Annex 2: Other areas of interest to LIRNEasia that have been included in the document. 1. ICTs accessibility for persons with disability • The government will monitor gaps in ICT use in groups including those with disabilities • The Universal Service Strategy also identifies measures that will help people with disability to use communication services. • Special projects catering to persons with disabilities. Details on the project are given below Improved access and usability of various ICT services for disabled people: the USF will work with notable representative disability groups to identify specific barriers and requirements from persons with disabilities in regards to using ICT services; initial indications are that there are already, for example, several helpful applications for both blind and deaf people but that they only exist in English and need to be converted into the Burmese language. 2. USF collections and disbursements As can be seen from the international experience, a careful balance needs to be achieved between collecting sufficient funds for the needed USF programs, and not setting the USF levy too high. If USF levies are too high, they could affect affordability. Especially when collected funds are unused. Lastly, the USF is only there to fill in a gap that the market cannot fill; this is often a very small gap. Thus, for the USF to be successful and have true impact, this gap needs to be a) correctly identified, and b) targeted with the right and well-designed projects. Based on the monitoring results, the MOTC may consider, as part of the review of the USF Strategy itself, to readjust the USF collection.

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