Vietnam will host the 15th ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers’ Meeting (TELMIN) next year.
The
15th Telmin is expected to draw representatives from 10 ASEAN member
nations, partner countries, including Japan, the Republic of Korea
(RoK), China and India, the World Telecommunication Union and European
Union.
The meeting will discuss and approve partnership
programmes to strengthen connectivity on information infrastructure,
narrow digital communications gap and improve IT application capability
among ASEAN member countries, according to the Vietnam Ministry of
Information and Telecommunications.
A number of specific
proposals and orientations for future cooperation are expected to be
adopted during the annual meeting, said the ministry.
TELMIN is formed as a result of a decision to create stronger regional ties within the telecommunications fraternity in ASEAN.
It
meets once a year during which the ministers hold a dialogue among
themselves and ASEAN dialogue partners, including China, Japan, the RoK
and India.
The annual event also engages with
telecommunications and IT industry players in ASEAN through the e-ASEAN
Business Council comprising representatives of the private sector from
all ASEAN member countries.-VNA