ICT for social and economic development in ASEAN

R&D collaboration EU-ASEAN
ICT for social and economic
development in ASEAN
Pr Eric Castelli
International Research Institute MICA
Multimedia, Information, Communication & Applications
UMI 2954
Hanoi University of Science and Technology
1 Dai Co Viet - Hanoi - Vietnam
MICA Institute – UMI2954
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Created in 2002 as joint laboratory
Located in
Đại học Bách khoa Hà nội
Hanoi University of Science and Technology
Institut Polytechnique de Hanoi
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French “tutelles”
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CNRS
Grenoble INP
Using Information Technology tools
to meet the needs, expectations and wishes of users
as closely as possible
 “User-centered” approach
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“user-adapted” computing
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Multimedia and ambient computing
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Computer vision
Image & video
processing
Natural
language
processing MULTIMEDIA
Multimodalities
& vocal
technos Extraction and use of
semantic information
Multimedia
speech, images/videos, multimodalities
Ambient computing (pervasive, ubiquitous)
 advanced instrumentation; human-system interfaces;
embedded systems
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2016
Goal: to define and promote new services and
new practices
H-M Interfaces
and pervasive
environments
ICT for socio-economic development
evidences
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Example of Internet
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Internet remains unavailable, inaccessible and unaffordable
for the majority of the world population
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7.4 – 3.2 = 4.2 billion people are not connected to Internet
Philippines
Myanmar
Vietnam
Indonesia
2016
Source: World Bank, 2015; Meeker, 2015; UIT, 2015; GSMA
Thailand
ICT for socio-economic development
evidences
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Example of Internet
ASEAN
ASEAN is one of world areas where the penetration rate is low
2016
ICT for economic development
The exponential development of mobile technologies
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Vietnam
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Cambodia
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Myanmar (2015)
Vietnam shows significant
growth in the use of social
networks from mobile
devices
89% of Internet access
were done from mobile
device in 2014
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Low cost
3G smartphones
Freedom 251 from
Ringing Bells (India)
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M4D
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2016
89%
A new hot topic in
international agency GSMA
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Ethnies/Minorities/Languages
North Vietnam, North Lao & South China
Between 131 groups/ethnies and 369 groups/ethnies
410 languages or dialects
South-Eastern ASIA (ASEAN)
1247 languages
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ASEAN
One world area where there are a big number of
languages
ICT technologies (specifically vocal technologies)
could help
 Allow these people to easily access services &
information using their mother tongue
 Improve exchanges between ASEAN populations who
speak different languages ​and dialects
 contribute to safeguarding this intangible heritage of
humanity
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2016
Sources: www.ethnologue.com
Social impacts of ICT
Cultural Heritage
of Humanity
Regional cooperation
& integration
Information & Communication
Technologies
ICT
Powerty reduction
Social development
& Education
2016
Public sector management
& governance (e-gouv)
Private sector
development
Social & economic impacts of ICT
Health & well being
Inclusive, innovative
& reflective society
Water & waste
management
ICT
Smart, green &
integrated transport
Energy
Climate &
resource efficiency
2016
An ASEAN priority
KRABI: a framework for intra-regional
cooperation on ICT
2016
Krabi initiative: in 2010, as a first step, the ten ASEAN member states endorsed this framework for
intra-regional cooperation on science, technology and innovation
1st conclusions
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Needs for ASEAN populations are evident
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ICT technologies could allow some of ASEAN emergent
countries to take a technological shortcut
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2016
In many social and economical fields
Ex: overpass wired telecommunication technologies to high speed
wireless technologies (3G to 5G)
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Strengthen exchanges in an area of the world where there
are many minorities/communities
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It is a priority cooperation framework for ASEAN countries
Topics
 Energy efficiency and reduction
of pollution by ICT
 Water systems management
 Building management and control
 Smart cities & ICT systems for
rural areas
 E-services: promoting access to
ICT for economic and social
development
2016
Some Figures
 23 invited speakers
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11 from ASEAN, 12 from E.U.
 9/5: over 90 participants
 53 institutions from 17 countries
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Countries: 7 ASEAN, 7 EU, 3 W
Institutions: 32 ASEAN, 18 EU, 3 W
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77 researchers, 8 governt, 6 private sect
 10/5: over 200 participants
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2016
Photos
strengthening synergies
between EU & ASEAN researchers
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A forward-looking approach
 This event meets the needs and expectations
of participants
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And produces good outcomes
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EX: the workshop is the source of a future submission of an European new
project
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CAMELIA “Computer Aided Mobile Exchanges using Language Interaction for
Asean”
EU + Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos PDR, Myanmar, Thailand
The project will be submitted to the next call Horizon 2020 ICT-39-2017
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Based of these good outcomes we propose to
organize new editions of ASEAN RISE workshop
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2016
Every 2 years
MICA institute and CNRS expect to mobilize funding
sources
The ASEAN RISE’2018 will be very probably
organized in Cambodia in collaboration with NIPTICT