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
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
Map from http://www.shadedrelief.com
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!