Information and Communications Cooperation (ICT)

By：BPOC Update：2016-05-25

ASEAN and China have concluded the implementation of the Action Plan to Implement the Beijing Declaration on ASEAN-China ICT Cooperative Partnership for Common Development (2007-2012). The succeeding Action Plan for the period of 2012-2016 was adopted at the 7th Meeting of the Ministers responsible for Telecommunications and Information Technology of the ASEAN Member States and China (TELMIN+China) on 16 November 2012 in Mactan, Cebu, the Philippines. ASEAN and China signed an MOU on cooperation in ICT in November 2013. The MOU covers the areas such as promoting industry, human resources and infrastructure development, as well as cooperation in new technologies and information exchange.

At the 9th TELMIN+China held on 23 January 2015 in Bangkok, the Ministers acknowledged China’s assistance in the successful conclusion of several ICT related activities in 2014 in relation to broadband for driving economic social development, Internet of Things (IoT) technology application in smart city, network security, and telecom interconnection in a converged environment. The Ministers endorsed the ASEAN-China 2015 ICT Work Plan and supported in principle China’s proposal for establishing an ASEAN-China Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Cooperative Mechanism as an important platform for strengthening cybersecurity cooperation between CERTs of the two sides and tasked their senior officials to finalise the Cooperative Mechanism.

The year 2012 was designated as the ASEAN-China Year of Cooperation in Science and Technology. A series of activities were implemented to mark the year, including among others the ASEAN-China Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation and launching of the ASEAN-China Science and Technology Partnership (STEP) Programme. Notable progress has been made in implementing STEP including building ASEAN-China joint laboratories, ASEAN-China Remote Sensing Satelite Data Sharing and Service Platform, ASEAN-China technology Transfer Centre, and Talented Young Scientists Visiting China.

Agreement Documents

Memorandum of Understanding between ASEAN and China in the Field of Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment EN

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS AND THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON COOPERATION IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CN EN