About APDIP

PROGRAMME STRATEGY
In collaboration with National Governments, APDIP seeks to assist national and regional institutions in Asia-Pacific to improve access, knowledge-sharing, networking, and management, and application of ICTs for social and economic development. APDIP also helps to target and focus regional ICT initiatives to achieve relevant development goals by making ICT an integral part of development cooperation and solutions, developing countries and their partners in the Asia-Pacific region can work to address economic, social and digital divides in more innovative and effective ways. APDIP focuses on the following strategies:

DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES

To raise awareness and promote regional and national policy dialogue and development of policies and strategies focused on the cost-benefit and advantages of ICTs for poverty reduction, sustainable human development, democratic governance, and gender development.

To promote equity, especially in terms of gender balance in information flows and access, and support local innovation on appropriate technologies and development of locally relevant content and knowledge management, to facilitate greater e-services such as trade, health, and governance that are oriented to the poor and women.

Enhance regional and national public-private partnerships focused on content development and knowledge management, equitable access, capacity building, e-governance, and e-commerce; as well as promote intra- and inter-regional technical cooperation.

COUNTRIES COVERED BY APDIP

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Viet Nam.