Appointment of the APCICT Advisory Group Members
APCICT is pleased to announce the following individuals as members of the Centre’s Advisory Group for the period 2022-2023:
Asia
The Participatory Web - New Potentials of ICT in Rural Areas
This document provides a systematic overview of Web 2.0 experiences made to date in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and explores the potential of the participatory web to improve living conditions in developing countries and regions. The report specifically documents the social networking aspects of Web 2.0 solutions that offer people in rural areas a platform for networking and knowledge exchange, and notes the general challenges of low connectivity, low literacy rates, lack of media competence to use the web and well functioning models to provide and target information.
UN-APCICT participates in the Fourth Session of ESCAP Committee on Information and Communication Technologies
UN-APCICT participates in the Fourth Session of the Committee on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), held on 14-16 October at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand.
16-10-2014
UN-APCICT, its Governing Council members, and select partners from government, academia and civil society are participating in the Fourth Session of the Committee on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), which is being held from 14 to 16 October in Bangkok, Thailand.
UN strengthens ICT for inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development in Asia-Pacific
This week the United Nations pledged to broaden the reach of its ICT capacity building programmes and services through the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN-APCICT).
2014-10-16
UN-APCICT promotes capacity building in the use of ICT for inclusive and sustainable development
On 25-28 November, UN-APCICT will hold the Regional Dialogue on ICTD Capacity Building for Sustainable Development and Annual Partners Meeting in Incheon, Republic of Korea.
14-11-2014
On 25-28 November, the United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN-APCICT) will hold the Regional Dialogue on ICTD Capacity Building for Sustainable Development and Annual Partners Meeting in Incheon, Republic of Korea.
UN-APCICT supports Pakistan’s efforts to strengthen e-government
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On December 8-9, UN-APCICT will conduct an e-government workshop in Islamabad, Pakistan for 56 government officers and 40 mid-level provincial government officials to support the “Pakistan Vision 2025” development blueprint launched in August 2014, which aims to strengthen e-education, e-commerce, e-health and e-government in the country. 08-12-2014 |
9th Session of UN-APCICT’s Governing Council convenes in Bangkok, Thailand on 15 October 2014
The United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN-APCICT) will organize the 9th Session of its Governing Council in Bangkok, Thailand on 15 October.
13-10-2014
The United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN-APCICT) will organize the 9th Session of its Governing Council in Bangkok, Thailand on 15 October.
UN-APCICT supports ICTD human capacity building in Myanmar
On 14-24 July UN-APCICT conducted a two-week customized capacity building workshop on ICT for development (ICTD) for 33 senior government officials in Pyin Oo Lwin, Upper Myanmar with the collaboration of Union Civil Service Board of Myanmar.
31-07-2014
To build an information society in which information and communication technologies (ICTs) are at the service of sustainable socio-economic development, Myanmar has been working to strengthen its human capacity in integrating these technologies in national development strategies and programmes.
Royal Institute of Management of Bhutan strengthens human capacity in the use of social media for development
On 26-27 June, UN-APCICT’s national partner, the Royal Institute of Management of Bhutan, organized a workshop for 29 mid-level civil servants and private sector employees in Thimpu, Bhutan to support the country’s efforts to build its human capacity on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) for development.
21-07-2014
UN-APCICT enhances disaster risk reduction human capacity building efforts in the Philippines
On 11-12 July, UN-APCICT held a two-day workshop in Malaybalay City, Philippines, on the use of ICT for disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change and green growth.
15-07-2014