APDIP realizes how fast a published book gets out-of-date, especially in the fast-moving field of information and communications technology for development (ICT4D). APDIP has therefore donated 15 of its e-Primers to Wikibooks for free use and update (see list below)....
This APDIP e-Note provides a summary of what expert systems are and how they operate; the opportunities they can provide in building capacities and promoting empowerment; and the general processes involved in developing an expert system including the challenges faced....
Think Positive: The Asia Face of HIV/AIDS is a compilation of productions by 11 national broadcasting companies across the Asia-Pacific region. The productions were officially launched at the Asian Television Forum in Singapore on 30 November 2005....
Think Positive: The Asia Face of HIV/AIDS is a compilation of productions by 11 national broadcasting companies across the Asia-Pacific region. The productions were officially launched at the Asian Television Forum in Singapore on 30 November 2005. These television productions are now available online....
The meeting assessed the needs, and defined areas for open source software development, and developed regional strategies and mechanisms for promoting the use of open source software for knowledge management....
The ICT R&D Grants Programme is pleased to announce the March 2005 Competition round for ICT R&D grant applicants from the Asia Pacific region....
An international committee comprised of 11 experts selected nine winners from eight different Asia-Pacific countries. The proposals covered a wide range of topics, sectors, and issues....
APDIP's International Open Source Network initiative has produced a primer on Free/Open Source Software Localization....
APDIP can now bring direct to your desktop, browser or personalized webpage, our latest news, projects and resources on information and communication technologies for development in Asia and the Pacific region. Try out APDIP’s RSS feed....
APDIP's International Open Source Network has produced a guide on Free/Open Source Software Localization....
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....
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Bangladesh,
China,
Afghanistan,
Iran,
Nepal,
cambodia,
Indonesia,
Vietnam,
Pacific Island Nations,
SouthKorea,
India,
Malaysia,
SriLanka,
Japan,
Australia,
Bhutan,
Brunei,
HongKong,
Laos,
Macau,
Maldives,
Mongolia,
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NewZealand,
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Participating broadcasters from the Asia-Pacific region will be creating a series of “HIV/AIDS Reports” for television programming. This workshop provided an opportunity for broadcasters to come together to learn from previous HIV/AIDS-related productions and share ideas in preparation for the development of HIV/AIDS Reports in broadcasters' respective countries....
Asia-Pacific television producers join hands to co-produce “HIV/AIDS Reports” highlighting grass-roots response to the global health epidemic....
UNDP-APDIP is pleased to announce the launch of a new series entitled “APDIP e-Note”. The first two APDIP e-Notes are now available online at www.apdip.net/apdipenote/...
A USP-IOSN Microgrant awarded in September 2004 to Dr. William J. Blanke and Dr. Paul Geraghty to create a spell check dictionary for the Fijian language for use with the OpenOffice free/open source software suite of office programs....
This case study investigates the methodologies and best practices used by the International Open Source Network (IOSN) that have helped it achieve its current status of advocacy within the worldwide context of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS)....
Out Now: APDIP e-Note 5 - Building Online Communities of Practice: The International Open Source Network Model...
An international committee comprised of 11 experts selected eight winners from six different Asia-Pacific countries. The proposals covered a wide range of topics, sectors, and issues....
This national conference and exhibition organized by Partnerships for e-Prosperity for the Poor (Pe-PP) aims to bring together telecenter and rural development stakeholders....
Completed productions of "Think Positive: The Asian Face of HIV/AIDS" are available for exchange between the participating broadcasters as well as being made available rights-free to all Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) members and other broadcasters....
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Papua New Guinea,
HIV/AIDS,
Bangladesh,
China,
Nepal,
Indonesia,
Vietnam,
Malaysia,
Philippines,
Singapore,
Thailand,
APDIP Project,
content,
Asia-Pacific
Children of Tsunami is a regional communications initiative tracking how ordinary people rebuild lives and livelihoods after the Asian Tsunami Disaster. This is an initiative of TVE Asia Pacific and APDIP is a partner. The films can now be downloaded online....
The April 2006 issue of LEISA Magazine looks at 'documentation for change' - where 'documentation' is a process of describing and analysing activities, results and impacts so they can be made available and shared with others. The special issue of the magazine brings together several on the ground experiences from agriculture, showing how farming communities can effectively document and share their own experiences - and how, for instance, agencies can engage in 'writeshops' to move rough ideas into finished products. For people who want to try out these aproaches themselves, there is also a step by step manual available to download and adapt.Tags: agricultural information...