1. AEC 2015 Make “Think” Difference
Suphajee Suthumpun
Chief Executive Officer
Thaicom Public Company Limited

2. AEC Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity
Physical
Connectivity
• Roads
• Rails
• Seaports
• Broadband
Network
• Energy
Network
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3. AEC Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity
Institutional
Connectivity
• Cross Border
Transport
Agreement
• Customs
Systems
connection and
integration
• Legal Equality
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4. AEC Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity
People to People
Connectivity
• Asian Passport
• Cultural
Connection
• Education
Network
• Cross border
labor movement
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5. ICT as enablers of AEC Master Plan
Physical Institutional People to People
Connectivity Connectivity Connectivity
• Roads • Cross Border • Asian Passport
Transport
• Rails Agreement • Cultural
Connection
• Seaports • Customs
Systems • Education
• Broadband connection and Network
Network integration • Cross border
• Energy • Legal Equality labor movement
Network
ICT as Enablers
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6. ICT priorities as enablers to AEC Connectivity success...
 Increase infrastructure  Improve resource  Achieve security Conserve energy
simplification by further optimization with and resiliency with energy-smart
consolidation and a managed within dynamic IT infrastructure
standardization virtualization environment
environment and
analytical
capability
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7. Potential is beyond ASEAN 10…
...but threat is unavoidable
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8. The international era -- exporting
20th
Century
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9. The multinational era -- replicating
20th
Century
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10. Today - a globally integrated enterprise…
… business without borders
21st
Century
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11. Operations are becoming more globally integrated…
Dalian
Japan
Okinawa
Shanghai
Manila
Kuala Lumpur
Brisbane
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12. The 21ST Century Economy Landscape in the Flat World.
Globally Integrated World
Global Resources Global Production
Global Infrastructure
The Globally Integrated Enterprise is an open modular business that, regardless
of its size, is integrated into the fabric of the networked economy.
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13. Where the work will flow to…
21st
Century
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14. Most industries seizing some benefits of Global Integration today…
Industry Examples
Customer Service: Derivative Processing:
Centers in Nova Scotia Global Investment Banks send
handle warranty inquiries to Dublin
for US Shoppers
Fashion Design: Asian
clothing manufacturers
outsource design to
Italian designers
Manufacturing: 60,000
manufacturing plants
Medical Procedures:
Chip-making: Asian built in China by foreign
Patients travel to India
firms source US firms from 2000 - 2003
engineering expertise
Fast Food Orders: X-Ray Integration:
McDonald’s drive-
US Radiologists send
through orders routed
x-rays to Australia
to the Philippines and
back
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15. How Do We Prepare…
Positioning Education Training
• Thorough • “Core Plus” • Collaboration
SWOT analysis - language capability among vendors,
• Identify Niche - analytic capability universities and
or Unserved associations
areas
Industry Incentive
Standard Scheme
• IEEE, SOA ? • Tax incentive for;
• Security Skill Development,
• Compliance Tool Deployment
• USO fund
• R&D fund
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16. Thank you
suphajee@thaicom.net
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