http://www.unapcict.org/academy/overview The Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders (Academy) includes a comprehensive eight-module ICTD training curriculum and over a dozen partners that are working with APCICT to roll out the Academy at the national level. daily 1 2008-05-28T12:49:25Z http://www.unapcict.org/news/upcoming-un-ict-training-module-delivered-through-interactive-virtual-workshop APCICT engages experts from across the globe through online consultation No publisher djms Academy Microsoft climate change 2010-05-25T10:46:01Z News Item http://www.unapcict.org/news/viet-nam-seeks-to-bridge-digital-divide-with-un-ict-training-course The United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN-APCICT), a regional institute of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), has collaborated with Viet Nam’s government to launch the Vietnamese version of the “Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders” (Academy) in Hanoi today No publisher djms ict for development Academy Viet Nam Academy Launch UN-APCICT-organized workshop project management 2010-04-15T17:40:00Z News Item http://www.unapcict.org/news/timor-leste-and-un-wrap-up-second-ict-training-workshop-and-discuss-future-capacity-building-initiatives The United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development, a regional institute of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-APCICT/ESCAP), and Timor Leste’s Directorate National for Information and Communication Technology (DNICT), of the Ministry of Infrastructure, today concluded the second National Workshop of the “Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders” (Academy) in Dili, Timor-Leste. No publisher djms capacity building Academy Timor-Leste UN-APCICT-organized workshop policy e-governance 2010-04-09T13:00:00Z News Item http://www.unapcict.org/news/apcict-curriculum-supports-e-government-training-of-officials-from-morocco The United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN-APCICT), a regional institute of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) continues to support ICT human resource capacity building and strengthen partnerships with regional stakeholders. No publisher djms partnership Academy Korea, Republic of Morocco Sungkyunkwan University e-governance 2010-03-28T15:00:00Z News Item http://www.unapcict.org/news/cambodia-and-un-apcict-launch-training-programme-to-bridge-the-digital-divide-1 The Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development, a regional institute of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-APCICT/ESCAP), has collaborated with the Cambodian government to launch the “Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders” (Academy) in Phnom Penh today. No publisher djms ict for development outreach promotion capacity building Academy partnership Cambodia UN-APCICT-organized workshop 2010-03-09T17:25:00Z News Item http://www.unapcict.org/news/top-officials-from-cambodia-make-official-visit-to-apcict Cambodian delegation meets with ACPICT leadership to strengthen partnership and prepare for upcoming launch of the “Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders" in Cambodia. No publisher djms ict for development outreach promotion capacity building Academy partnership Cambodia UN-APCICT South-East Asia 2010-03-02T11:40:00Z News Item http://www.unapcict.org/news/update-of-academy-module-8-on-options-for-funding-ict-for-development Module 8 of the "Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders" (Academy) explores issues that influence investments in information and communication technology (ICT) deployment; highlights various financing mechanisms; and examines the different types of public private partnerships for funding ICT for development (ICTD) projects. As part of APCICT's continuous effort to ensure that the Academy modules are relevant and adds value, a new section has been added to reflect the global economic downturn. No publisher admin Academy 2010-02-09T17:20:00Z News Item http://www.unapcict.org/news/apcict-launches-briefing-note-series The Briefing Note Series aims to provide at-a-glance information of key ICTD issues for policymakers. The first set of eight Briefing Notes focuses on policy considerations drawn from the eight modules of the Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders Programme. No publisher admin Academy 2010-01-30T22:10:00Z News Item http://www.unapcict.org/news/candidate-from-uzbekistan-wins-award-to-participate-in-apcict-training-event APCICT announced in August 2009 that it would sponsor a candidate who completes all eight online modules on the APCICT Virtual Academy (AVA) and scored highest on the final exams. In this first round of award, which ended on 30 November 2009, Mr. Nurilla Mahamatov from Uzbekistan has been granted an expense-paid training in 2010. AVA is the online distance learning platform developed by APCICT. No publisher admin Academy 2009-12-04T00:55:00Z News Item http://www.unapcict.org/news/apcict-collaborates-with-undp-kyrgyzstan-to-boost-ict-capacity-of-local-governments Between 14 October and 5 November 2009, APCICT and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kyrgyzstan trained 120 provincial governments in six of the seven provinces of Kyrgyzstan in the effective use of information and communication technology for development (ICTD). The training is based on the "Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders" (Academy ) comprehensive ICTD training curriculum that has been translated into Russian by the National Information Technology Center (NITC) of Kyrgyzstan. No publisher admin Academy 2009-11-04T15:00:00Z News Item http://www.unapcict.org/news/un-training-promotes-e-governments-in-the-pacific-two-week-course-on-e-government-latest-in-expanding-programme On 12-23 October 2009, government officials from Pacific Island states took part in an intensive e-government training in the Republic of Korea, organized by the Pacific Islands Forum and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with support from APCICT. APCICT delivered Academy sessions on e-government and ICT project management. No publisher admin Academy 2009-10-22T15:00:00Z News Item http://www.unapcict.org/news/un-launches-essential-information-technology-training-curriculum-in-cis-countries-a-series-of-workshops-to-help-embrace-technology-for-development A training curriculum for policymakers that focus on ways in which information and communication technologies (ICT) can contribute to the social and economic advancement in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries was launched in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 30 September 2009. The launch marked the start of a series of Academy workshops in CIS countries and other Russian-speaking nations, the first of which concluded on 2 October at the Tajik Technical University. Today, a second Academy workshop begins in Kyrgyzstan and will run until 7 October. No publisher admin Academy 2009-10-05T23:55:00Z News Item http://www.unapcict.org/news/un-set-to-boost-the-ict-capacity-of-cis-countries To mark the start of a series of capacity building workshops on information and communication technology (ICT) essentials for policymakers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and other Russian-speaking countries, an official launch event will be held at Tajikistan Hotel in Dushanbe, Tajikistan from 30 September to 2 October 2009. The event is co-organized by APCICT and the Central Asian Research and Education Network (CAREN), and hosted by the Tajik Academician Research and Educational Network Association (TARENA). No publisher admin Academy 2009-09-15T18:00:00Z News Item http://www.unapcict.org/news/ict-for-disaster-risk-reduction-thematic-session APCICT organizes a thematic session on ICT for Disaster Risk Reduction during the International Conference on Building a Local Government Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction in Incheon, Republic of Korea, on 11-13 August 2009. The thematic session brings together specialists from Asia and the Pacific to share knowledge and experiences on ways in which ICTs have been used in response, recovery and risk reduction efforts. No publisher admin Academy 2009-08-10T23:00:00Z News Item http://www.unapcict.org/news/the-philippines-uses-apcict2019s-academy-to-boost-ict-capacity-government-officials-receive-ict-for-development-training-in-naga-city-on-16-23-july-2009 Under the CESB's Executive Leadership Programme, a training course was held on 16-23 July 2009 in Naga City, Philippines, which included a track dedicated to the Filipino version of APCICT's Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders. No publisher admin Academy Philippines 2009-07-23T15:00:00Z News Item