This month APCICT will launch the Bahasa Indonesia and Russian versions of the APCICT Virtual Academy, continue the localization of the Vietnamese version of the “Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders” in Viet Nam, and conduct an interactive and participatory online workshop to seek experts’ comments on APCICT’s upcoming Academy Module 10. May will also see APCICT presenting an exhibition at the 66th Session of the Economic and Social Commission of the Asia and the Pacific, in Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Launch of the APCICT Virtual Academy (AVA) in Bahasa Indonesia and Russian
Bahasa Indonesia and Russian language versions of the APCICT Virtual Academy (AVA) will be officially launched in May. AVA Module 1 - The Linkage between ICT Applications and Meaningful Development, 2 – ICT for Development Policy, Progress and Governance, and 3 – e-Government Applications will be made available in both the languages. AVA is the online distance learning platform of the “Academy of ICT Essentials for Governments Leaders” (Academy), APCICT’s flagship ICT capacity building training programme. The new language versions, produced in partnership with Academy partners and alumni from Indonesia and the Commonwealth of Independent States and Russian-speaking countries, will bring Academy curriculum to a wider audience. The launch of the Bahasa Indonesia and Russian versions coincides with the enhancement of the AVA portal, which will now enable a more user friendly environment.
APCICT and Viet Nam Launch Translated Version of ICT Capacity Building Programme
This month, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) in Viet Nam, in partnership with APCICT will translate and make available the entire “Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders” (Academy) in Vietnamese. The Academy consists of a comprehensive ICTD curriculum made up of eight training modules covering a variety of ICT for development topics. Academy Module 7, ICT Project Management in Theory and Practice, was delivered in Hanoi, Viet Nam, this past April at the launch of the Vietnamese version of the Academy. The achievements of April’s Academy launch have encouraged MIC and the Information and Communications Public School of Management (ICS) – MIC’s agency responsible for strengthening ICT human resources capacity in Viet Nam’s government institutions – to translate and publish the remaining seven Academy modules as soon as possible. Tran Duc Lai, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, MIC, pledged to have all eight Academy modules translated into Vietnamese by 19 May.
Virtual Workshop on New Training Curriculum
This month, in partnership with Microsoft, APCICT will conduct an online, or ‘virtual’ workshop to solicit experts comments and feedback on an upcoming “Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders” (Academy) training module. Module 10, Climate Change and ICT, has been developed in response to ESCAP Member-States’ demand for increased capacity building in the use of ICT for combating climate change. Another new training course, Academy Module 9 - ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction, is also being developed and will be launched later in the year. The Academy currently consists of eight training modules covering a variety of ICT for development topics. This is the first time APCICT will utilize a virtual platform to organize such a workshop. The event is expected to see participation from Academy partners, government officials and other stakeholders from a number of countries.
APCICT to Present at 66th Session of ESCAP
The United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN-APCICT), a regional institute of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), will present an exhibition at ESCAP’s 66th Session, to be held 13 – 19 May, in Incheon, Republic of Korea. APCICT will be one of five regional ESCAP institutions that will prepare and present an exhibition to representatives from ESCAP member countries.
