Union Minister of Transport and
Communications U Thant Sin Maung returned after attending Asia- Pacific ICT
Ministerial Meeting 2019 organized by Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) on June
25th- 26th in Singapore.
At the meeting, the ICT ministers
discussed collaboration in the matters of Digital Transformation, Digital Innovation
and Creativity, Digital trust, Digital Capacity Building and Partnership and
future work. The ministers also exchanged views and discussed future work.
The Union Minister gave his
presentation titled “Digital Transformation and Creativity” focusing on
developments and challenges in Myanmar.
This meeting is held every five
years and this year is coincided with 40th anniversary of APT.
The meeting was attended by ICT
minister and deputy ministers from APT member countries, General Secretary of
ITU and officials of UNESCAP.
It followed-up on the development
of telecommunication/ICT in APT member countries towards achieving the
objectives of the Brunei Darussalam Statement made in 2014, 5 year plan of
co-creating and connect digital future in Asia-Pacific. It also provides a
platform for the ministers to have a free and open discussion on the pressing
and challenging topics of the telecommunication/ICT among themselves.
The meeting 2019 adopted a
Singapore Statement of the Asia-Pacific ICT Ministers on Co-creating a
Connected Digital Future in the Asia-Pacific.
On June 27th, U Than Sin Maung
attended a minister iallevel meeting on Straits Digital Exchange with ICT
ministers and deputy ministers of member countries and invited guest. He also
visited to Remanufacturing and Technology Center (ARTC).
The Union Minister returned Yangon
on 28 June.
MNA (Translated by Alphonsus)
Photo - MNA
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
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