Japan to help ASEAN boost broadband network, cyber security

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http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20131116p2g00m0bu015000c.html

Mainichi Japan
November 16, 2013

SINGAPORE (Kyodo) -- Government ministers from the Association of 
Southeast Asian Nations said Friday they have endorsed Japan's proposal 
for cooperation to ensure a "smart" information and communications 
technology network in the region.

The telecommunications and information technology ministers, in a joint 
statement, agreed to cooperate with Japan to realize the "ASEAN Smart 
Network Initiative," which Tokyo proposed in 2011 to support the 10-member 
ASEAN's goal to develop its ICT capacity and enhance regional 
"connectivity."

The ministers' two-day meeting here also involved separate meetings on 
ICT-related issues with ministers or deputies from Japan, China and South 
Korea.

Masahiro Yoshizaki, Japan's vice minister for policy coordination in the 
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication, said that through Japan's 
initiative, it will assist ASEAN countries to proliferate high-speed 
broadband in the region.

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