UNDP ICTD in Asia Pacific

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UNDP ICTD in Asia Pacific Programme
Officers/Focal Points Workshop (POW II) 12-14
February 2004 UNDP-APDIP Past Initiatives and
Highlights
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MISSION APDIP aims to promote the development
and application of ICTs for poverty alleviation
and sustainable human development in Asia-Pacific
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• STRATEGIES
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Stakeholder Participation
• South-South Cooperation
• Knowledge Networks
• Resource Mobilization
• Advocacy
• Building Capacities

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• CLIENTS, TARGET GROUPS AND BENEFICIARIES
• National/Local Governments
• RD Institutions
• ICT Policy- and Decision-Makers
• ICT Practitioners
• Academia
• NGOs
• Women
• Rural Poor
• UNDP Country Offices/ Regional Programmes

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• PARTNERS
• National/Local Governments
• National IT Councils
• Private Sector
• Civil Society Organizations
• Donor Agencies
• Development Organizations
• Educational Institutions
• Other UN Agencies

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• CORE PROGRAMME AREAS (2002-2005)
• ICT Policy Development
• Raise awareness and promote policy dialogue
• Advise on formulation of ICT policies and
  strategies focused on ICTs for poverty
  alleviation
• Access Knowledge Sharing
• Promote knowledge networks for better access and
  equal opportunity
• Support community access and local innovation
• Content Development Knowledge Management
• Facilitate greater e-services, e-commerce,
  e-government, e-governance, e-learning

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• Policy Development and Dialogue
• Asian Forum on ICT Policies and Strategies
  Meeting of Ministers, private sector players, and
  civil society representatives from 22 countries
  to discuss policy and strategy formulation of key
  issues
• www.apdip.net/asian-forum/default.asp
• Communicating for Change 30 minute Earth Report
  documentaries raising the profile of issues
  relating ICTs and MDGs broadcasted on BBC World
  TV about 275 million households including Cyber
  Summit Debate Broadcast, live from WSIS.
• www.apdip.net/projects/communicating4change.asp
• e-ASSAP and eAPF.net Awareness Seminar Series
  for Asian Parliamentarians held in Hanoi,
  Colombo, and New Delhi developed an online Asian
  Parliamentarians Forum (eAPF.net)
• www.apdip.net/projects/eassap.asp
• www.eAPF.net
• Regional Human Development Report on Promoting
  ICT for Human Development in Asia 2004 Realizing
  the Millennium Development Goals a
  systematically assessment of the role and impact
  of ICTs on human development Executive Summary
  distributed at WSIS available online
• www.apdip.net/rhdr/preview-event/default.asp

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• Publications/Resources
• www.apdip.net/publications/default.asp
• e-Primers for the Information Economy, Society,
  and Polity Series The Information Age Nets,
  Webs and the Information Infrastructure
  e-Commerce and e-Business Legal and Regulations
  Issues for the Information Economy e-Government
  ICT and Education Genes, Technology and Policy
  ICT for Poverty Alleviation
• FOSS e-Primers Series FOSS General
  Introduction FOSS and Government Localization
  of FOSS FOSS in Education
• Regional Human Development Report Executive
  Summary Composite Index for Achieving the MDGs
  full publication forthcoming
• UNDP-APDIP ICT4D Series ICT Policies and
  e-Strategies in Asia Pacific A Critical
  Assessment of The Way Forward ICT Policy
  Formulation and e-Strategy Development A
  Comprehensive Guidebook Comparative Analysis of
  ICT Policies and e-Strategies ICT for
  Development A Guidebook for Parliamentarians
  ICT for Governance and Poverty Alleviation
  Scaling up the Successes
• Digital Review of Asia-Pacific provides a quick
  overview of how ICTs are being deployed across 28
  economies 2003/2004 edition published 2004/2005
  edition being drafted

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APDIP Online Resources
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ICT RD Grants Programme (2002 2003)

• Partner Contributions (2002 2003)
• IDRC (US 317,000) UNDP-APDIP (US 198,000)
  APNIC (US 150,000)
• Total US 665,000 over two years
• About US 400,000 for project in 2004 ISOC is a
  new partner
• Project Proposals (2002-2003)
• Year Received Approved
• 2002 198 13
• 2003 101 13
• Awarded Grants (by geographic scope)
• China (2) Philippines (5) India (8) Pakistan
  (2) Indonesia (2) Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR Nepal
  Malaysia Vietnam Solomon Islands Hindu
  Kush-Himalayan (HKH) Region Issyk-Kul region
• Categories of Awarded Grants
• ICT Social Economic Issues ICT
  Environmental/Agriculture ICT Rural
  Development/Governance ICT Networking/Databases
  ICT Gender ICT e-commerce/Marketing ICT
  Capacity Building Empowerment/ Rights ICT
  Development Initiates ICT Poverty Alleviation
  ICT New Technologies ICT e-Governance/Policie
  s ICT Disabilities ICT, Health, Alternative
  Medicines e- Learning/Education Websites
  Portals/Internet Development ICT Culture ICT
  Digital Entry/ Networking Convergence of
  Technology

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• Thank You
• Shahid Akhtar
• shahid_at_apdip.net
• Programme Coordinator
• APDIP