IT a Tool for Development: Somare
State Enterprises and Communication Minister Arthur Somare is to seek Cabinet endorsement to adopt Information and Communication Technology as a tool for national development. He said in statement he would be seeking endorsement because the international and regional development agencies were encouraging developing nations to use it as a tool for poverty alleviation. [more..]

Regional Roundup: Asian Forum on ICT Policies and e-Strategies, Kuala Lumpur
A seventeen point declaration was adopted by delegates as a key outcome of the Asian Forum on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policies and e-Strategies, held from 20 – 22 October 2003 in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). The Kuala Lumpur declaration will provide regional input into the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to be held in Geneva (Switzerland) in December 2003. [more..]

Global Development Network - GDN Newsletter - October 2003
GDN supports researchers in developing countries by providing up-to-date news of relevant grants, fellowships and other funding opportunities. Read this issue of GDN's monthly newsletter featuring the recent Asian Forum on ICT Policies and e-Strategies in Kuala Lumpur. [more..]

PARTNERS - The GKP Newsletter - November 2003
This monthly newsletter brings you the latest news and views from the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP). This issue features perspectives on "ICT and Indigenous Knowledge" and the Asian Forum on ICT Policies and e-Strategies. [more..]

UNDP Newsfront - National digital technology plan takes shape in Cambodia
The Asian Forum on ICT Policies and e-Strategies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, provided an opportunity for Cambodians to exchange experiences with ICT policy makers from other countries. The forum discussed links between ICT and strategies to reduce poverty, and how countries can mobilize ICT to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Its recommendations will be presented at the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva in December. [more..]

Articles in Vietnamese
http://www.i-today.com.vn/pls/itoday/Cate$.htnoidung(2000,58467)
http://www.huesp.com.vn/code/NewsDetail.jsp?id_news=316

Others
The Asian Forum on ICT Policies and e-Strategies was also featured on UNDP China, UNDP Fiji, OneWorld, UNDP ICTD and various ICT for development mailing lists.