On 25-28 November, UN-APCICT will hold the Regional Dialogue on ICTD Capacity Building for Sustainable Development and Annual Partners Meeting in Incheon, Republic of Korea.
14-11-2014
On 25-28 November, the United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN-APCICT) will hold the Regional Dialogue on ICTD Capacity Building for Sustainable Development and Annual Partners Meeting in Incheon, Republic of Korea.
The Meeting will bring together over 60 participants from 25 countries from Asia and the Pacific, including representatives from government, academia, civil society, private sector, international organizations and experts in the field of ICT and capacity development. Sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, the event will:
- Examine the status of capacity building in the use of ICT for development (ICTD);
- Identify the steps to align ICTD human capacity development work to the evolving sustainable development agenda;
- Share lessons learned and good practices from current ICTD human capacity building initiatives;
- Analyze the implications that the changing ICT landscape in the region has for ICTD capacity building;
- Discuss ways to design regional and national ICTD human capacity building initiatives to support the emerging sustainable development agenda;
- Provide feedback on how to strengthen and expand APCICT’s flagship ICTD capacity building programmes.
WHAT: Regional Dialogue on ICTD Capacity Building for Sustainable Development and Annual Partners Meeting
WHEN: 25-28 November 2014
WHERE: Incheon, Republic of Korea
WHO: Representatives from government, academia, civil society, private sector, international organizations and experts in the field of ICT and capacity development.
