Policy consideration for Development and Deployment of Local language computing and

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1 Policy consideration for Development and Deployment of Local language computing and content in Mongolia B. Batpurev, CEO, InfoCon Co.,Ltd Mongolia Regional Conference on Localized ICT Development & Dissemination Across Asia PAN Localization project Vientiane, Laos from 11th - 16th January, 2009

2 Content: ICT development in Mongolia Current status of ICT development ICT legal framework E-Mongolia national program Local language specific National standards Initiatives, support, in local language computing Conclusion

3 ICT development in Mongolia ICT related government organizations CRC - Communications Regulatory Committee (1995) NITP - National Information Technology Park (2003) ICTA - Information Communications Technology Authority (2004) Infrastructure 4 mobile operators serving 1.2 million users 34 ISPs Connection cost range 8 300USD per month Fiber optic backbone network laid throughout the country (over 10,000 km) Internet bandwidth 1450 mbps (upload, download each) ICT industry As of 2006, ICT sector contributes 7 percent of the total GDP (including telecommunications) There are over 100 software development companies Human resource ~10,000 worker Over 200 tertiary education institutions, over 8,000 students studying on ICT majors

4 ICT legal framework Law on Communications, 1996 and 2002 LawofRadiowave,1999 Postal Law, 2004 Amendment for Laws on Custom tax-free for computer and its accessories, 2005 VAT exception for locally produced software products, 2005 Draft package law on IT (not approved yet) Basic IT Law Digital signature Law e-commerce Law e-governance Law E-Mongolia national program(2005) E-government master plan(2005) not approved officially Outsourcing master plan(2007)

5 Vision of e-mongolia This policy aims at establishing the information society and founding the knowledge-based society in Mongolia by enhancing extensive applications of ICT in all sectors of society. By 2012, Mongolia will become one of the top ten ICT developed countries in Asia. Legal and Regulatory Framework Infrastructure development Leadership and Reform Interoperability and Applications ICT-enabled Economic Growth Public Awareness and Participation ICT Skills and Human Resources Development Implications Designing and implementing new businesses such as e-commerce, e- Tax, e-custom, e-payments, e-procurement, e-health, and e-learning Establishment of an electronic system to expand civil participations Establishment of a unified Information exchange network among Gov. agencies Requirement for the leadership at all levels of e-government execution Requirement for legislating laws and regulations on ICT Need to build high speed transmission networks throughout Mongolia Establishment of nation-wide Digital Community Centers for business Reduction of the Internet connection fees

6 Priority Projects of e-mongolia: 16 goals

7 GOVERNMENT WEBSITES Applications INTERNET BANK PRIME MINISTERS LISTENING E-COMMERCE PHONE BANKING E-PAYMENT SMS BANKING VASs FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

8 E-Mongolia: Localization specific PANL10n is in alignment with E-Mongolia Promote automatic English into Mongolian and vis-versa translation systems to make possible translating English websites Localize free and open source applications Localize ICT terminology and develop glossary in Mongolian Increase on-line content in local language;

9 Initiatives Government Localization of software (Joomla) Alleviation of taxes from locally produced software Terms standardization (working group) Software outsourcing draft master plan NGOs OpenMN community - Soyombo Linux, GNOME translation; Mongolian Unix User group - Localization & Sysadmin summit; MIDAS, MOSA, MISPA and MASCO Donor supported projects IT engineering skills examination (Japan Govt) Mongolian TTS, supported by APDIP PAN localization phase II (NUCES & IDRC)

10 MNS standards for Local language computing Computer environment for Mongolian language. DOS Cyrillic (Mongolian) codepage - MNS Windows Cyrillic (Mongolian) codepage - MNS Windows Macintosh Cyrillic codepage MNS Cyrillic Mongolian keyboard layout MNS Romanization (used for sending SMS etc) Unicode MNS 5552 : 2005 Information Technology Vocabulary Information theory MNS ISO :1998 Organization of data - MNS ISO :1998 Fundamental terms MNS ISO :1999 Representation of data MNS ISO :2000 Preparation and Handling of Data MNS ISO :2000 Electronic information exchange MNS ISO 17933:2008 Information processing systems Vocabulary Equipment technology MNS ISO :1998

11 Conclusion Lack of legal and regulatory environment (government position not clear) Basic IT draft laws are outdated before it got approval E-Mongolia national program implementation is confined to infrastructure development Documentation of the Master Plan are ambiguous and hard to read for ICT professionals Lack of financial support to local language computing related projects Limited research made for local language computing expect PANL10n project Digital divide (urban and rural areas) Local language computing is vital in bridging digital divide Lack of IT literacy and use of PCs Many policy and decision makers at government level has less understanding of E- Mongolia Lack of respect of intellectual property Specific problems for Mongolia Nomadic lifestyle and population diversity, terrain and natural conditions, underdeveloped basic infrastructure such as road, energy) NLP: Inconsistency of Mongolian grammar for computing NLP: Lack of skilled computer linguists Develop local language computing policy recommendation from PANL10n

12 Any questions? Thank you