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- E-readiness assessment , ICT policy and regulatory environment , Human resources development for
ICT
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Access for persons with disabilities
, Rural community access and application
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Networking of women , Rural
development and poverty alleviation , Trade
and investment , Economic
policy formulation , Population/Demography , Environment and natural resources , Transport
and logistics , Statistics
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Applications of satellite technologies
DEVELOPING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
E-READINESS ASSESSMENT
- Seminar on information technology needs assessment and
readiness in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) (April
2001) under the Information
Technology Development in the Greater Mekong Subregion
project - Vietnam, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia,
Province Of China, Myanmar.
Contact: mailto:fedorov.unescap@un.org
- E-readiness assessment under the project for Trade
and Investment promotion in Pacific Island Countries through
Effective Use of Information Technology. - Cook Islands,
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Fiji, Samoa, Tonga,
and Vanuatu.
Contact: duvaly@un.org
- Measuring
the knowledge-based economy: Global and regional developments
– presented at the Working Group of Statistical Experts,
12th Session, 27-30 November, 2001.
Contact: survo.unescap@un.org
ICT POLICY AND REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENT
- Third WTO/ESCAP Trade Policy Course on WTO and the Multilateral
Trading System for Developing Economies – 18-29 March,
Bangkok. Training topics included the General Agreement
on Trade in Services and E-commerce.
Contact: bonapace.unescap@un.org
- ICT policy review from a gender perspective -
The
Expert Group Meeting to Review ICT Policy from a Gender
Perspective (Bangkok, 18-19
December 2001) reviewed the national, regional and global
initiatives for equal ICT access from a gender perspective
to assess how these initiatives had been translated into
gender-sensitive policies in the Asian and Pacific region.
Contact : mailto:kay.unescap@un.org
- Liberalisation of Internet Services - “Study
on Liberalization of Internet Services” in the Maldives
- to help the Government of the Maldives in the Internet
service liberalization process by providing expert advice
in analyzing the market situation, regulatory requirements,
and identifying procedures for international bidding and
licensing.
Contact: moon.unescap@un.org
HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
IMPROVING ACCESS TO ICT SERVICES
ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
RURAL COMMUNITY ACCESS
APPLICATION
OF ICT
NETWORKING OF WOMEN
- Strengthening of Women’s Information Network for Asia
and Pacific through Computer Networking – training to
enhance the capacity for the exchange of information for
development among WINAP focal points.
Contact: kay.unescap@un.org
RURAL DEVELOPMENT and POVERTY ALLEVIATION
TRADE AND INVESTMENT
- Information
Technology Development in the Greater Mekong Subregion
- To promote the development of the private
sector through application of ICT – Main activities
Contact: abe.unescap@un.org
- Trade
and Investment Promotion in Pacific Island Countries through
Effective Use of ICT - to promote export
and attract export-oriented FDI through use of ICT. Activities
- A Regional Workshop on Information Technology for Creating
Trade and Investment and two National Training Workshop
for trade and SME support organisations on the use of
ICT for trade and investment development were conducted
in 2002. Phase II has now been funded and will include
a Regional Training Workshop on the use of ICT for Trade
and Investment in Fiji as well as a Regional Training
Workshop and Study Tour for senior officials of trade
support institutions on regional cooperation and the use
of ICT in Australia.
Contact: mailto:duvaly@un.org
- SME-e-commerce - introductory training in various
aspects of e-commerce for SMEs in the GMS. A series of
national training workshops in the six GMS countries is
planned for last quarter of 2002.
Contact: yasuoka.unescap@un.org
- Capacity Building for Managing Globalization - To build
capacity in the area of trade and investment through enhanced
application of ICT (for Central Asian republics, planned
for 2002)
Contact: debavalya.unescap@un.org
- Study on cross-border E-services (Mongolia) (UNESCAP/APCTT)
Contact: jb@apctt.org
ECONOMIC POLICY FORMULATION
- Use of ICT in macroeconomic policy analysis and modeling
in the economies of Central Asia – to enhance the capacity
of member countries to use models such as SAM, SHD and
RMSMX for generating policy scenarios or simulations.
Contact: kumar.unescap@un.org
POPULATION/DEMOGRAPHY
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Within the framework of Asia-Pacific Population
Information Network (Asia-Pacific POPIN), annual
training workshops were organized on selected topics
of ICT for the last six years under the project entitled
"human resources development on information technologies
for population information professionals". Topics covered
for the first few years include: use of the Internet
for information gathering and dissemination; Web page
development;and graphic software. Latest topics include:
- Information repackaging and desktop publishing (2001)
- Training workshop on creating databases with ISIS
(2000)
- Workshop on creating databases on the Web (1999)
The training modules developed for these workshops
are available on a CD-ROM.
Contact: escap-esid@un.org
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National capacity building on ICT through organizing
national workshops/seminars:
- Executive Seminar on Information Technology (Indonesia,
2001)
- National workshop on Population Information and
Networking: Development of Databases (India, 2002)
Contact: escap-esid@un.org
- Development of subject databases
through networking (online update of databases is under
development)
Contact: escap-esid@un.org
- Upcoming workshops on population/demography related
IT applications
- Expert Group Meeting on the use of ICT for monitoring
and evaluation of population and poverty alleviation
programme: Role of ICT for population and development
and poverty reduction (2002)
- A session will be devoted to "ICT for population
and development and poverty reduction" during the
Fifth Asian and Pacific
Population Conference(2002)
- Training workshop on population information repackaging
with multi-media (2003)
Contact: mailto:escap-esid@un.org
- Application
of New Technology in Population Data Newsletter
Contact: stat.unescap@un.org
ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL RESOURCES - Space (Satellite) Technology Applications
Regional Space Applications Programme
for Sustainable Development (RESAP). Objective
- to strengthen national capacities in space technology
applications for sustainable development and improved
quality of life
Main application fields of ICTs under RESAP
- Integrated remote sensing and GIS applications for
informed decision making, and environment, natural resources
and disaster management
- Integrating space technology and ICT with sustainable
development planning
- Networking of national focal points for the exchange
of best practices and information related to the implementation
of the Regional Action Programme
Contact: wu.unescap@un.org
TRANSPORT and LOGISTICS
- Rail transport - Traincost Railway
Traffic Costing Model training seminars - To
facilitate railway management using IT to estimate the
contribution of planned services to corporate profitability.
The costing model was developed in 1997 and has been the
focus of a series of national seminars. Malaysian Railways
has adopted the model with many other countries requesting
training seminars.
- Maritime transport - Networking in the maritime sector
- To assist countries to participate in internet networking
of actors in the maritime transport sector. The ESCAP
Water Transport web site is the focus for the networking
arrangements. The established networks are - MARINET (networking of shipping lines, ports and maritime
administrations) and Maritime Manpower Planning (MMP) (networking
of training institutes, shipping companies, manning agencies,
seafarer associations and maritime administrations). Web
page templates have been designed, constructed and distributed.
- Road transport - Asian Highway
Database
– to assist the region to use ICT for assessment of road
assets and provide planning information for transport
activity as well as for investment. Ready for distribution.
Further expansion of the database (geographic scope and
data) is planned. The Asia-Pacific Regional
Road Accident Database (APRAD)
- will enhance national capacity for planning road safety
initiatives using IT. Software for user-friendly retrieval
and analysis of data from the database is being developed.
- Multi-modal transport and logistics - Capacity building
programme for policy makers and public and private sector
industry in freight forwarding, multi-modal transport
and logistics. The programme will involve the development
of training material including modules on ICT applications
in the transport sector, logistics and supply-chain management.
- Monitoring of ICT applications in transport and
logistics, and identification of best practice approaches,
with a view to encouraging TCDC activity.
Contact: lentsch.unescap@un.org
STATISTICS
SPACE (SATELLITE) TECHNOLOGY
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Space Technology Applications
- Meeting on Cooperation of Satellite Broadband Services
and Applications for the Asia-Pacific Region
19 March 2003, Bangkok, Thailand
- ESCAP/ISPRS Workshop on Global Environmental Databases:
Adaptation to Meet Current and Future Needs
4-6 June 2003, Bangkok, Thailand
- Ad hoc Expert Group Meeting on Poverty Mapping and Monitoring
Using Information Technology
18-20 August 2003, Bangkok, Thailand
- Ad hoc expert group meeting on policies for promotion
and integration of space applications for poverty alleviation
20-21 August 2003, Bangkok, Thailand
- Fourth Meeting of the Dialogue Forum on Harmonization
of Regional Initiatives on Space Technology Applications
25 August 2003, Bangkok, Thailand
- Eight Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Space
Science and Technology Applications
28-29 August 2003, Hanoi, Viet Nam
- Eight Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Meteorological
Satellite Applications and Natural Hazards Monitoring
8-10 September 2003, Bangkok, Thailand
- Regional Workshop on Monitoring and Assessment of Crops
in Support of Sustainable Natural Resources Development
and Poverty Alleviation
22-24 October 2003, Beijing, China
- Regional Workshop on Integrated Management of Land and
Water Resources in Arid Areas Using Space Technology
22-24 October 2003, Beijing, China
- Eight Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Satellite
Communication Applications
27-29 October 2003, Beijing, China
- Ninth Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Remote
Sensing, GIS and Satellite-based Positioning
10-13 December 2003, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Regional Workshop on multi-purpose Environmental Information
base for Food Security and Sustainable Development (ASIACOVER)
10-14 December 2003, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Consultative
Committee on the Regional Space Applications Programme
(RESAP)
15-16 December 2003, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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