2 ICT Sector Working Group The ICT Sector Working Group is one of the 16 sector working groups established as a result of the Nay Pyi Taw Accord 59 between the Myanmar Government and donor governments. 60 The ICT Sector Working Group comprises development partners, the Government, the Myanmar Computer Federation (MCF), Myanmar Development Resources Institute, Myanmar ICT for Development Organisation (MIDO), and the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB). 61 The ICT Sector Working Group was established to support the transformation of Myanmar’s ICT sector, with a focus on developing an effective regulatory framework that “facilitates entry of private service providers”. 62 Additional focus areas include Egovernance, ICT education for all, and improving access to technology for students and workers. ICT for Development (ICT4D) Working Group ‘ICT 4 Development’ (ICT4D) is a broad field including but not limited to using ICT to promote mobile health, education and agriculture. The ICT4D Working Group acts a focal point for communication and coordination between stakeholders, while also promoting common platform development and sharing of best practices. Membership in the ICT4D Working Group is open. Current members include NGOs, international donors, private sector companies, civil society organisations. The ICT4D working group is chaired by PACT, a U.S. based international NGO. 63 For the main NGOs and CSOs working in the ICT sector see the current list of ‘Linked Initiatives’ on MCRB’s website. Donor Programmes: The World Bank’s Telecommunications Sector Reform Programme The World Bank’s Telecommunications Sector Reform Project with the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCIT) is a $31.5 million project running from April 2014 to June 2019. The Project’s primary goals are to: “(a) improve the enabling environment for the telecommunications sector and extend coverage in selected remote pilot locations; and (b) establish priority eGovernment technological foundations institutional capacity for Government to embark on its public sector reform program.” 64 59 See “Nay Pyi Taw Accord for Effective Development Cooperation” (last accessed August 2015). 60 See, Myanmar Information Management Unit, “Aid Policy and Coordination” for additional information on Government of Myanmar-Development Partner meetings (last accessed August 2015). 61 See: Sector Working Group Dashboard available from MOHINGA Resources (last accessed August 2015). 62 See “Communication and Information Technology Sector Working Group Dashboard” 63 For additional information on the ICT4D Working Group, please see “Terms of Reference” 64 See World Bank “Project Appraisal Document On a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 20.60 Million (USD 31.5 Million Equivalent) to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar for a Telecommunications Sector Reform Project” (January 2014), pg v. 60 PAGE CHAPTER 2: ICT GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, POLICIES & LEGAL FRAMEWORK