Concluded Events

Asia and the Pacific is among the world’s most disaster-impacted regions and the number of disasters caused by the natural hazards in the region has increased drastically in recent years. The use of ICTs during all phases of disaster risk management presents substantial opportunities to reduce disaster risks, enhance resilience, and facilitate inclusive preparedness and response.  

The Asian and Pacific Training Centre for ICT for Development (APCICT/ESCAP) will be organizing the Capacity Building Webinar on Digital Government and Transformation for North and Central Asia on 4-7 July 2022. The event is targeted to managers and mid-level professionals from central and local governments as well as government officials responsible for the development and implementation of digital initiatives in North and Central Asia.

The South Asian Women Development Forum (SAWDF), with support from APCICT/ESCAP, undertook a series of E-Commerce and Digital Marketing Capacity Building activities, reaching 338 women entrepreneurs from registered SMEs with access to information and communication technology in Nepal.

To emphasize the importance of data and to encourage the use of data for effective and efficient decision-making among the senior and mid-level managers in different organizations in the Civil service, the Royal Institute of Management and the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for ICT for Development (APCICT/ESCAP) are organizing a virtual Training on “Data-Driven Governance'' from 27 to 29 June 2022. 

As part of its support to member States, ESCAP is implementing a programme on “Catalyzing Women’s Entrepreneurship- Creating a Gender-Responsive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem” funded by the Government of Canada. Under the ICT and Business Skills component of this project, a training for Fijian women entrepreneurs is being developed and rolled-out by the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation (MWCPA), with support from APCICT/ESCAP.

The Asia-Pacific region accounts for nearly half of the global production of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). As the region most vulnerable to impacts of climate change, efforts to reduce GHG must be accelerated through climate change mitigation and adaptation. Information and communication technologies play a crucial role in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.

The Asian and Pacific Training Centre for ICT for Development (APCICT/ESCAP) conducted a Virtual Review of the Draft Module on "Frontier ICTs for Sustainable Development for Government Leaders” on 1 April 2022.

In an effort to strengthen the capacity of women entrepreneurs in Fiji in using digital technologies in their businesses, the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation (MWCPA) in Fiji conducted a 3-day training on e-commerce and digital marketing for Women Entrepreneurs, from 29 to 31 March 2022.