Concluded Events

The 12th Session of the APCICT Governing Council was held on 7 December 2017 in Manila, Philippines.  The Council reviewed the administrative and financial status of the Centre; the work undertaken by APCICT since the last Council session in October 2016; and the proposed work plan for 2018.

The members of the Governing Council include the Republic of Korea (host country), Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

An Expert Group Meeting on Data-Driven Smart Government was held on 6-7 December 2017 in Manila, Philippines.

The EGM provided a platform for experts and practitioners to discuss trends and practices on data policy and data utilization in government in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It reviewed a draft Academy Module on Data-Driven Smart Government being developed by APCICT in cooperation with the National Information Society Agency of the Republic of Korea.

The Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT/ESCAP) and the Union Civil Service Board (UCSB) of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar co-organized an ICTD capacity-building workshop on 6-10 November 2017 at the Central Institute of Civil Service (Lower Myanmar).

The workshop was attended by civil servants from the National Environment Commission (NEC) as well as ICT and telecom organizations. The training focused on the Centre’s Academy Module 10 (ICT, Climate Change and Green Growth).

The Asian and Pacific Training Centre for ICT for Development (APCICT/ESCAP), in cooperation with the Civil Service Council of the Republic of Armenia, and Armenian Young Women’s Association launched the Women ICT Frontier Initiative (WIFI) in Yerevan on 29 September 2017.

The Asian and Pacific Training Centre for ICT for Development (APCICT/ESCAP), in cooperation with the ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network (AWEN), Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), and Department of ICT of the Philippines (DICT) and with support from the ASEAN Secretariat, launched the Women ICT Frontier Initiative (WIFI) for the ASEAN Sub-Region on 28 August 2017 at the Philippine International Convention Centre (PICC) in Manila.

The week-long workshop is part of an 8-week Executive Officials Management Course conducted annually by UCSB for the country’s senior government officials, in partnership with UNDP, World Bank, European Union, and APCICT/ESCAP. It is based on the Centre’s Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders, a flagship training programme that aims to enhance awareness and skills of civil servants on leveraging ICT for sustainable development.

The Asian and Pacific Training Centre for ICT for Development, in cooperation with the ICT Division of Bangladesh, launched the Women ICT Frontier Initiative (WIFI) in Dhaka on 3-5 July 2017.

The Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT), in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science, of Kyrgyz Republic, Central Asian Research and Education Network (CAREN), and Kyrgyz State Technical University, co-organized the High Level Briefing on the Primer Series on ICTD for Youth on 28 April 2017.