Contents
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Introduction............................................................................................................................................ 6
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LIRNEasia’s ongoing work in Myanmar .................................................................................................. 6
Expected outcomes................................................................................................................................... 7
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Building on the foundation..................................................................................................................... 7
Expected outcomes from combined actions ............................................................................................ 8
3.1
Infrastructure enabling affordable connectivity services ............................................................... 8
3.1.1
3.2
Users with skills ............................................................................................................................... 9
3.2.1
3.3
Expected outcomes ................................................................................................................ 10
Low-cost and user-friendly terminal devices ................................................................................ 10
3.3.1
3.4
Expected outcomes .................................................................................................................. 9
Expected outcomes ................................................................................................................ 10
Attractive content and applications .............................................................................................. 11
3.4.1
Expected outcomes ................................................................................................................ 12
4
Research Communication Strategy and Theory of Change .................................................................. 13
5
Partners ................................................................................................................................................ 14
5.1
MIDO ............................................................................................................................................. 14
5.2
Center for Internet Society (CIS) ................................................................................................... 14
5.3
LIRNEasia’s past work in Myanmar with CIS and MIDO ................................................................ 15
6
Risks ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
7
Ethical Considerations .......................................................................................................................... 16
8
Information on aspects related to gender ........................................................................................... 17
Annex 1: Comparative indicators of relevance to ICT development .......................................................... 19
Annex 2: Barcamp and Hackathon participation data ............................................................................... 21
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