Development Strategy of ICT Infrastructure

1. ICT - sector of Kyrgyzstan Development Strategy of ICT Infrastructure Nurbek Turdukulov, Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications of Kyrgyz Republic

2. ICT - sector of Kyrgyzstan I period - 1993 – company “Katel” – cellular communication - 1994 – company “Elcat” and “Asiainfo” - Internet services - 1997– company «Bitel» - cellular communication - 2000 – State automate system «Elections» II period - 2001 – The first National Summit on Information Society - 2002 – The National Strategy “ICT for development of Kyrgyz Republic” - 2003 – The National Action Plan on realisation of the National Strategy “ICT for development of Kyrgyz Republic”

3. ICT - sector of Kyrgyzstan

4. ICT - sector of Kyrgyzstan

5. Legislative base • About mass media, Since 2 July 1992 No.938-XII • About the government statistic, since 12 Jan 1994 No.1390-XII • About Standardization, Since 2 April 1996 No. 8 • About the compulsory example of documents, since 22 Nov 1997, No-.83 • About the guaranty & free excess to the information, Since 5th Dec 1997 No.89 • About the law of Patent, Since 14th Jan 1998 No.8 • About the right of author & similar rights, since 2nd Apr 1998 No.6 • About the personification (Individual) statistics for the citizen of KR for the compulsory health insurance, since 22 Dec 1998 NO. 158 • About the right of security of computers & information pools, Since 30th march 1998 No.28 • About the right of topology of integral chips, Since31stmarch 1998No.29 • About informatisation, Since 8th oct.1999 No.107 • About the system for scientific- technical information, Since 8th Oct 1999 No.108 • About the electronic payments, since 6th nov1999 No.121 • About the electronic digital signature

6. ICT - sector of Kyrgyzstan The Council on ICT. The Chairman of the Council is the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. The role – strategic management. State Agency on Information Resources and Technologies. The role – development of the national information databases. State Agency for Communication. The role – regulation of Communication operators activity. Ministry of Transport and Communications – Working body of the Council on ICT. The role – Policy development in the sphere of ICT. Annual Plenipotentiary Conference on ICT. The role – taking decisions and recommendations on most important basic issues of ICT development. Association of Professionals of information communication sector. The role – lobbying interests of ICT players. Association for Communication Operators. The role – lobbying interests of operators. “Information future” Foundation. The role – creation of CPA in rural localities.

7. ICT - sector of Kyrgyzstan The National Strategy of ICT development till 2010 The National Action Plan Three priorities E-education E-government E-economy

8. Desired indicators of 2010 strategy

9. Comparative analysis of 2 scenarios

10. Strategy substance ICT - sector of Kyrgyzstan Resting on mobile network and forming of services around. Continuing to develop fixed network, but mainly in towns. Villages need just public call-boxes and CPA, even if the telephone density is to be reduced.

11. Key forces of success: ICT - sector of Kyrgyzstan • Political will. • Public activity (ACO, APICS, IFF) and shared belief. • Institutionalization of the market (The National Strategy on ICT development, The National Action Plan, Plenipotentiary conference on ICT). • The active forming of CPA in regions.

12. Strategy on CPA: ICT - sector of Kyrgyzstan I stageforming of CPA in 20% of villages by “Information future” Foundation IIstage coming out of the second player – Kyrgyz Post, which has 860 postal districts in rural localities. III stage creation of the Foundation of Universal Access. Providing of the competitiveness in rural localities.

13. ICT - sector of Kyrgyzstan Thank you!