东南亚是当今世界经济发展最有活力和潜力的地区之一，也是海上丝绸之路的第一站。东南亚国家之间信息化发展水平差异较大，其中新加坡一枝独秀，处于全球领先位置，而老挝、缅甸和柬埔寨则较为落后。东南亚各国普遍重视国家信息化建设。新加坡将信息化作为立国之本，是全球最早实施信息化建设的国家；马来西亚、菲律宾、印度尼西亚、泰国等国政府都在20世纪90年代末和21世纪初推出了多项国家信息化发展规划，并成立了专门的中央政府部门负责国家信息化建设工作；即使是目前经济发展和信息化建设水平还比较落后的柬埔寨、老挝、缅甸等国，近几年来也加快了网络通信基础设施建设，促进信息产业发展，推进信息技术在经济社会各领域的应用，力图通过信息化建设快速实现国家的现代化。随着未来区域经济的快速发展，东南亚信息化发展前景将十分乐观。同时东南亚也是中国开展国际信息化合作的优先地区，近年来中国与东南亚国家在网络通信设施、网络安全、信息技术创新等领域开展了广泛的合作，为加快东南亚国家信息化水平提升和经济社会发展、促进中国IT产业的国际化发挥了重要作用。
Southeast Asia is one of the most dynamic and potential areas in the world.It is also the first stop of the marine Silk Road.The level of information between Southeast Asian countries varies greatly，among which Singapore is thriving and in the leading position in the world，while Laos，Burma and Kampuchea are relatively backward.All the Southeast Asian countries attach great importance to the national informatization.Singapore views informatization as the cornerstone of the nation.Malaysia，Philippines，Indonesia and Thailand government have launched a number of national informatization planning at the end of 90s and early twenty-first Century；Even those countries with the low level of economy and informatization，such as Combodia，Laos，Burma，had taken measures to speed up informatization in oder to quickly realize the modernization.With the rapid development of the regional economy in the future，the prospects for the development of information technology in Southeast Asia will be very optimistic.In recent years China and Southeast Asian countries carred out extensive cooperation in the network communications，network security，information technology innovation and other fields，which played an important role in enhancing the economic and social development in all the coutries and promoting the internationalization of the IT industry of China.
