Academy

The “Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders Programme” (Academy) is APCICT’s flagship initiative to equip government officials and policymakers with the essential knowledge and skills to leverage ICT for national and regional socio-economic development. Launched in 2008, the Academy’s comprehensive curriculum was developed in partnership with ICT experts from countries throughout the world. Currently, 12 Academy modules are available in 16 languages, with new training modules and more translations underway to meet the ICT capacity needs of ESCAP member and associate-member States. 

What do the Modules Cover?

In order to provide government officials and other development stakeholders with the most comprehensive ICT for development (ICTD) training, the Academy covers an extensive range of ICT related topics. Whether providing a basic understanding of the linkage between ICT and development, or specific technical principles of ICT applications, each training module works through its designated subject matter in a pedagogical manner to provide a sound and practical understanding of ICT within a variety of development contexts. 

The Academy modules are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License and are available for free download below.

An Overview of ICTs and Sustainable Development	Inclusive Digital Development	ICT Project Management Theory and Application for Digital Transformation and Sustainable Development

ICT for Disaster Risk Management	ICT for Climate Resilient Development

Information Security and Privacy	Social Media, Development and Governance	Realizing Data-Driven Governance	Digital Government and Transformation

Cross-Sectoral Infrastructure Sharing for Broadband

ICT and Active Ageing

Frontier ICTs for Sustainable Development for Digital Leaders Overview Module	Frontier ICTs for Sustainable Development for Digital Leaders Submodule A: Artificial Intelligence	Frontier ICTs for Sustainable Development for Digital Leaders Submodule B: Blockchain	Frontier ICTs for Sustainable Development for Digital Leaders Submodule C: Internet of Things

The Ethics of AI

M&E Toolkit : Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit

Who is using the Academy?

The Academy has been rolled-out in 40 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao P.D.R, Maldives, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam.

The Academy has also been introduced in Africa by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, in the Middle East by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia, and in Latin America and the Carribean by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The APCICT Virtual Academy

The e-learning versions of Academy modules can be accessed on the APCICT Virtual Academy, where learners have the opportunity to work through the courses and complete review-exercises and quizzes at their own pace.