APDIP Projects in Asia

List of APDIP projects in Asia

Large Pan-Asian event opens in Indonesia to share knowledge on Free/Open Source Software: Over 130 IT professionals of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from more than 27 countries gathered today at Sukabumi, Indonesia for a nine-day Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) conference and training camp called 'ASIA SOURCE II'. The key objective is to promote the use of FOSS for social and economic development and to build a network of FOSS practitioners and trainers with Asia.

Asia Source II: Technology for NGOs and SMEs, Yawitra Resort, Sukabumi, Indonesia, 22-30 January 2007: Asia Source II aims to build the skills and networks of those in the region who are working in the non-governmental organization (NGO) and small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sectors. The event will bring together about professionals from the more technical to the more content-oriented to share knowledge and skills among “those who know technology” and “those who need technology”.

Asia Commons: Asian Conference on the Digital Commons, Bangkok, Thailand, 6-8 June 2006: Asia Commons: Asian Conference on the Digital Commons invites researchers working in the area of copyrights and patents, promoters of collaborative models, development practitioners engaged in collaborative content creation and dissemination and custodians of public information to go beyond the current dialogue and debate to explore key issues and ideas related to access to knowledge and culture in Asia.

Regional Conference on Open Standards: The Key to an Open ICT Ecosystem, Bangkok, Thailand, 2-4 May 2006: National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), in cooperation with Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA), Ministry of Information and Communication Technology; IBM (Thailand); Intel (Thailand); Oracle (Thailand); Cisco (Thailand), and APDIP, organized a Regional Conference on Open Standards: The Key to an Open ICT Ecosystem, on 2-4 May 2006, at the Sofitel Central Plaza Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.

FOSS Country Reports: The International Open Source Network (IOSN) has published five country reports on wiki.

APDIP e-Note 3 on e-Government and Public Feedback Mechanisms: Out Now: APDIP e-Note 3 - The Key to Increasing Transparency in e-Government Deployment: Public Feedback Mechanisms

APDIP e-Note 2: Do Governments Actually Believe that ICT Can Help Alleviate Poverty? A perspective from Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers

Asia Media Summit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 9-11 May 2005: The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) in collaboration with APDIP and other international organizations organized the Asia Media Summit (AMS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 9 to 11 May 2005.

FOSS Government Policy Primer: This particular primer surveys the motivations of other countries in implementing FOSS, summarizes the steps involved in formulating a policy, lists some possible strategies to use in implementing the policy and finally touches on cross-sectoral issues unique to FOSS policies. Its target audience are the policy-makers who set national policies and their advisers.

Asia Source 2005: Asia Source is a seven day hands-on workshop aimed at building the technical skills of those working with NGOs in South and South East Asia. It took place on the outskirts of Bangalore from 28 January to 4 February 2005.

Asian Civil Society Forum, Bangkok, Thailand, 22-25 November 2004: APDIP organized a session on Internet Governance at the Asian Civil Socety Forum.

Asia Regional Network at CIAPR IV, Shanghai, China, 21 May 2004: Building on the success of the Global Forum on Internet Governance, the UN ICT Task Force organized a meeting on Internet Governance in Shanghai, China. It's a first of a series of events aiming at providing regional perspectives to the global question of Internet Governance.

Asian Parliamentarians Forum: An online forum for Asian Parliamentarians on ICT for Development. The Asian Parliamentarians Forum has been created in conjunction with the e-Awareness Seminar Series for Asian Parliamentarians (e-ASSAP) to heighten awareness among Asian lawmakers of the role of ICT today.

Communicating for Change: 'Communicating For Change' is an international multi-media package that combines the power of television, radio, the World Wide Web, and the printed word.

ICT-focused Regional Human Development Report (RHDR): The RHDR explores linkages between ICT and the human development objectives of the UN Millennium Development Goals.

Asian Forum on Information and Communication Technology Policies and e-Strategies, 20-22 October 2003: Given the inadequate policy support, comparatively higher access costs, and absence and relevant content on the Internet, one is beginning to see a growing rural-urban digital divide. The Asian Forum is to address; and share knowledge on national ICT Policies and e-Strategies.

e-Commerce Services Based on Wireless Communication Solutions in the Agriculture Sector of Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia Region: Grant awarded in March 2003 to Foundation of Information Assistance to eliminate barriers between manufacturers of agricultural production and buyers by creating Internet and mobile communication-based exchange systems.

TICAD Workshop, 9-12 July 2002: South South Cooperation: Asia-Africa Partnership - This TICAD workshop followed up on the March 2002 TICAD Asia-Africa Partnership workshop in Kuala Lumpur and sought to share successful Asian experiences of public-private partnerships for the formulation and implementation of ICT policies with high level policy advisors from public and private sectors from 23 African Countries.

Africa-Asia Workshop, 25-29 March 2002: South South Cooperation: Asia-Africa Partnership - This workshop's aim was to sensitize high-level African policy advisors/policy-makers and private sector representatives on the use of ICT for the development and transformation of their economies.

United Nations Development Programme - Regional Centre Bangkok