Inter agency ICT working groupInter agency ICT working groupactivity matrixactivity matrix

Infothela Information Cart Source: Bangkok Post 21-01-2004

Who’s doing what?Who’s doing what?

Telecoms Infrastructure/

Access

Content and Applications

Policy and regulatory framework

Human resources/Education

Enterprise/

E-commerce

APT X X X X X X

APDIP X X X

ADB X X X

ASEAN X X

ASEAN Foundation

X

FAO X

ICAO

ITU X X X

SEAMEO -- -- -- -- -- --

UNCCD X

UNEP

UNESCAP X X X X

UNESCO X X

UNIDO X X

UNODC X

UNU X

Note: The Headings are derived from the Digital Opportunity Initiative. Telecommunications has been added.

Key modalitiesKey modalitiesSubstantial Focus Geographic Focus Key Modalities for ICT Activities

APT Telecoms/ICT Development

Sub-regional/Regional/ Bilateral/Multilateral

Infrastructure development/Capacity building, Legislative-Policy Meetings, Workshops, Fora-Symposium, Technical Assistance on ICT and Telecom, Expert Mission, Advanced HRD-ICT

Collaborative Research

APDIP ICT4D/sectoral Bilateral/Regional Research, bilateral advisory services,workshops, fora, pilots, information dissemination

ADB Economic and social

development

Bilateral/sub regional Loans = equipment and TA through grants

ASEAN Economic cooperation

Sub regional Legislative meetings, sub regional harmonization, capacity building, workshops, for a

ASEAN Foundation

ICT education-HR Sub regional Workshops, training, on-line research facility

FAO ICT4D Regional Technical Assistance, research, information dissemination

ICAO Aviation Regional TA

ITU Telecoms/ICT Sub regional/regional Advisory services to member states, capacity building, normative meetings, workshops, pilots,

trainings and meetings

Key ModalitiesKey Modalities

Substantial Focus Geographic Focus Key Modalities for ICT Activities

SEAMEO -- -- --

UNCCD Desertification Sub regional ICT applications/information dissemination

UNEP Environment ICT applications/information dissemination

UNESCAP Regional economic and social cooperation

Sub regional/

regional

Advisory services to member states, capacity building, normative meetings, workshops,

pilots, trainings and meetings

UNESCO Human resources, culture, science and education

Sub regional/

regional

Advisory services to member states, capacity building, workshops, pilots, trainings and

meetings

UNIDO Industrial development Regional Information dissemination

UNODC Drugs and Crime Regional Information dissemination

UNU Human development Regional/global Research, training

Preliminary conclusionsPreliminary conclusions

Cross cutting: All agencies use ICT in their programming.

Dedicated programmes: UNESCAP, ITU, APT, UNESCO, UNDP

In other agencies ICT is a tool: To disseminate information To pilot applications To support training activities (e-learning)

Focus on capacity building

What next?What next?

1. Verify information in the matrix.

2. Publish matrix on the interagency

website.

3. Propose an on-line repository for ICT

applications: Proposal to be worked

out ( any volunteers?)