Concluded Events

In strengthening the capacities of government officials from ministries and departments responsible for disaster risk management, The Asian and Pacific Training Centre for ICT for Development (APCICT) in partnership with the World Food Programme and Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration and in collaboration with the Geoinformatics Center from Asian Institute of Technology and ITC-University of Twente will conduct training from 23-25 May 2023 in Sri Lanka.

On May 18, 2023, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Agency for Enterprise Development (AED), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), the Vietnam Women's Union, and the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council, organized a training course called " Digital skills with policy makers" as part of the project " Catalyzing Women’s Entrepreneurs: Creating a Gender-Responsive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (CWE).

From 15 to 17 May 2023, The Asian and Pacific Training Centre for ICT for Development, a regional institute of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), will organize the South-East Asia Sub-Regional Training on “ICT for Climate Resilient Development” in Bangkok, Thailand.  

On April 27, 2023, the  Agency for Enterprise Development (AED) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Viet Nam, in collaboration with the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for ICT for Development (APCICT-ESCAP), the Vietnam Women's Union, and the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council, organized a training course called "Women Entrepreneurs and the Application of Digital Skills in Business" as part of the ESCAP project " Catalyzing Women’s Entrepreneurship: Creating a Gender-Responsive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (CWE). The program is funded by the Global Affairs Canada.

The Asian and Pacific Training Centre for ICT for Development (APCICT), in cooperation with the Development Academy of the Philippines, is organizing the Philippines Training of Trainers on Frontier ICTs and Cybersecurity for Sustainable Development. This training will be held from the 11th to 14th April 2023 in Manila, Philippines.  

To celebrate the International Women’s Day, the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology together with the Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Services of the Republic of Maldives and APCICT will be organizing the Training on E-Commerce and Digital Marketing for Women Entrepreneurs in Male, Maldives from 8 to 9 March 2023.

The Development Academy of the Philippines, in partnership with the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for ICT for Development (APCICT/ESCAP), is organizing the Digital Leaders Seminar for Local Chief Executives on 2 to 3 March 2023 in Siargao, Surigao del Norte. The event is targeted to local chief executives and other government officials who are responsible for the development and implementation of digital initiatives in their jurisdictions.

APCICT, in partnership with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority and in collaboration with the Geoinformatics Center/Asian Institute of Technology and ITC-University of Twente, will hold a training event from 7-9 February 2023 in Kathmandu, Nepal, with the aim of improving the capabilities of government officials from ministries and departments responsible for disaster risk management in Nepal.

In an effort to strengthen the capacities of women entrepreneurs in Thailand, the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Pattaya Municipality, and APCICT, in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, the Redemptorist Foundation for People with Disabilities, the Research Center of Communication, and the Development Knowledge Management are co-organizing the Launch and Training on Women ICT Frontier Initiative (WIFI) on 1-2 December 2022 in Pattaya Municipality Office.