On 27 May 2014, the United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Center for ICT for Development (UN-APCICT) conducted a one-day workshop on e-Government for government officials and experts from Nigeria.
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On 27 May 2014, the United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Center for ICT for Development (UN-APCICT) conducted a one-day workshop on e-Government applications for 14 government officials and experts from Nigeria as part of a 3-week e-Government Capacity Development Programme organized in partnership with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Sungkyungkwan University of the Republic of Korea.
Based on Module 3 “e-Government Applications” of UN-APCICT’s flagship programme Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders (Academy), this workshop is the third time that officials from the Nigerian government have taken part in the Centre’s training programme.
The workshop evidences the ever-increasing demand for human and institutional capacity building in the use of ICTs for development (ICTD). This demand, however, is not limited to Nigeria. UN-APCICT has collaborated with Sungkyungkwan University and KOICA in the past to offer workshops on e-government to officials from other African countries as well, such as Morocco and Algeria. The Centre has also worked with United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) to introduce the programme to the African region and collaborated with the Telecommmunications Technology Association of the Republic of Korea and the African Development Bank to invite officials from South Sudan, Somalia, Seychelles, Senegal, the Republic of Benin and Malawi to workshops on e-government and information security.
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About the Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders
Since its launch in 2008, the Academy programme has been adopted and rolled-out in 27 countries in Asia-Pacific and beyond. Its comprehensive 11-module curriculum has been helping government officials and policymakers in their capacity building efforts by providing knowledge and skills on how to leverage ICT for national and regional socio-economic development. Currently, Academy modules are available in 12 languages, with plans for more translations underway.