PH New Chair Of ASEAN Telecoms Ministers
By EDD K. USMAN
Manila Bulletin
November 15, 2012
The Philippines is the new chair of the Telecommunications and Information
Technology Ministers (TELMIN) of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN).
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario Go Montejo will be TELMIN's chairman until 2013. He took over from his Myanmar counterpart.
In his speech delivered at the event, Montejo batted for a paradigm shift from an “information society” to a “smart society.”
He said ICT should not only be about giving information and attaining convenience, as he noted a shift in ICTs.
“The answer lies in the emerging role of ICTs in a world which is increasingly defined by how we use them. We may be seeing an emerging shift in ICTs manifested in directions beyond mere access to the technology, to its strategic use as it becomes embedded in all aspects of life. This is a shift from the so-called 'information society' paradigm to a new one --the paradigm of a ‘smart society,’” said the DOST Secretary.
As the cost of digital services continues to drop, he said, their sophistication grows.
The result, Montejo said, is the widespread use of devices, smart appliances, and sensors in people's every day lives.
“This increasing network of smarter/self-aware devices, have provided an abundance of real time information and data that can be analyzed and processed to help in decision making and management of systems, resulting in increased productivity, efficiency and responsiveness, enabling smarter ways of doing things in various disciplines, such as in meteorology and weather, agriculture, health services, traffic management, energy and other governance systems," he said.
Apparently, the DOST head could also be referring to the government's much-vaunted Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards), a state-of-the-art response to mitigating the effect of natural calamities, save lives and properties through an early warning system.
Montejo called on his counterpart ICT ministers for stronger cooperation and collaboration.
"Let us continue to share our experiences, learnings and strategies that will respond to common challenges and go beyond a connected ASEAN to embody a Smart ASEAN, that has truly leveraged ICTs to enable the aspirations of the ASEAN people for a better future," he said.
During the event, 10-member states bloc and the ITU signed a memorandum of understanding on "Joint Cooperation on ICT Development in ASEAN.
There was also the 1st ASEAN ICT Awards as well as Mactan-Cebu Declaration signing between and among ASEAN members to push advance ICT cooperation and integration in the region, and to strengthen the Philippine commitment to socio-economic development through ICT.
From Nov. 12 to 16, the country hosted two ASEAN information and communications technology (ICT) conferences in Mactan City, Cebu.
These are 12th TELMIN and 13th ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Senior Officials' Meeting (TELSOM).
DOST's Information and Communications Technology Office (DOST-ICTO) organized the two events. Undersecretary Louis Napoleon C. Casambre headed the Philippines' senior officials' delegation.
ASEAN groups the Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Represented in the two meetings are ASEAN's dialogue partners, such as China, India, Japan, Korea, the European Union (EU),and non-state actor the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
Earlier at the TELMIN, Casambre urged the other ASEAN members to intensify "cooperation on cybersecurity, to build awareness amongst our people and institutions, and to raise our response capabilities to raise the numerous threats within and outside our borders." (Edd K. Usman)
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario Go Montejo will be TELMIN's chairman until 2013. He took over from his Myanmar counterpart.
In his speech delivered at the event, Montejo batted for a paradigm shift from an “information society” to a “smart society.”
He said ICT should not only be about giving information and attaining convenience, as he noted a shift in ICTs.
“The answer lies in the emerging role of ICTs in a world which is increasingly defined by how we use them. We may be seeing an emerging shift in ICTs manifested in directions beyond mere access to the technology, to its strategic use as it becomes embedded in all aspects of life. This is a shift from the so-called 'information society' paradigm to a new one --the paradigm of a ‘smart society,’” said the DOST Secretary.
As the cost of digital services continues to drop, he said, their sophistication grows.
The result, Montejo said, is the widespread use of devices, smart appliances, and sensors in people's every day lives.
“This increasing network of smarter/self-aware devices, have provided an abundance of real time information and data that can be analyzed and processed to help in decision making and management of systems, resulting in increased productivity, efficiency and responsiveness, enabling smarter ways of doing things in various disciplines, such as in meteorology and weather, agriculture, health services, traffic management, energy and other governance systems," he said.
Apparently, the DOST head could also be referring to the government's much-vaunted Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards), a state-of-the-art response to mitigating the effect of natural calamities, save lives and properties through an early warning system.
Montejo called on his counterpart ICT ministers for stronger cooperation and collaboration.
"Let us continue to share our experiences, learnings and strategies that will respond to common challenges and go beyond a connected ASEAN to embody a Smart ASEAN, that has truly leveraged ICTs to enable the aspirations of the ASEAN people for a better future," he said.
During the event, 10-member states bloc and the ITU signed a memorandum of understanding on "Joint Cooperation on ICT Development in ASEAN.
There was also the 1st ASEAN ICT Awards as well as Mactan-Cebu Declaration signing between and among ASEAN members to push advance ICT cooperation and integration in the region, and to strengthen the Philippine commitment to socio-economic development through ICT.
From Nov. 12 to 16, the country hosted two ASEAN information and communications technology (ICT) conferences in Mactan City, Cebu.
These are 12th TELMIN and 13th ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Senior Officials' Meeting (TELSOM).
DOST's Information and Communications Technology Office (DOST-ICTO) organized the two events. Undersecretary Louis Napoleon C. Casambre headed the Philippines' senior officials' delegation.
ASEAN groups the Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Represented in the two meetings are ASEAN's dialogue partners, such as China, India, Japan, Korea, the European Union (EU),and non-state actor the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
Earlier at the TELMIN, Casambre urged the other ASEAN members to intensify "cooperation on cybersecurity, to build awareness amongst our people and institutions, and to raise our response capabilities to raise the numerous threats within and outside our borders." (Edd K. Usman)
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