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IMPROVING REGIONAL BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY THROUGH THE

ASIA-PACIFIC INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY

ASIA-PACIFIC INFORMATION

SUPERHIGHWAY (AP-IS)

FOR SDG HELPDESK

October 2017



Information and Communications Technology

and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD)ESCAP’s work programme focusses on the following areas:

• Sustainable Development

• Macroeconomic Policy and Development

• Trade and Investment

• Transport

• Social Development

• Environment and Development

• Information and Communications Technology, Disaster Risk Reduction

• Statistics

• Sub-regional activities for development

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3

Broadband Divide



Challenges: Digital Divide in Asia and the Pacific

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1.76%

6.17%

7.00%

9.32%

75.74%

Pacific South-East Asia

North & Central Asia South & South-West Asia

East & North-East Asia

2016

Source: Produced by ESCAP, based on data sourced from ITU World Telecommunications/ICT

Indicators Database (accessed July 2017).

Fixed broadband subscriptions by subregion in 2016



By income group

5

0

20

40

60

80

100

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Year

ESCAP High-Income Countries ESCAP Upper-Middle-Income excl. China PR

ESCAP Lower-Middle-Income Countries ESCAP Low-Income Countries



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Artificial Intelligence



New reality with Artificial Intelligence

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Internets



AI research and ICT investment

8

Bangladesh

Hong Kong, China

India

Japan

Kazakhstan

Korea (Rep.)

Macao, China

Malaysia

New ZealandPakistan

Philippines

Russian Federation

Thailand

Turkey

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

Num

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ble

docu

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ts

0 5.00e+09 1.00e+10Annual invesment in ICT services



AI research and Fixed Broadband

9

Australia

Bangladesh

China

Fiji

Hong Kong, China

India

Indonesia

Iran (I.R.)

Japan

Kazakhstan

Korea (Rep.)

Macao, China

Malaysia

New Zealand

Pakistan

Philippines

Russian Federation

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Turkey

Viet Nam

05

01

00

15

02

00

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0 10 20 30 40Fixed-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants



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Asia-Pacific Information

Superhighway



The Asia-Pacific Information

Superhighway initiative aims to increase

the availability and affordability of

broadband Internet across Asia and the

Pacific, by strengthening the underlying

Internet infrastructure in the region.

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• Promote terrestrial and submarine fibre-optic connectivity

• Provide a regional intergovernmental platform focusing on the missing fibre-optic links between ESCAP countries

• ESCAP resolution 73/6 = mandate



• Bridging digital divides

• Promoting affordable access

to underserved areas

• Policy and technical support

to Governments

• Ensuring efficient and effective

Internet traffic and network

management at regional, sub-

regional and national levels

• Resilient ICT networks

• Support to disaster

management systems

• Ensuring last-mile disaster

communication

Four Pillars of AP-IS

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• Physical network design,

development, management

at regional level

• Intergovernmental negotiation

• Improving regulations based

on open access CONNECTIVITY

E-RESILIENCE

TRAFFIC /

NETWORK

MANAGEMENT

BROADBAND

FOR ALL



Asia-Pacific ICT & DRR Gateway

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Providing policymakers and

relevant stakeholders with an

accessible gateway containing

a spectrum of resources with

regard to Information and

Communications Technology

and Disaster Risk Reduction



Navigate to the ICT & DRR Gateway

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Access the Gateway on

www.drrgateway.net



Online Communities

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Communities on Unite platform facilitating dialogue on 4 pillars:

1. Infrastructure and connectivity

2. Internet traffic and network management

3. E-resilience

4. Broadband for all



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