Knowledge, Information and Communication Technology habits and needs in Myanmar: results of a nationally representative survey Event Report LIRNEasia together with MIDO hosted 2 data dissemination events on the 29 th and 30 th of July 2015. As part of the IDRC and DFID funded Myanmar Project titled Inclusion in the information society in Asia, LIRNEasia carried out the first nationwide baseline survey on telecommunication needs and uses in Myanmar in February and March 2015. The survey was carried out in all accessible regions of the country (i.e. 298 townships out of a total of 330 in the country). Over 8100 household surveys were carried out, along with over 550 Ward/Village Tract Leader surveys. The data of this study was disseminated at two events on the 29 th and 30 th of July 2015, in Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw respectively. 1. Presentation of findings to NGOs, Media and other stakeholders at the Sule Shangri La, Yangon on 29 th July 2015 from 1000 1200 hrs, followed by lunch for all participants. Subsequent to a brief introduction to the survey and the event being delivered by Htaike Htaike Aung, Helani Galpaya carried out a 50 minute presentation covering the key findings of the nationwide survey carried out by LIRNEasia earlier this year. Invitations to this event were widely distributed among NGOs, media, other interested stakeholders as well as the 18 members of the Union Parliament who participated in the ICT Awareness Programme for Myanmar Parliamentarians which was conducted by LIRNEasia in July 2014. In addition, Naser Faruqui of IDRC and Dr. Michael Best of the UNU graced the event. A total of 46 participants were in the room, excluding those from LIRNEasia, MIDO, IDRC, UNU, ThirdEye and hsenid. Of these, the bulk of the participants (approximately 33) were from the local media. Furthermore, 2 opposition Members of Parliament, 3 from the NGO sector and 5 participants represented the corporate sector at this event. Several others have declined to comment regarding their organizations. The book titled Mobile Communication by Rich Ling and Jonathan Donner which was translated in to Barma was formally presented to U Kyaw Min M.P. and U Myint Oo M.P. by Naser Faruqui and Dr. Rohan Samarajiva at this event. Copies of the book were made available to all participants at the event. A comprehensive Q & A session followed the presentation, with Helani Galpaya, Phyu Phyu Thi (MIDO) and Htun Htun Oo (ThirdEye Co. Ltd) taking questions from the audience. Both Helani Galpaya and Phyu Phyu Thi were interviewed separately by various media institutions thereafter.
2. Presentation of findings to U Thaung Tin, Union Deputy Minister of Communication and Information Technology and other Government officers at the Aureum Palace Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw on 30 th July 2015 from 1030 1230, followed by lunch for all participants. The team comprising of Helani Galpaya, Dr. Rohan Samarajiva, Naser Faruqui, Phyu Phyu Thi, Yatanar Htun, Htaike Htaike Aung, Nay Phone Latt, Nay Myo Kyaw, Htun Htun Oo and simultaneous translator Addy Chen travelled by coach to Nay Pyi Taw in order to present the findings of the survey to U Thaung Tin. This presentation was carried out at the Aureum Palace Hotel to a small audience. It was deemed important to present the findings in person to the Deputy Minister, and whomsoever of his Ministry and other Government bodies he wished to have present at the event. The content of the presentation was identical to that which was carried out in Yangon the preceding day.. A comprehensive Q & A was carried out after the 50 minute presentation by Helani Galpaya. Several copies of the translated version of Mobile Communication was presented to the Deputy Minister. All other participants were also gifted a copy of the book. The above presentations were the highlights of this trip. However, several other smaller presentations and meetings were conducted during this visit to Myanmar. Helani Galapaya presented the findings to two smaller, more focused groups on the 28 th of July in Yangon; i. The ICT4D Working Group at the Phandeeyar auditorium ii. Gunnar Bertelsen, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Telenor Myanmar at the Telenor Office Unfortunately, Ooredoo Myanmar was unable to grant an appointment to LIRNEasia to carry out a similar presentation in their office, due to other commitments which they had to meet. Dr. Rohan Samarajiva met with the President and General Secretary of the Myanmar Computer Federation (MCF), pursuant to such suggestion made to him by U Thaung Tin. This meeting was held on the 28 th of July at the MCF office in Yangon. On a separate note, Helani Galpaya, Nilusha Kapugama and Chiranthi Rajapakshe were part of the GSMA/LIRNEasia Research synthesis meeting on ICTs gender which was held on the 27 th of July in Yangon, while Ayesha Zainudeen joined the meeting from Sri Lanka via Skype.
ANNEX 1 PARTICIPANT LIST Yangon ANNEX 2 PARTICIPANT LIST Nay Pyi Taw ANNEX 3 SUMMARY OF EVALUATIONS ANNEX 4 SLIDE SET
ANNEX 1 PARTICIPANT LIST Yangon No Name Organization Designation Email address Contact Phone number 1 Myo Myint Kyaw Revo Tech CEO mk@revotech.co 9450033827 2 U Htun Htun Third Eye MD htunhtun.oo@3rdeye.asia 9254167691 3 Tanya Rabourn Ooredoo Designer tanya.rabourn@gmail.com 4 Ko Thet Reporter kothet2022@gmail.com 92626166166 5 Sarah Oh Phandeyar Consultant sarah@phandeyor.org 6 Megan Mc carty Vriens and Partners megan@vrienspartners.com 7 U Kyaw Min NLD M.P kyawminlepadan@gmail.com 95372175 8 U Myint Oo NLD M.P myyintoothamaipi@gmail.com 9428048555 9 Phu Pwint Thaw Myanmar Mobile View, Yangon Reporter phupwintthaw@gmail.com 9421023977 10 zar The street View Sr. Reporter guitacho@gmail.com 9252075020 11 April Seng New Padamyar Fm Producer angelapril8prod.padamyarfm 973037429 12 Mg Aung ThuRa The Myanmar Times Reporter aungthurasmith@gmail.com 9420090661 13 Pyae Sone Htun Digital Life Reporter myanmardigitallife@gmail.com 9258160600 14 Thuya Kyaw 15 Htet Arkor Kyew Myanmar Mail Journal thuyakyaw1990tyk@gmail.com 9799838786 7 Day News Reporter mr.htetarkor@gmail.com 9421012267 16 Toe Tet Aung True News Reporter ongtoetet.aung@gmail.com 9250359844 17 Htao Htar Democracy Today Reporter 9421164961 18 Aye Yamone Oo Myitmakha Reporter myitmakhamediagroup@gmail.com 93056859 19 Thenlttiki Aung NetGuide Reporter netguidemyanmar@gmail.com 9263163640
20 Hsu Thandar Aung Messenger Journal Reporter 9789501590 21 Aung Thu Ya mmalim Journalist gneataty@gmail.com 9254052120 22 Wohwoh MITV News Reporter warwarkhaing123@gmail.com 9451229886 23 The New Sky Media Senior Reporter 9253254740 24 Su Mon MRTV-4 Presenter presenterosusumon@gmail.com 9257316723 25 Shanewin Htike Pyimyanmar Reporter shanewin007@gmail.com 9421054936 26 Yarza Ko Ko Mobile View News Editor yarzakoko@gmail.com 9448032538 27 Yur Nhue City News 1988.anonymouslove@gmail.com 9799991136 28 Yenandar Lin City FM yenandar64@gmail.com 9491000480 29 Aung Myo Kyaw MWD News aungmyokyawreporter@gmail.com 9422479283 30 Su Myat Auto World atoworldjournal@gmail.com 9252303229 31 Thinthardar Zaw 32 MohMoh Kyi Mowden Journal thawtharcherry283@gmail.com 943069589 Myanmar Business Today mohmohjuly5@gmail.com 33 The global new juniorlwin25@ 9420106057 34 Khin Myo Thu City FM thuthu.thu258@gmail.com 9427770752 35 Minbanyar News Watch mibanyar.irrawaddy@gmail.com 9421085161 36 May Wim Hlaimg Mamdalay FM maywimhlaimg05@gmail.com 943088034 37 Thawzin FM Bagon thawzin.mozoot@gmail.com 95141059 38 Pyie Phore Aung MRTV-4 pyiephore1993@gmail.com 9448000834 39 Khant Hein Thu TV-5Network khanthein.thu11@gmail.com 9422488492 40 Kyaw Win Internet kyawwin.kyawwin@ 9420064833
41 42 Phyo Tayzarl Zyow Tharindu Abeyrathna Elever tay700r.5y@gmail.com 9250177304 AIESE in Myanmar tharindu.abeyrathna@aiese.net 43 Ohn Mar Aung C.SO Staff Officer omag255@.com 931257664 44 Ei Myat Mon MCF Assistant Manager office@mcf.org.com 9420251723 45 Ngi Ngi Adi Pati 9256353235 46 Ye Kyaw yakyaw96.sbo@gmail.com 9796534500 47 May Thu Aung maythuaung512@gmail.com 95501946
ANNEX 2 PARTICIPANT LIST Nay Pyi Taw No Name Organization Designation Email address Contact Phone number 01 U Thaung Tin MCIT Hon. Union Deputy Minister myonyuntz@gmail.com 02 U Tm Htoo MOHA Staff Officer utinhtooo@gmail.com 9421006347
ANNEX 3 SUMMARY OF EVALUATIONS NB Evaluation sheets were distributed only at the Yangon event, as there were only a few participants in NayPyiTaw. This summary of evaluations are entirely those of the Yangon event. 1) Session rating S3 Moderated Q&A Session 3.76 S2 Teleuse in Myanmar; Results of a Nationally representative survey of ICT knowledge and use 4.06 S1 Introduction 3.71 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 2) Speaker ratings per session S3 Helani Galpaya, Phyu Phyu Thi, Htun Htun S2 Helani Galpaya S1 Htaike Htaike Aung 3.67 3.83 3.67 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 3) Logistics ratings Meals at the Hotel Hotel Location Hotel Facilities Registration Conference Room Interaction with LIRNEasia and MIDO staff 3.73 4.44 4.31 3.88 4.13 4.06 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00
ANNEX 4 SLIDE SET The updated slideset can be accessed at -> http://lirneasia.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-07- MyanmarBaselineSurveyICTuse-v9-11.pdf