Results of State Secretary for Internal Affairs and Communications Shibayama’s visit to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

1.Schedule and place

  (1) January 22 (Tue), Place: Nay Pyi Taw
   (Bilateral meetings)
   - U Thaung Tin, Deputy Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology
   - Dr. Kan Zaw, Union Minister of National Planning & Economic Development
   - U Soe Thein, Chairman of Myanmar Investment Commission (Union Minister of the President Office)
   (Myanmar-Japan ICT Workshop)
   Theme: ICT Policies
  (2) January 23 (Wed), Place: Yangon
   (Bilateral meetings)
   - U Win Aung, Chairman, Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
   - U Myint Swe, Chief Minister of Yangon Region (Myanmar-Japan ICT Workshop) Theme: ICT infrastructure & solutions for Myanmar and Myanmar’s ICT plan (Visit to Yangon Central Post Office)
   

2.Outline of results

  Bilateral meeting with government officials, including Union Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology U Thaung Tin, were held, and Japan requested Myanmar to reinforce the introduction of products and services of Japanese ICT companies and improve the environment for investment. The two countries confirmed that they would further strengthen the cooperative relation in the field of ICT at a high level.
  In the ICT Public-Private Workshop held over the two days, opinions on the state of policies, including regulations in the communications field, were exchanged with the government of Myanmar. In addition, examples of various ICT services ranging from infrastructure development to utilization were introduced by companies from the two countries and they participated in active opinion exchange and interactions. Both countries obtained great results.