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Central Government, E-Government, Government Security

Cambodia to leverage on video-conferencing

By Alice Kok | 28 January 2009

Hun Sen Prime Minister of Cambodia has announced plans to install video-conferencing facilities at key military headquarters throughout the country with the aim of promoting e-government, reducing government expenditure on transport, and improving national security.

“We are moving towards e-government, and we will continue to install video-conferencing systems at all regional military headquarters for commanding soldiers,” he said.

He further explains that video-conferencing will allow the government to cut costs and work faster as military and civilian officials would need to attend fewer meetings in person.

The Cambodia government has already installed video-conferencing systems in all provincial cities, meaning that the PM can speak to all provincial governors from his home. He called on provincial governors to invest in the technology so they can do the same with district governors.

In addition to installing the facilities at military headquarters, Hun Sen said that the government also plans to establish video-conferencing links with Asean members and other world leaders. So Khun Minister of Posts and Telecommunication said, “The technology could also be used for education, as students could use it to participate in classes taking place abroad.”

Viettel—Vietnam’s military-owned mobile company—has installed 5000 kilometres of fibre-optic cable nationwide, some of which will be for video-conferencing. Viettel will install 5,000 to 8,000 additional kilometres in the future.

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