Summary:

Advancing Timor-Leste’s Autonomous Telecommunications Landscape (ATLATL) is a three-year, $3-million activity funded by USAID.  Timor-Leste’s significant natural resources and strategic location in the Indo-Pacific region, combined with an unregulated ICT sector, increases potential for exploitation and cyber-attacks by external or internal forces. The underdeveloped ICT sector also represents a key binding constraint on economic growth opportunities and future investments. The ATLATL activity works towards achieving two objectives: 1) convene sector stakeholders to inform national policies and regulations for the ICT sector while transferring the skills and knowledge for the government of Timor-Leste to adopt and implement critical policies and regulations; and 2) engage the private sector in a manner that will catalyze private sector investment to improve essential infrastructure, products, and services and to help foster inclusive economic growth within an improved enabling environment.

Activity Objectives:

• Multi-stakeholder platforms through which ICT sector stakeholders may evaluate sector constraints and develop options for resolution are supported

• Knowledge, skills and abilities of TIC to review and prioritize ICT policy and regulatory reforms needed is strengthened

• Knowledge, skills and abilities of TIC to evaluate input from ICT sector stakeholders, consider within the needs and priorities of the Government of Timor-Leste, and advance to adoption and implementation policy, legal and regulatory reforms with an increased likelihood of voluntary compliance is built

• Private investment in the ICT sector, including products, services, and infrastructure, is expanded.