Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders
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daily12008-05-28T12:49:25ZUN Works with Mongolia to Close the Digital-Divide: Senior Government Officials Received ICT for Development Training in Ulaanbaatar http://unapcict.org/news/nationalacademy-mongolia The first national roll-out of the Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders was held on 10-12 December 2008 at the Government House, thanks to the strong endorsement from the Prime Minister’s Office. The National Academy Training Workshop boosted the information and communication technology (ICT) capacity of over 50 senior Mongolian government officials including heads of departments and agencies in government ministries.No publisheradminAcademy2008-12-11T15:00:00ZNews ItemDraft Module 1 of APCICT's Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders is now available for download http://unapcict.org/news/academy-module1-draft Module 1 entitled, "The Linkage Between ICT Applications and Meaningful Development," invites users to explore the various dimensions of the linkage through case studies of ICT applications in key sectors of development in Asia Pacific countries. The module also highlights key issues and decision points, from policy to implementation, in the use of ICTs to meet development needs. The aim is to foster a better understanding of how ICTs can be used for social and economic development, and to equip policymakers and programme managers with a development-oriented framework for ICT-based and ICT-supported interventions in a range of social sectors.No publisheradminAcademy2008-09-15T08:25:00ZNews ItemUN Helps Strengthen Mongolia and Pacific Islands’ Information and Communication Technology Capabilities http://unapcict.org/news/academy-loe-mongoliapacific UN-APCICT signed on 10 September 2008 separate agreements with Mongolia’s Information and Communication Technology Authority (ICTA) and the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC), which will see both organizations customize an APCICT training curriculum, the Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders.No publisheradminAcademyPacificMongolia2008-09-10T15:00:00ZNews ItemUnited Nations Strengthens ICT Capacity of Government Leaders in the Pacific http://unapcict.org/news/academy-pacific UN-APCICT in collaboration with Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC), is holding a four-day workshop on ICT on the Cook Islands for policy-makers and government officials in the Pacific region. The workshop aims to provide the relevant knowledge and skills needed to fully leverage opportunities presented by ICTs to achieve social and economic development goals and bridge the digital divide.No publisheradminAcademyPacific2008-09-03T04:05:00ZNews ItemAfghanistan’s Digital Divide Set to Narrow Following Collaboration Agreement with UN-APCICT http://unapcict.org/news/academy-loe-afghanistan An agreement promoting the use of information and communication technology (ICT), signed today by the Afghan Government and the United Nations, is expected to contribute to the bridging of Afghanistan’s digital divide.No publisheradminAcademyAfghanistan2008-08-29T02:55:00ZNews ItemUN ESCAP’s ICT Training Centre Launches Three New Initiatives to Bridge Digital Divide http://unapcict.org/news/16june Coinciding with its second anniversary and a major global meeting on the economic impact of the Internet, the United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN-APCICT), a regional institute of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific based in Incheon, Republic of Korea, is today holding a global forum and launching two events aimed at promoting the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for national development.No publisheradminAcademy2008-06-15T15:05:00ZNews ItemUN Enhances National Capacities in Utilizing the Potential of ICT for Development http://unapcict.org/news/academytot The Academy will be launched at the OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy on 16 June 2008, which is also APCICT’s second anniversary. Subsequently, APCICT will be organizing the Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders - Training of Trainers for National Training Institutes in the Republic of Korea from 16 to 28 June 2008 for over 40 trainers from 30 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.No publisheradminAcademy2008-06-15T15:00:00ZNews ItemUN-APCICT Conducts Training to Strengthen Capacity of South East Asian Policy Makers on ICT for Social and Economic Development http://unapcict.org/news/academy-tot-sea UN-APCICT organizes a sub-regional Training of Trainer's Workshop for South East Asia on ICT Essentials for Government Leaders on 21-24 May 2008 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The workshop is being held in collaboration with the University of Indonesia and the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.No publisheradminAcademy2008-05-20T00:00:00ZNews ItemTrainers of Central and West Asia Focus on ICT Essentials for Government Leaders http://unapcict.org/news/academy-tot-wca On 5-10 May 2008, 16 representatives of national ICT ministries and ICT training institutions from 8 countries in Central and Western Asia will gather in Incheon, Republic of Korea to participate in a sub-regional training of trainers workshop on ICT Essentials for Government Leaders.No publisheradminAcademy2008-05-05T02:30:00ZNews ItemAcademy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders: South Asia Sub-Regional Workshop - Training Materials http://unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/academy-of-ict-essentials-for-government-leaders Over 20 participants from eight South Asian countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – representing national ICT ministries and ICT training institutions were trained on: Module 1 - The Linkage between ICT Applications and Development; Module 2 - ICT for Development Policy, Process and Governance; and Module 3 - e-Government Applications. Presentations, handouts and exercises from this workshop are available for download.No publisheradminAcademyUN-APCICTe-governanceict for development2008-04-19T16:00:00ZResource ItemUN Launches New Training Course to Help Developing Countries Use ICT http://unapcict.org/news/un-launches-new-training-course-to-help-developing About sixty experts from around 30 countries in the Asia-Pacific region are taking part from this week in a new initiative aimed at equipping government officials with the knowledge and skills they need to fully utilize the potential of ICTs to achieve national development goals.No publisheradminAcademy2008-04-15T16:00:00ZNews ItemTowards Bridging the Digital Divide, Training Workshop Strengthens Capacity of South Asian Trainers on the Essentials of ICT for Development http://unapcict.org/news/academy-tot-sa As part of the Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders, UN-APCICT and the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) is organizing a training workshop for South Asia on 14 - 19 April 2008 in Hyderabad, India.No publisheradminAcademy2008-04-13T16:00:00ZNews ItemAn Expert Group Meeting for UN-APCICT's Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders http://unapcict.org/news/academy-expertsmeeting An Expert Group Meeting was held in Incheon, Republic of Korea on 4-5 January 2008 with the eight authors of the modules for UN-APCICT’s Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders. Discussions focused on the objective, contents, structure, timelines, peer review process, sub-regional workshops and the Online Distance Learning Platform. No publisheradminAcademy2008-01-04T09:10:00ZNews Item