ICSTD Ongoing Projects in 2005 (updated 31 October 2005)
| Project titlte (ID) |
Section |
Key area(s) |
Participating Countries |
Remark |
| 1. |
Capacity building in the use of advanced earth-observation technologies for environment and natural resources management (1491) |
STAS |
Space technology applications for natural resources management and natural disaster mitigation |
Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam. |
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Capacity-building for disaster management in Asia and the Pacific (1613) |
STAS |
Space technology development |
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, D.P.R of Korea, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam. |
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| 3. |
Promotion of distance learning and service networks for development in China and other countries (1745, 1746)) |
ICTAS |
Distance learning and service network |
China, India, Mongolia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam. |
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| 4. |
Enhanced national capacity in policy making on natural disaster management using information, communication and space technology (1753) |
STAS |
Natural disaster management using ICT |
Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, D.P.R of Korea, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Thailand, United States of America, Viet Nam. |
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Assistance to member countries in the implementation of ICT policies and programmes for development (1772) |
ICTPS |
ICT policies and programmes for development |
Countries with economies-in-transition, least-developed, landlocked and island developing countries. |
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| 6. |
Capacity development for effective design and delivery of rural community ICT services (1781) |
ICTAS |
Effective rural community ICT service |
Malaysia (plus 10 countries) |
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| 7. |
Follow-up to Tokyo Declaration and the World Summit on the Information Society (1817) |
ICTPS |
Promotion of universal access to ICT towards bridging digital divide. |
Countries in Asia-Pacific region. |
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| 8. |
Towards the improved developmental role of satellite communications in the Asia-Pacific region (1791) |
STAS |
Satellite communication as development tool. |
Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, D.P.R. Korea, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam. |
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| 9. |
Institutional capacity building for facilitation of international trade and transport in the landlocked and transit countries (1799) |
ICTAS |
Strengthening national trade and transport facilitation committees and applications of UNESCAP guidelines and tools. |
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam. |
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| 10. |
Development of e-business development services for SMEs in selected ASEAN countries and Southern China (E135) |
ICTAS |
e-Business development services for SMEs |
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, Yunna Province of China. |
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| 11. |
Establishment of sustainable e-business and network for green co-op enterprises for women in rural communities
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ICTAS |
Empowerment of women in rural communities through the use of ICT as a tool for socio-economic development |
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Timor-Leste, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Korea.
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