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REGIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING ON ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT

Item 5 Fourth Session of the Committee on ICT 15 October 2014 Bangkok, Thailand

Hyeun-Suk Rhee, Ph.D. Director United Nations APCICT-ESCAP

REGIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING ON ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT

Item 5 Fourth Session of the Committee on ICT 15 October 2014 Bangkok, Thailand

Hyeun-Suk Rhee, Ph.D. Director United Nations APCICT-ESCAP

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Mission:

Build the human / institutional capacity of ESCAP members in use

• f ICTs for socio-economic development and to achieve the MDGs

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

Brief on APCICT

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Training Advisory Services

Build ICT human / institutional capacity of ESCAP member States

Use of ICT for socio-economic development Use of ICT for socio-economic development

APCICT Mission

Research & Knowledge- Sharing

Developing government official and policymaker capacity to leverage ICT for socio-economic development

Flagship Programme I:

Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders

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Equips government leaders with the essential knowledge and skills to fully leverage

• pportunities presented by

ICTs to achieve socio- economic development goals Flexible modular design, stand-alone yet interlinked modules covering basic to advanced ICTD concepts

Academy Programme

M1- The Linkage between ICT Applications and 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 and Green Growth M11 – Social Media for Development Additional Publications: Handbook on Instructional Design; M&E Toolkit, Technical Guidelines on Social Media for Government

Academy Modules

Modules available in print and online (14 languages):

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Armenian Azeri Chinese English Indonesian Khmer Mongolian Myanmar Pashto Spanish Tajik Turkmen Russian Vietnamese

Customization: collection of case studies and translation

Localization and Customization

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Launched in 29 countries; utilized in Africa, Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean Over 27,600 participants reached

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Launched (29 countries) In pipeline (6 countries)

Mongolia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan Tajikistan Afghanistan India Bhutan Bangladesh Myanmar Laos Vietnam Cambodia Philippines Indonesia Sri Lanka Maldives Pakistan Samoa Kiribati Tonga Cook Islands Tuvalu Timor-Leste

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Solomon Islands Palau Niue Micronesia Nauru Armenia Azerbaijan Turkmenistan Nepal

(as of Oct. 2014)

China

Academy in Asia and the Pacific

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Academy in Asia and the Pacific

• Launched in 29

countries; utilized in Africa, Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean

• Over 27,600

participants reached

• Distance learning

platform with over 7,600 enrolments from 152 countries

• Integrated in

national HRD frameworks and civil service training

• Utilization by

partners in regional, sub-regional and national activities

• Partner driven

localization of Academy Modules in 14 languages

• Academy serving

as a platform to discuss national ICTD policy issues

• Academy alumni

making changes in the ICTD landscape from local to national government PROGRAMME REACH PROGRAMME ADOPTION POLICY INFLUENCE

(as of Oct. 2014)

Impact of the Academy Programme

Africa African version of Academy launched by ECA Supported ECA for seminar on ICT and DRR (2013) Co-organized series of workshops with KOICA and

• ther institutions for officials from various African

countries Latin America and Caribbean Supported ECLAC Caribbean office in Academy training Supported establishment of “Centre for Advanced Studies in Broadband Development” in Nicaragua Middle East Supported ESCWA in utilization of Academy

Reaching beyond Asia and the Pacific

Imparting ICTD Knowledge and empowering students and youth

Flagship Programme II:

Turning Today’s Youth into Tomorrow’s Leaders

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Imparts key ICTD knowledge to students and youth who are the leaders of tomorrow Main Activities:

‘Primer Series on ICTD for Youth’ as a learning resource for universities Internships & work exposure

Youth Programme

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Primer Series Issues

• Primer 1: An Introduction to ICT for Development
• Primer 2: Project Management and ICTD
• Primer 3: ICT for Disaster Risk Management
• Primer 4: ICT, Climate Change, and Green Growth
• Primer 5: Social Media for Development

(forthcoming)

Expanding the ICTD Curriculum for Youth

• Rolled-out in 14

countries and introduced in 2 sub-regions

• ICTD education

strengthened in

• ver 130

universities

• 16,000+

students reached

• Academic institutions

adopt Primer content in curriculum

• Partner driven

localization of Primer Series in 5 languages

• Serves as platform

for dialogue and collaboration among educational institutions

(as of Oct. 2014)

ICTD LEARNING PROGRAMME ADOPTION PROGRAMME REACH

• Primer Series

filling the gap of ICTD education at institutions of higher learning

• Students and

youth enhancing understanding

• n ICTD

Impact of the Youth Programme

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Engaged Learning

Pedagogical method combining classroom learning with community services Links ICTD concepts to practice by providing

• pportunities to students to be immersed in

ICT-enabled community development projects ‘Engaged Learning Guidebook’ being developed by the Centre

ICTD Learning to Community Development

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Academy Monitoring and Evaluation

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Toolkit

Developed as part of M&E framework made in 2012 Practical and step-by-step guidelines to monitor and evaluate the Academy programme at the national level

M&E Case Studies

Experiences of field-testing the M&E Toolkit by partners in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Tajikistan

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Primer Monitoring and Evaluation

Finalized Monitoring & Evaluation Guidebook for the Primer Programme

Provides Primer partners with practical guidance on capturing the progress and impact of their Primer implementation Over 30 Primer partners and stakeholders from 22 countries were engaged in the development of the M&E

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APCICT Briefing Note Series

Provides at-a-glance information of key ICTD issues for policymakers to facilitate their understanding of the potential of ICT in formulating national development policies and programmes

Research and Knowledge Sharing

Case Study Series

Provides a compilation and analyses of good practices on different aspects of ICT for development and capacity building

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Knowledge Sharing Series (KSS)

Provides policymakers and government officials with more detailed information and guidelines on selected themes and topics on ICT

Research and Knowledge Sharing

ICT Trend Brief

Enhances awareness among government

• fficials and policymakers on emerging ICT

trends and how to leverage them in support of national development First issue on Big Data and its applications in various sectors such as education, health, agriculture, energy and transport

APCICT Virtual Academy (AVA)

Over 9,500 course enrolments from 152 countries

E-Collaborative Hub (e-Co Hub)

More than 900 resources with 290,000+ pageviews

Academy Partners Resource Centre

72 registered partners from 55 APCICT partner institutions

(as of Oct. 2014)

Online Learning & Knowledge Platforms

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Promote dialogue, knowledge sharing and mutual cooperation through regular regional fora on ICT and human capacity development. Regional Forum on ICT Human Capacity Development - “Where are we, where are we going and what will it take to fill the gap?”

• 1st Regional Forum, 5-6 March 2007, Incheon, ROK, over 150

participants

• 2nd Regional Forum, 24-28 Oct. 2011, Incheon, ROK, over 300

participants

Multilateral Cooperation Mechanism

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Organize annual Regional Dialogues, through the

Annual Partners meeting, in order to: Assess and strengthen the Centre’s flagship programmes through dialogue with national partners during Academy and Primer Partners Meetings Obtain feedback on emerging ICTD capacity building needs which the Centre needs to incorporate in future programmes

Multilateral Cooperation Mechanism

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Five Academy Partners Meetings since 2009

Partners Meeting

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2012 2013

Two Primer Partners Meetings since 2012

Government Agencies Academic & Research Institutes Other UN Bodies Civil Society Organizations Private Sector

107 Partners 107 Partners

Regional Organizations & Networks

Host Government Agencies

We “DID” it in Partnership

ICT transforms our HOPE into Reality

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We develop human capacity. We build tomorrow together!

www.unapcict.org

Thank you!