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
Brief on APCICT 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 2
Mission and Main Activities Build ICT human / institutional capacity of ESCAP members in the use of ICTs for socio-economic development and to achieve the MDGs 1 2 Multilateral Cooperation Mechanism Training & Workshops 3 4 Advisory Services Research & Knowledge Management 3
Multilateral Cooperation Mechanism 11 International Conferences/Forums involving over 2,000 participants from 55+ countries, representing government, academia, the private sector and other stakeholders 4
Training / Workshops 148 Capacity Building Training/Workshops involving 11,000+ participants and online enrolments from over 140 countries representing government officers, policymakers, academia and other stakeholders Gender and ICT e-business Information Security e-gov Production of Statistics ICT Accessibility for People with Disabilities Flagship Programme Approach 5
Flagship Programme I: Academy of ICT Essentials For Government Leaders
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 7
Academy Modules 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 8 (upcoming) 8 8
We D.I.D it in Partnership Regional Forum on ICT Human CB (March/07) Academy Curriculum Development OECD Ministerial Conference (June/08) Academy Expansion/ Revision 2 nd Regional Forum (Oct/11) Training Needs Assessment Survey Peer-Review Expert Group Meeting Sub-regional Workshops Official Launch Regional Training of Trainers Sub-Regional TOT National TOT Localization Institutionalization Inclusive and Participatory approach for Conceptualization, Academy Partners Meetings Development, Implementation and Delivery of the Academy Programme 9 09 9
Localization of Academy Modules available in print and online so far: English Azeri (underway) Bangla (planned) Russian English Russian Bahasa-Indonesia Vietnamese Myanmar Pashto (Afghanistan) Tajik Khmer (Cambodia) Mongolian Other localization efforts underway: Arabic (planned) Chinese (planned) 10
Geographical Expansion of the Academy (as of Nov 12) Armenia Uzbekistan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Rolled-out (26 countries) In pipeline (7 countries) Mongolia Turkmenistan Tajikistan Azerbaijan Afghanistan Nepal Pakistan Bhutan India Bangladesh Vietnam Maldives Myanmar Sri Lanka Laos Cambodia Philippines Indonesia Timor-Leste Republic of Korea Map from http://www.shadedrelief.com Palau Micronesia Solomon Islands Kiribati Nauru Samoa Tuvalu Tonga Niue Cook Islands 11
Academy in Asia and the Pacific 12
Enabling Impact Policy Influence Institutionalization Reach 13 13
Impact of the Academy PROGRAMME REACH PROGRAMME ADOPTION POLICY INFLUENCE 26 countries in Asia and the Pacific (Nov 12) Over 11,000 participants reached via face-toface training and online training courses 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 14
Broadening Impact Beyond the Asia-Pacific 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 15
Flagship Programme II: Turning Today s Youth into Tomorrow s Leaders
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 17
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 18
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 19
Knowledge Sharing and Digital Platforms
Knowledge Sharing on ICTD ICTD Case Study Series ICT Human Capacity Building ICT for Disaster Risk Reduction CIS Case Studies Case Studies in ICT HRD M&E APCICT Briefing Note Series English, Russian, Uzbek and Myanmar language Knowledge Sharing Series ICTD Institution Building Cyber Security 21
Digital Platform for e-learning Multi-channel delivery strategy of the Academy 7,000 enrolments and DVD distributions from 144 countries (Nov 12) Online Video-PPT lectures DVD-ROM http://e-learning.unapcict.org 22
Digital Platforms for Knowledge Sharing 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 e-co Hub Home http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub 23 http://e-learning.unapcict.org/cop
We DID it in Partnership Academic & Research Institutes Government Agencies Other UN Bodies Private Sector Civil Society Organizations International Development Agencies Host Government 24
ICT Transforms Our HOPE into Reality 25
Thank you! We develop human capacity. We build tomorrow together!