The projects, which are profiled in a report that will be released by TDA next week, are in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is critical for American firms to get the inside track on supplying products and services for these projects because the competition for them will be intense. These 20 projects, identified by government and business officials as offering the best possibilities for U.S. exports, are on the drawing boards and are moving forward. Each project will be detailed at the TDA conferences by key procurement officials from across Asia.
Plans call for the development of a network with either a combination of optical and coaxial cables.
Joint public-private sector program to link the 27 provincial capitals in the world s fourth largest nation. Includes satellites, conventional cables, radio links, and submarine cables. The InISPro component of the project includes the development of a communications and multimedia strategy for Indonesia s telecommunications industry with a goal of increasing telephone line availability five-fold in the next 20 years. The cornerstone of the government s information technology improvement program is the development of Putrajaya, a new capital center and administrative seat. First phase expected to begin 1998.