Item 7

Third Session of Committee on ICT

21 November, 2012

Bangkok

Hyeun-Suk Rhee, Ph.D.

Director

United Nations APCICT-ESCAP

Regional Capacity-Building on ICT for Development

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APCICT : Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development

A Regional Institute of UN-ESCAP

Established in June 2006. Located in Incheon, ROK

Brief on APCICT

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Training &

Workshops

Multilateral

Cooperation

Mechanism

Advisory

Services

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Build ICT human / institutional capacity of ESCAP

members in the use of ICTs for socio-economic

development and to achieve the MDGs

Mission and Main Activities

3 4 Research &

Knowledge

Management

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11 International Conferences/Forums involving over

2,000 participants from 55+ countries, representing

government, academia, the private sector and other

stakeholders

Multilateral Cooperation Mechanism

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148 Capacity Building Training/Workshops involving

11,000+ participants and online enrolments from over

140 countries representing government officers,

policymakers, academia and other stakeholders

Training / Workshops

Flagship

Programme

Approach

Production

of Statistics e-Business

Information

Security

ICT Accessibility for

People with Disabilities

Gender

and ICT e-Gov

Flagship Programme I:

Academy of ICT Essentials

For Government Leaders

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Flagship Programme 1

Aims to enhance the skills and awareness of policymakers and government officials on use of ICTs for socio-economic development

Consists of 10 training modules covering basic to more advanced

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Academy Modules

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M1- The Linkage between ICT Applications & Meaningful Development

M2- ICT for Development Policy, Process and Governance

M3- e-Government Applications

M4- ICT Trends for Government Leaders

M5- Internet Governance

M6- Network and Information Security and Privacy

M7- ICT Project Management in Theory and Practice

M8- Options for Funding ICT for Development

M9 – ICT for Disaster Risk Management

M10 – ICT, Climate Change & Green Growth (upcoming)

M11 – Social Media for Development (upcoming)

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Training Needs

Assessment

Survey

Expert Group

Meeting

Peer-Review

Sub-regional

Workshops

Inclusive and Participatory approach for Conceptualization,

Development, Implementation and Delivery of the Academy Programme

Regional

Training of

Trainers

Sub-Regional

TOT

National TOT

Localization

Official

Launch

Academy Expansion/

Revision

Academy Curriculum

Development

Institutionalization

We D.I.D it in Partnership 2nd Regional

Forum (Oct/11)

Academy

Partners

Meetings

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OECD Ministerial

Conference (June/08)

Regional Forum on ICT

Human CB (March/07)

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Localization of Academy

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English Russian

Azeri (underway)

Bangla (planned)

Modules available in print and online so far:

Other localization efforts underway:

English Russian Bahasa-Indonesia Vietnamese Myanmar

Pashto (Afghanistan) Tajik Khmer (Cambodia) Mongolian

Arabic (planned)

Chinese (planned)

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Rolled-out (26 countries)

In pipeline (7 countries)

Mongolia Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

India

Bhutan

Bangladesh

Myanmar Laos

Vietnam

Cambodia

Philippines

Indonesia Sri Lanka

Maldives

Republic of Korea

Pakistan

Samoa

Kiribati

Tonga

Cook Islands

Tuvalu Timor-Leste

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Solomon Islands

Palau

Niue

Micronesia

Nauru

Armenia

Azerbaijan Nepal Turkmenistan

Geographical Expansion

of the Academy (as of Nov ‘12)

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Academy in Asia and the Pacific

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Reach

Institutionalization

Policy Influence

Enabling Impact

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• 26 countries in Asia and the Pacific (Nov’12)

• Over 11,000 participants reached via face-to-face training and online training courses

PROGRAMME

REACH

PROGRAMME

ADOPTION

POLICY

INFLUENCE

• Integrated in national HRD frameworks for government

• Utilized by development partners in regional, sub-regional & national capacity building programmes;

• Strong local ownership, programme replication

• APCICT Virtual Academy: adopted for Govt. training; taken up by ASEAN Cyber University

• Positively influencing national and organizational policies, promoting community initiatives

Impact of the Academy

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African version of Academy developed by UN-ECA

Plans for utilization of Academy modules for a Leadership Development Programme in Caribbean by UN-ECLAC

Advanced planning to localize Academy modules and implement programme in Middle-east by UN-ESCWA

Broadening Impact

Beyond the Asia-Pacific

Flagship Programme II:

Turning Today’s Youth

into Tomorrow’s Leaders

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Primer Series on ICTD for Youth

Seeks to sensitize policymakers in the field of

education and university faculty about the

need to increase awareness about ICT for

development amongst students & youth

Supports UN Decade of Education for

Sustainable Development (2005-2014)

declared by GA through resolution 57/254

Aims to fill a crucial gap in ICTD education in

the region

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Primer 1: An Introduction to ICTD

Foundational ICTD text for students of all disciplines

Learning Outcomes

Students equipped with basic awareness and knowledge of the potential of ICT for promoting socio-economic development

Students can leverage this knowledge in whichever fields they decide to work

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National Uptake of Primer 1

Rolled-out in 7 countries, 1 sub-region

Azerbaijan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Pacific, Sri Lanka

ICTD teaching capacities strengthened in 71

univ via regional & national TOTs/workshops

2500+ workshop participants & students reached

Localization underway in 5 languages

Knowledge Sharing

and Digital Platforms

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Knowledge Sharing on ICTD

ICTD Case Study Series APCICT Briefing Note Series

• ICT Human Capacity Building

• ICT for Disaster Risk Reduction

• CIS Case Studies

• Case Studies in ICT

HRD M&E • English, Russian, Uzbek and

Myanmar language

Knowledge Sharing Series

• ICTD Institution Building

• Cyber Security

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Multi-channel delivery strategy of the Academy

7,000 enrolments and DVD distributions from 144

countries (Nov’12)

Digital Platform for e-Learning

Online Video-PPT lectures DVD-ROM

http://e-learning.unapcict.org

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e-Collaborative Hub:

Knowledge sharing platform

600+ resources and 63,000+

visitors

Community of Practice:

Online interactive space

Covers ICTD Institution

Building, Cybersecurity,

ICTD for Youth

Digital Platforms

for Knowledge Sharing

e-Co Hub Home

http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub

http://e-learning.unapcict.org/cop

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We DID it in Partnership

Government

Agencies

Academic &

Research

Institutes

Other UN

Bodies

Civil Society

Organizations

Private

Sector

International

Development

Agencies

Host

Government

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ICT Transforms Our HOPE into Reality

Thank you!

We develop human capacity.

We build tomorrow together!