Country profile

By : Chanthone CHANTHAVONGMinistry of Post and Telecommunication,Department of Planning and International Cooperation.

Lao People Democratic RepublicPeace Independent Democracy Unity Prosperity

Agenda

• General Info about Laos ( Country profile)• MPT Statistic Evolution

• Reference• MPT Statistic’s structure Chart• Existing statistic framework• Role of Focal Point

• Challenge/Issue

• General Information about Laos

Statistic for Ministry of Post and Telecommunication

• Reference :• LAO Statistic Law 2010• Minister’s instruction ref.no 714/mpt.lao• Handbook for the collection of administrative data on

Telecommunications/ICT 2011• Manual for Measuring ICT Access and Use by Households and

Individuals 2014 Edition ( ITU)

Lao Statistic LawMinister’s

instruction onstatistic

ASEANCooperation

Division

Internationalcooperation

AdministrativeDivision Planning DivisionPlanning Division Statistic DivisionStatistic Division

Dpt of Planning andCooperation

Ministry of Post andTelecommunication

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Lao MPT’s Statistic Evolution

Department of planning andInternational Cooperation

Cu r r e nt wo r k f lo w o f

MPT Statistic Division

Administrative DataSupply)

Household CensusDemand

Operators( Tel Co)

ProvincialDepartment

Census data in centralLevel

Not yet in practices

Census data in Local levelNot yet in practices

Wo r k f lo w o f Ad m inistr a tiv eDa ta Co lle c tio n

Co nso lida te dDAT A

M O NT HL YCo lle c tDAT A

M o nth lyR e p o r t

Q u a r te r lyR e p o r t

Annu a lR e p o r t

http://mpt.gov.la/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=389%3A-2014&catid=89%3A-2014&Itemid=75&lang=en

Achievement :Recently domestically published statistic year book in Laos

Telecom/ICT Statistic Year book 2014 Upcoming new version

Current Status on Telecommunication/ICT

Government encourages the ICT area to performfully to ensure that increase national revenue, toenterprise has profit and the common people canaccess and use the services widely.

Statistics on Telecommunication/ICT penetration 2014

FIXED PHONE Subscription : 920,756

MOBILE Subscription : 4,618,586

INTERNET Subscription: 1,39,096

3G Subscription: 473,843

Role of the National Focal Point

e.g Data collection form to submit to ITU

Challenge/Issue for focal point

• Focal point need to have comprehensively understandabout business process and Technic

• Need to aware data provider• Punctuation of data• HH used of ICT data is pending to take action