Myanmar allots land for more local, foreign IT companies to work in cyber city

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YANGON, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar authorities have allotted land for 35 more local and foreign information technology companies to work in northern Myanmar's new Yadanabon Myothit cyber city, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Saturday.

These companies were allotted with 372 acres (150 hectares) of land in the soft-base factory area of the cyber city for the development of their business undertakings, the report said.

The Internet of the cyber city not only links with the whole country but also connect neighboring China, Thailand and India, experts said.

The Yadanabon Myothit cyber city covers an overall area of 10,000 acres (4,050 hectares), located in hilly Pyin Oo Lwin near a highway, 67 kilometers east of the second largest city of Mandalayin the north, and 20 percent of the cyber city area produce software and hardware.

The cyber city was formally inaugurated in December last year.

Myanmar has been lunching an ICT development master plan under the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) and detailed programs to link international networks are also being carried out in accordance with the master plan drafted by the Myanmar Computer Federation.


Being a signatory to the e-ASEAN Framework Agreement initiated at the 2000 Singapore summit, Myanmar has formed the e-National Task Force to support the IT development.

Besides, the country has also signed a series of memorandums of understanding since 2003 with such companies as from Malaysia, Thailand, China and South Korea on ICT development.

Meanwhile, a three-day ICT exhibition from Friday to Sunday, co-sponsored by the Myanmar Computer Federation (MCF), Myanmar Computer Professionals Association and the Myanmar Computer Entrepreneurs Association, is being launched in Yangon, aimed at promoting the development of the advanced technology.

In the exhibition, four companies sell latest PC, Laptop, 3G Phone, iPod, MP 4 Player, Printer, Scanner and Computer Software at special prices.


Editor: Wang Hongjiang