regional optical connection

Telecom Cambodia
CamNet
DSL, Wireless
Broadband

Camintel PPCTV
ISP ISP
DSL Cable Modem, DSL

CityLink Angkornet Casacom Camshin

DSL ISP ISP ISP ISP
DSL, Wireless CDMA, Wireless
Broadband
Broadband

iPSTAR
Satellite
Vietel Optical fiber connection to Vietel Vietnam

Cambodia

iPSTAR HUB
WiCam Telesurf Online
Shin Satellite DSL, Wireless
Broadband ISP ISP ISP
Wireless DSL, Wireless
Broadband Broadband
Optical connection
Page - 11 Source: Mr. Chakrya Moa, TC (2007)
to VDC Vietnam
Growth of IT in Cambodia

Mobile phone subscribers 222,458 (2001) Broadband subscribers 50 (2002)

498,388 (2003) 419 (2003)

1,062,000 (2005) 4,500 (2006)**

Mobile phone penetration 1.7 (2001) Exports of IT-enabled 47 (2000)
(%) services (million $)
3.5 (2003) 50 (2001)
7.5 (2005) 54 (2002)
Internet users 10,000 (2001) 46 (2003)
35,000 (2003) Infodensity (note) Cambodia 23 (2003)
41,000 (2004) Thailand 82 (2003)
Internet penetration (%) 0.1 (2001) Viet Nam 31 (2003)
0.3 (2003) Japan 177 (2003)
0.3 (2004)

Note:
Source: Information Economy Report 2006, UNCTAD
Infodensity refers to the stocks of IT capital and labor,
** Data of MPTC as of Oct. 2006
including networks and IT skills. This indicator will show
a country’s productive capacity.
Page - 12 Source: Mr. Fuse Makota (2007)
CONTENTS

1. Country Background
2. Current ICT Status
3. On NiDA
4. e-Government and
International
Cooperation
5. Conclusion

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National ICT Development Authority

¾ In mid 2000, the government set up the National ICT

development Authority (NiDA), a high-level body chaired
by the Prime Minister.
¾ This authority (NiDA) is tasked to:
ƒ formulate IT promotion and development policy for
the short, medium and long term
ƒ in charge of IT policy implementation to ensure
maximum economic growth
ƒ monitor and audit all IT related projects in the
Kingdom of Cambodia
¾ NiDA is in Charge of GAIS, PAIS and e-Government
Projects in Cambodia

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NiDA Structure

CHAIRMAN
Samdach Hun Sen,
Prime Minister

VICE CHAIRMAN
H.E. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of the Office of Council of
Ministers

GAIS
SECRETARY GENERAL
H.E. Dr. Leewood Phu

Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy

Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary
General General General General General General
POLICY Human ENTERPRISE ENFRESTRU CONTENT ADMIN
Capacity CTURE APPLICATION
Building and
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CONTENTS

1. Country Background
2. Current ICT Status
3. On NiDA
4. e-Government and
International
Cooperation
5. Conclusion

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e-Government: GAIS Project by NiDA

CELEBERATED GAIS PROJECT UNDER

CAMBODIAN PRIME MINISTER AND
KOREAN PRIME MINISTER

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Government Administration Information System (GAIS)

This project came under the soft loan scheme which is

the biggest of its kind through the Economic
Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) with the
examination of Korea EXIM bank.

The side of the project was amounted to about 26.6

millions US dollars and this project is under direction of
NiDA.

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Objectives of GAIS

To strengthen Good Governance and broaden citizen

participation

To improve productivity and efficiency of clerical work at

governmental offices (Back Office Service)

To provide better services to private enterprises and

citizens (Front Office Service)

To create data bases containing various types of

information

To promote development of industry

To strengthen the legal system and law enforcement

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Government Administration Information System

¾ Networked 24 ministries and 2 State Secretariats.

¾ Networked Phnom Penh Municipality and all the 7
districts and 76 communes in Phnom Penh.
¾ e-Government (G2G)
The e-Government core applications:
¾ Vehicle registration,
¾ Motorcycle registration,
¾ Real state registration,
¾ Resident registration
¾ Electronic Approval System (EAS)

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Impact of GAIS

Better government services

Increase tax revenue

Reduce tax fraud

Efficient document management

Reduce unnecessary works

Reduce government bureaucracy

Better government administration

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 E-Government
•Greater public policy and good governance
•User-searching for a document, help feature, and a site map
•Interaction with information flowing from government to the citizen
•Citizens’ payment for public services through bank or bank cards.
•Contact to government officials available via email, fax, telephone and post
•Regular site update to keep the information
•e-banking, electronic bidding e-procument

•Policy and Strategy on ICT development

•Expand computerization of the essential government services
•Expand infrastructure to the provinces and cities nation wide
•Law, regulation and legislation on ICT such as e-document etc

Initial Infrastructure Online and

e-Gov Building and Interactive
enhancement

STAGE I STAGE II STAGE III

•Basic Information system database. i.e. GAIS

•Links to ministries and departments. i.e. EAS
•Networked local authority, Municipality and ministries
•A government web portal.
•Localization and Khmer contents
•ICT Education
•Expanding
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 E-Government Development Plan
NiDA’s work
territory towards
nationwide
deployment

Long-term stage
Socio-economic
requirements
Users’ benefits
Medium-term stage in
2010

Provisional stage in
2008
Requirements in each
Trial stage
stage in: SOW of JICA
ICT Experts
zPublic sector
Users’ benefits in
zPrivate sector
each stage in:
zEducational sector
zPublic sector
zPrivate sector
We are here e-Government
Cambodia zEducational sector
now!

Source: According NiDA’s Action Plan proposed by JICA Experts Sept. 11, 2004

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- Provincial Administration Information
system (PAIS)

- National Infrastructure

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Opening of the PAIS Project

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 National Fiber Optic Backbone

LAOS PDR
Oudor Mean chey
Preah Vihea

Poi Pet
Kra lanh
Stoeung
Ban teay Treng
Siem Reap Dom Dek
Mean chey
Kampong Kdei
Battam
bong Stung
Kampong Thom
Pai lin Pursat Kratie
Kampong Thmor
Kampong
KamPong Cham
Chhnang Skun VIET NAM

Phnom Penh
Legend
Kampong Speu Nak Loeung
: Currently Installed
Bavet Routes Aprox. 750 km
Takeo
Svay Rieng : Planned For 5 Years
Sihnouk Kam pot
: JBIC Project
Sub Marine Ville
Cable : Vietel Cambodia

Source: Mr. Chakrya Moa, TC (2007) Page - 26

Cambodia ICT Expansion
Evolution of e-Government 100%
Villages
Future Plan

Long-term Stage Year 2016

Basic and
Dedicated
Services for
Medium-term Stage
Year 2012 Basic and 90%
Dedicated Communes
Services for
90%
Year 2008 Census Districts
Provisional Stage

Dedicated
Trial Stage Service for 5
(Present) Year 2004 Dedicated main cities
Service for 3
Basic Service
Main Cities under
for 90%
Immediate
Provinces
Actions

Source: According NiDA’s Action Plan proposed by JICA Experts Sept. 11, 2004

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CONTENTS

1. Country Background
2. Current ICT Status
3. On NiDA
4. e-Government and
International
Cooperation
5. Conclusion

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Conclusion

Share experience and learn from each other

to closing down the digital divide; and

Create human networking ...

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 Thank You
Chankrisna_kith@nida.gov.kh
Kith_c@yahoo.com

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