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
Brief on APCICT Asian and Pacific Training A Regional Institute of Established in June Centre for Information and UN-ESCAP 2006. Located in Communication Technology Incheon, ROK for Development Mission: Build the human / institutional capacity of ESCAP members in use of ICTs for socio-economic development and to achieve the MDGs 4 4
APCICT Mission Use of ICT for socio-economic development Use of ICT for socio-economic development Build ICT human / institutional capacity of ESCAP member States Research & Advisory Training Knowledge- Services Sharing 5
Flagship Programme I: Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders Developing government official and policymaker capacity to leverage ICT for socio-economic development 6
Academy Programme � Equips government leaders with the essential knowledge and skills to fully leverage opportunities presented by ICTs to achieve socio- economic development goals � Flexible modular design, stand-alone yet interlinked modules covering basic to advanced ICTD concepts 7
Academy Modules 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
Localization and Customization Modules available in print and online (14 languages): Armenian Azeri Chinese English Indonesian Khmer Mongolian Myanmar Pashto Spanish Tajik Turkmen Russian Vietnamese Customization: collection of case studies and translation 12
� Launched in 29 countries ; utilized in Africa, Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean � Over 27,600 participants reached 10
Academy in Asia and the Pacific (as of Oct. 2014) Kazakhstan Mongolia Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Armenia Turkmenistan Tajikistan Nepal Azerbaijan Afghanistan China Pakistan Bhutan India Bangladesh Vietnam Laos Philippines Myanmar Cambodia Palau Maldives Micronesia Solomon Sri Lanka Islands Indonesia Kiribati Nauru Samoa Timor-Leste Tuvalu Launched (29 countries) Tonga Niue In pipeline (6 countries) Cook Islands 11 Map from http://www.shadedrelief.com
Academy in Asia and the Pacific 12 12
Impact of the Academy Programme (as of Oct. 2014) PROGRAMME PROGRAMME POLICY REACH ADOPTION INFLUENCE • Integrated in • Launched in 29 • Academy serving national HRD countries; utilized in as a platform to Africa, Middle East, frameworks and discuss national Latin America and civil service training ICTD policy the Caribbean issues • Utilization by • Over 27,600 partners in regional, • Academy alumni participants sub-regional and making changes reached national activities in the ICTD landscape from • Distance learning • Partner driven local to national platform with over localization of government 7,600 enrolments Academy Modules from 152 countries in 14 languages
Reaching beyond Asia and the Pacific � 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 other 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
Flagship Programme II: Turning Today’s Youth into Tomorrow’s Leaders Imparting ICTD Knowledge and empowering students and youth
Youth Programme � 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 16
Expanding the ICTD Curriculum for Youth � 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) 17
Impact of the Youth Programme (as of Oct. 2014) PROGRAMME PROGRAMME ICTD REACH ADOPTION LEARNING • Rolled-out in 14 • Academic institutions • Primer Series countries and adopt Primer filling the gap of introduced in 2 content in curriculum ICTD education sub-regions at institutions of • Partner driven higher learning • ICTD education localization of Primer strengthened in Series in 5 • Students and over 130 languages youth enhancing universities understanding • Serves as platform on ICTD • 16,000+ for dialogue and students collaboration among reached educational institutions
ICTD Learning to Community Development � Engaged Learning � Pedagogical method combining classroom learning with community services � Links ICTD concepts to practice by providing opportunities to students to be immersed in ICT-enabled community development projects � ‘Engaged Learning Guidebook’ being developed by the Centre 19
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 20
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 21
Research and Knowledge Sharing � 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 � Case Study Series � Provides a compilation and analyses of good practices on different aspects of ICT for development and capacity building 22
Research and Knowledge Sharing � Knowledge Sharing Series (KSS) � Provides policymakers and government officials with more detailed information and guidelines on selected themes and topics on ICT � ICT Trend Brief � Enhances awareness among government officials 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 23
Online Learning & Knowledge Platforms (as of Oct. 2014) � 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
Multilateral Cooperation Mechanism � 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 ?” 1 st Regional Forum, 5-6 March 2007, Incheon, ROK, over 150 � participants 2 nd Regional Forum, 24-28 Oct. 2011, Incheon, ROK, over 300 � participants 25 25
Multilateral Cooperation Mechanism � 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 26 26
Partners Meeting � Five Academy Partners Meetings since 2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 � Two Primer Partners Meetings since 2012 2012 2013 27
We “DID” it in Partnership Government Agencies Academic & Other UN Research Bodies Institutes Civil Society 107 Partners 107 Partners Private Organizations Sector Host Regional Government Organizations Agencies & Networks
ICT transforms our HOPE into Reality 29
Thank you! We develop human capacity. We build tomorrow together! www.unapcict.org
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