APDIP Projects in Mongolia

List of APDIP projects in Mongolia

Regional Workshop on Asia-Pacific E-Government Initiatives, Bangkok, Thailand, 24-25 April 2006: As part of the project entitled "Capacity Building of Asia Pacific e-Government Initiatives," APDIP, UNDP's Asia Regional Governance Programme and the United Nation Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) jointly organized a regional workshop in Bangkok, Thailand on 24-25 April 2006 to review and disuss 20 case studies from 12 different Asia-Pacific countries. This workshop was held back-to-back with egov Asia 2006, the Asian e-government conference, and at the same venue in Rama Gardens Hotel and Resort in Bangkok.

New 2005/2006 Edition of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific Launched: The new and updated edition of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific contains authoritative reports on how 29 economies/countries are using ICT in business, government and civil society written by senior authors who live and work in the region. Included are three subregional chapters on the Pacific Island States, ASEAN and APEC.

Mongolian Text to Speech Conversion Tool: Grant awarded in March 2005 to InfoCon Company Limited to survey the extent to develop Mongolian TTS converter and a simple human computer interface that is suitable for visually impaired people.

Citizen Information Service Centre in Mongolia: APDIP set-up the Citizen Information Service Center (CISCs) equipped with computer-workstations, printer and a small library with reference material.

Mongolian Information Development Application Scheme (MIDAS-1): The project was funded and established by APDIP and the Mongolian Foundation for Open Society (MFOS) in line with the adoption of a policy paper entitled “ICT Vision 2010” by the Mongolian government in 2000.

APDIP-Cisco Networking Academies: APDIP and Cisco Systems, Inc., successfully completed their three-year programme to bring Internet education to students in developing countries in the Asia Pacific region. They surpassed the original goal to set-up ten Cisco Networking Academies in nine developing countries in the region and have since established seventeen academies that have trained over 400 students.

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

Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2003/2004: This bi-annual review provides facts, figures, data and analysis of the state-of-the-art of ICT and Internet diffusion, adoption and application in 25 Asia-Pacific countries. It serves as a one-stop reference source on the state-of-practice and future trends in ICTs for development and ICTs for industry for policy- and decision-makers, technology practitioners and experts, researchers, and educators in the region.

United Nations Development Programme - Regional Centre Bangkok