[{"bbox": [81, 146, 1167, 312], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Category</td><td>Risks</td><td>Likelihood (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Impact (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Mitigating measures</td></tr></thead></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 314, 253, 338], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [92, 360, 1013, 389], "category": "Text", "text": "The action builds on the experience and lessons learned from previous and ongoing projects such as:"}, {"bbox": [129, 402, 1161, 460], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The National Copernicus Capacity Support Action Programme of the Philippines that promotes Satellite Earth Observation technology in the Philippines in support to policy development and planning;"}, {"bbox": [129, 461, 640, 488], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The EU-ASEAN Sustainable Connectivity Package"}, {"bbox": [129, 490, 1066, 518], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The BELLA and BELLA II programmes that connect Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe²⁸;"}, {"bbox": [129, 520, 1161, 577], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The Digital Connectivity in Central Asia Team Europe Initiative carried out in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan;"}, {"bbox": [129, 579, 746, 606], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The Indo-pacific connectivity study funded by INTPA in 2022;"}, {"bbox": [129, 608, 1149, 636], "category": "List-item", "text": "- ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the EU (ARISE+) that contributes to connectivity in the region;"}, {"bbox": [129, 637, 850, 664], "category": "List-item", "text": "- EU Support to Higher Education in the ASEAN Region (EU SHARE) and"}, {"bbox": [129, 666, 1161, 724], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Enhanced Regional EU-ASEAN Dialogue Instrument (E-READI) for policy dialogues including on transport, energy, digital, research and innovation and gender equality."}, {"bbox": [92, 736, 1161, 849], "category": "Text", "text": "The assessment mission carried out in preparation of this Action, shows that one challenge remains the limited availability of network infrastructure and connectivity outside the Capital Region of Manila. Government support and commitment to ensuring the provision of internet network infrastructure is a key prerequisite to the efforts to promote digital transformation throughout the country."}, {"bbox": [92, 866, 1161, 951], "category": "Text", "text": "Experience shows that continued capacity-building in the form of training and technical guidance is paramount to ensure inclusion and to reduce the digital divide. Research and Education systems have a critical role to play in addressing this digital divide."}, {"bbox": [92, 968, 1161, 1054], "category": "Text", "text": "Lastly, the development of connectivity and the concomitant digital transformation process require building synergies and involving the community, especially education and research institutes, academia, and NGOs, in monitoring and providing feedback and suggestions for improvement."}, {"bbox": [85, 1619, 501, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁸ https://www.bella-programme.eu/index.php/en/"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 21 of 35"}]