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APCICT is well-aware that one organization cannot effectively contribute to socio-economic development and achieving the Millennium Development Goals. That is why the Centre has proactively engaged and strategically partnered with UN agencies, government and non-government organizations and training institutions in all its activities, toward enhanced national ICT capacity, equipping policy makers and other government officials with the essential knowledge and skills they need to fully leverage opportunities presented by ICTs to achieve national development goals and bridge the digital divide. Partnerships have been established with:
- United Nations Agencies
- Regional Development Organizations and Networks
- Academic / Training Institutions and Civil Society Organizations
- National Governments
- Host Country Ministries and Agencies
- Private Sector
United Nations Agencies
To operationalize the need for inter UN agency partnerships, APCICT has pro-actively engaged and strategically partnered with sister UN agencies on specific thematic areas in initiating, supporting and collaborating on regional ICT4D issues. Close collaboration with these agencies has allowed for reduced duplication, increased efficacy in budgetary allocation and greater outreach within the region. It has also enabled greater synergies through leveraging on each UN agencies' mandates towards achieving the MDGs. Partners include:
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
- United Nations Development Programme
- International Telecommunication Union
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
- United Nations ESCAP Pacific Operations Centre
- United Nations Global Alliance for ICT for Development
- United Nations Governance Centre
- United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research
- United Nations University
Regional Development Organizations and Networks
In ensuring APCICT's responsiveness towards needs of the region, the Center relies on institutional partners to assist in developing its developmental initiatives. Partners include:
- Asian Development Bank
- Asian Development Bank Institute
- Asian Disaster Preparedenss Center
- ASEAN University Network
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- Asian Pacific Women's Information Network Center
- Central Asian Research and Education Network
- Global Knowledge Partnership
- Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission
- Pacific Islands Forum
Academic / Training Institutions and Civil Society Organizations
APCICT has also partnered with academic institutions and civil society organizations in conducting training activities to ensure a greater ownership and long term sustainability of the methodology and initiatives developed by APCICT. Partners include:
- Academy of Management, Mongolia
- Administrative Staff College of India
- Business and Professional Women International
- Center for Technology in Government - University at Albany, State University of New York
- Daejeon University, Republic of Korea
- Global e-Policy and e-Government Institute of Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea
- Royal Institute of Management, Bhutan
- Sookmyung Women's University, Republic of Korea
- Tajik Academician Research and Educational Network Association
- University of Indonesia
National Governments
APCICT actively partners with government agencies tasked with the ICT4D agenda and aims to work towards building long-term capacities. National partners include among others:
- Career Executive Service Board, Philippines
- Directorate National for ICT, Ministry of Infrastructure, Timor-Leste
- High Level Commission for Information Technology, Nepal
- Independent Directorate for Local Governance, Afghanistan
- Information and Communications Technology and Postal Authority, Mongolia
- Ministry for Women's Empowerment, Indonesia
- Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Afghanistan
- Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Indonesia
- National ICT Development Authority, Cambodia
- National Information Technology Center, Kyrgyzstan
Host Country Ministries and Agencies
As APCICT is located in Republic of Korea, it actively partners with the host country's government agencies tasked with the ICT4D agenda and aims to work towards building long-term capacities of member states in the region. National partners include among others:
- Incheon Metropolitan Government
- Korea Industry Promotion Agency
- Korea Internet and Information Security
- Korea Information Society Development Institute
- Korea Radio Promotion Agency
- Korea SW Industry Promotion Agency
- Ministry of Knowledge Economy
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Ministry of Gender Equality
- Ministry of Public Administration and Security
- Korea Communications Commission
- National Information Society Agency
Private Sector
APCICT has also collaborated in strategic partnerships with the private sector. Partners include:

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