ICTs in Myanmar MOBILE OWNERSHIP INCREASED 15-65 POPULATION WHO NEVER MADE A CALL DECREASED 31% 9% 2015 61% 39% 2016 WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR MOBILE PHONE? 72% 62% 48% 36% 35% Network calls For missed calls Text messages Chat/instant messaging Access Facebook 29% 29% 25% 23% 15% Internet calls (e.g. calling using Viber, Skype) Share/send pictures Play games offline Search for information Download pictures, music and video content 15% 11% 10% 9% 6% Listen to music and watch video online Download applications Receive updates, such as breaking news Play games online or downloading games Email 4% 2% 2% Access online government services Wikipedia Mobile money or banking services 2015 35% of mobile owners in Myanmar, owned a smartphone in 2016 2016 of mobile owners use Facebook 60% of them use it daily FREE/ZERO RATED CONTENT Facebook-flex Wiki-zero + Other Aware Aware 6% 3% of them 71% Use 10% 58% of mobile owners lived in rural areas in 2016 Use DIGITAL SKILLS ARE LOW AMONGST MOBILE OWNERS Figure 1 : Summary of findings: Mobile momentum in Myanmar 16 ICTs in Myanmar: 2016 Search for information or other content online Install an app Create login details (user name and password) I can do by myself 22% 21% 18% I can do with the help of others 11% 25% 21% Locate and adjust settings on an application or service Post any information online 19% 21% 25% 7% Source: LIRNEasia survey 2015 and 2016, nationally representative of the population aged 15- 65% with a +/-3% margin of error. For more details see: http://lirneasia.net/wpcontent/uploads/2016/12/LIRNEasia_MyanmarSlides2016_MediaVersion.pdf