Download or read book Good Practices in Information and Communication Technology Policies in Asia and the Pacific written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication contains examples of good practice, including case studies from China, India, Malaysia, Nepal and Thailand, relating to initiatives to expand ICT infrastructure capacity to promote access to ICT for all rural and poor people within the countries of the Asia and Pacific region. These case studies include descriptions of appropriate technology, financial mechanisms, related ICT policies and the role of key stakeholders.
Download or read book Good Practice in Information and Communication Technology for Education written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ICT for education is a rapidly evolving and high-priority development area. This guide stresses the importance of a holistic good practice framework in which ICT for education issues are pursued through three interrelated perspectives: (i) national perspective, (ii) education sector perspective, and (iii) education institution and school perspective. The guide draws on a range of sources, including the findings of ADB’s studies on ICT for education and the experience ADB has gained with stakeholders and partners in providing project assistance for ICT for education in its developing member countries.
Download or read book Effectively Implementing Information Communication Technology in Higher Education in the Asia Pacific Region written by Jim Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last two decades, higher education in the Asia-Pacific region has witnessed a greater rate of expansion in terms of new institutions and numbers of students than any other region globally. In tandem with this expansion, the use of information communication technology as a central component in the higher education sector in the Asia-Pacific region has also grown exponentially. This book documents a range of policy, pedagogy and practice initiatives from countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Australia, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Canada and Korea. It showcases innovation and investigation, success, and, in some cases, outcomes from trials that suggest the need to rethink and even revise a number of central assumptions in the field of implementing information communication technologies in higher education.
Download or read book Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007 2008 written by Idrc, and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2008-01-07 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biennial Digital Review of Asia Pacific is a comprehensive guide to the state-of-practice and trends in information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) in Asia PacificThis third edition (2007-2008) covers 31 countries and economies, including North Korea for the first time. Each country chapter presents key ICT policies, applications and initiatives for national development. In addition, five thematic chapters provide a synthesis of some of the key issues in ICT4D in the region, including mobile and wireless technologies, risk communication, intellectual property regimes and localization.The authors are drawn from government, academe, industry and civil society, providing a broad perspective on the use of ICTs for human development.
Download or read book Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009 2010 written by Shahid Akhtar and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2009-06-03 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biennial Digital Review of Asia Pacific is a comprehensive guide to the state-of-practice and trends in information and communication technologies for development (ICTD) in the Asia Pacific region.This fourth edition (2009-2010) features 30 economies and four sub-regional groupings. The chapters provide updated information on ICT infrastructure, industries, content and services, key programs, enabling policies and regulation, education and capacity building, open source, and research and development initiatives, as well as ICTD challenges in each of the economies covered. The common framework that underpins these reports allows readers to undertake a comparative analysis and assess progress across Asia Pacific.In addition, regional overviews provide a synthesis of ICTD trends, regulatory issues, and lessons for managing innovation in the network economy. The thematic chapters focus on issues in ICT in education, a key area in ICTD.The authors are drawn from government, academe, industry and civil society, providing a broad perspective on the use of ICTs for human development.
Download or read book Best Practices in Financial Mechanisms for ICT for Development in Asia and the Pacific written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by UN. This book was released on 2006 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication considers examples of successful financing mechanisms for information and communication technology (ICT) for development by government, private organisations and entrepreneurs, in order to to reduce the digital divide between urban and rural people and between the rich and poor in many countries of the Asia and Pacific region. The World Summit on the Information Society highlighted the need for multi-stakeholders partnerships to promote innovative solutions to improve ICT access and education, open source development, e-business, e-health and expand localised content.
Download or read book Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Training in Asia and the Pacific written by William A. Loxley and published by . This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The status of information and computer technology in the Asia and Pacific region is discussed in this survey that seeks to identify policies, strategies, and applications for Asian Development Bank's developing member-countries. Emphasizing the importance of information technology as a means to stimulate and foster development, this report gives educators and administrators insight into where educational technologies are headed in Asia.
Download or read book ICT4D Information and Communication Technology for Development written by P. T. H. Unwin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: communities." --Book Jacket.
Download or read book Information and Communication Technologies Policies and Practices written by Almas Heshmati and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume serves as an international forum focusing on the information and communication technology policies and practices which have led to the rapid and remarkable record of high and sustained economic growth of Asian countries since the middle of the second half of the 20th century. It aims to provide an up-to-date and in-depth analysis of five factors crucial to the success of the ICT industry and technology transfer in some specific countries in Asia. These factors include: the development of ICT policy, the contribution of ICT sectors to the economy, the productivity and efficiency of ICT sectors, E-government utilisation in the provision of public services, and the effectiveness of globalisation and technology transfer.
Download or read book Promoting Information and Communication Technology in ADB Operations written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rapid advances in information and communication technology (ICT) continue to create tremendous opportunities for economic and social gains in the world's poorest areas. A key infrastructure of knowledge-based economies. ICT is a driving force for rapidly growing new sectors. The Strategy 2020 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reinforces the importance of drawing on ICT to enhance development in Asia and the Pacific. In line with Strategy 2020, ADB's 2013 ICT for Development Strategy and with the support of the Republic of Korea's e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund (EAKPF), this study examines and identifies opportunities for promoting ICT in ADB operations.
Download or read book Regional Action Plan Towards the Information Society in Asia and the Pacific written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by UN. This book was released on 2006 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is a further step in the direction envisaged in the Regional Roadmap towards an Information Society. It addresses the key issues relating to the application of information and communication technologies and outlines how the global and regional initiatives could promote and catalyze actions at the regional and national levels. It outlines a comprehensive plan and strategic framework for collaborative ICT programmes and projects at the regional level for realizing the vision of an inclusive and sustainable information society in Asia and the Pacific. Publishing Agency: United Nations (UN).
Download or read book Linking Research to Practice written by Arul Chib and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2012 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information and communication technologies have long promised to provide quality education, improve healthcare, allow open government, and solve environmental issues. To realize this potential and influence policy-making and programme design, the Singapore Internet Research Center, supported by the IDRC, created an innovative research capacity-building programme, SIRCA.
Download or read book Collection of Cases of Financing ICT for Development in Asia and the Pacific written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication contains examples of good practice, including case studies from China, India, Malaysia, Nepal and Thailand, relating to initiatives to expand ICT infrastructure capacity to promote access to ICT for all rural and poor people within the countries of the Asia and Pacific region. These case studies include descriptions of appropriate technology, financial mechanisms, related ICT policies and the role of key stakeholders.
Download or read book Anticipating and Preparing for Emerging Skills and Jobs written by Brajesh Panth and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book analyzes the main drivers that are influencing the dramatic evolution of work in Asia and the Pacific and identifies the implications for education and training in the region. It also assesses how education and training philosophies, curricula, and pedagogy can be reshaped to produce workers with the skills required to meet the emerging demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The book’s 40 articles cover a wide range of topics and reflect the diverse perspectives of the eminent policy makers, practitioners, and researchers who authored them. To maximize its potential impact, this Springer-Asian Development Bank co-publication has been made available as open access.
Download or read book Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009 2010 written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes kapitelvis.
Download or read book Information Technology Parks of the Asia Pacific written by Meheroo Jussawalla and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2003 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work compares IT parks in China, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hawaii, in search of strategies that policy makers can employ to reduce the Global Digital Divide, advance distributional equity, and soften some of the negative effects of economic globalization.
Download or read book Information and Communication Technology Policy and Legal Issues for Central Asia written by United Nations and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is aimed at strengthening the capacity of ICT policymakers in Central Asia. It examines the legal issues in five distinct areas: legal infrastructures, legal certainty, legal security, legal protection and legal deterrence. It highlights and discusses relevant developments, best practice initiatives at an international level, and provides recommendations to ICT policymakers.--Publisher's description.
