Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme

This e-primer looks at how the knowledge-based economy has impacted small and medium enterprises (SMEs); explores why so few SMEs have adopted information and communications technology (ICT) and why SMEs should adopt ICT; and provides some policy recommendations for promoting SME adoption of ICT.

• Published: 2007-07-31

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This APDIP e-Note is the second in the series on information and communications technology (ICT) skill development in the Asia-Pacific region. While the first part examined the gaps between demand and supply of ICT skills, this APDIP e-Note focuses on what could be done to bridge the identified gaps at national and regional levels.

• Published: 2007-07-11

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This e-primer introduces the concept of Open Content. It focuses on implications for policy makers, and the advantages that the Open Content model may offer, especially for developing countries.

• Published: 2007-07-09

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This APDIP e-Note looks at how ICT is being used in disaster management. It provides a broad overview of the role ICT plays in the disaster management process and it outlines why it is essential to give ICT its due place in disaster management.

• Published: 2007-05-22

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To highlight different aspects in the recent expansion of telecentres, APDIP has developed a series of APDIP e-Notes dealing with telecentres. The first APDIP e-Note presents telecentres as a mature development mechanism. The second APDIP e-Note examines a number of models of financing telecentres, thus securing sustainability and establishing telecentres as a reliable public service. While the third APDIP e-Note, to be released shortly, will focus on FOSS applications in telecentres, as a way to keep costs of running telecentres low.

• Published: 2007-05-18

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As the first in a series of two complementing APDIP e-Notes, this APDIP e-Note summarizes the major findings and conclusions of a recent study on ICT human resource development in the Asia Pacific region, undertaken at UNESCAP. The conclusions of this study indicate the emergence of an increasing gap between the demand and supply of ICT skills in the region.

• Published: 2007-05-03

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BEIJING, 20 April 2007 - United Nations Development Programme – Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP), in partnership with IBM and Oracle held the Government Interoperability Frameworks (GIF) Workshop and Study Group Meeting at the Beijing International Hotel on 18-20 April 2007. The event was hosted by the Chinese Government’s State Council Informatization Office (SCITO).

• Published: 2007-04-20

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This publication, with a foreword by Executive Director of UNIFEM, Noeleen Heyzer, looks at information and communications technology (ICT) for development through a gender lens and discusses ICT within a gender equality framework.

• Published: 2007-04-12

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This e-primer, with a foreword by Robert Shaw of the International Telecommunication Union, introduces readers to the network concepts and architectures, and the major networking functions with FOSS. It also discusses network security functions with FOSS, including security best practices and ‘to-do's’.

• Published: 2007-03-15

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Monday, 12 February 2007. Dr. Emmanuel C. Lallana, former Commissioner of the Philippines Commission on Information and Communications Technology joined UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP) as Project Adviser of the Government Interoperability Frameworks (GIFs) Project.

• Published: 2007-02-12

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