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Overview

ZTE Corporation of China signs MOU with Cambodia to provide IT assistance

Commitment Year•2010Country of Activity•CambodiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•CambodiaSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Vague TBD

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Pledge

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 4, 2010

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • ZTE Corporation (formerly Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Cambodian National ICT Development Authority (NiDA)

Loan desecription

ZTE Corporation of China signs MOU with Cambodia to provide IT assistance

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

October 4, 2010 Chinese corporation ZTE Corporation of China signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Information Communications Technology Development Authority (NiDA) confirming its participation in Cambodia's Economic Acceleration Platform (CEAP) project. The project aims to assist Cambodia to enhance its IT sector to facilitate the Cambodian government's administrative work and trade. China’s ZTE Corporation will install optic cables to provide greater internet access in rural areas, allowing the locals to learn more through E-education and E-health, as well as facilitating the government in communicating with the provincial and local levels. ZTE will also provide IT support to the Cambodian government. As of 18 June 2015, the proposed optic cables have been installed and are up and running, but the extent of ZTE's involvement in financing remains unknown. No details are give on whether ZTE's participation in the CEAP project is a form of free-standing technical assistance to the Cambodian government or whether their services were contracted.