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'''Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme''' iswas an initiative of the UNDP ([[United Nations Development Programme]]) and "aims to promote the development and application of [[information and communication technologies]] (or, ICTs) for sustainable human development". Its sphere of work iswas the Asia-Pacific region. APDIP was based within the UN premises in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

APDIP sayssaid it "aims to meet its goals by focussingfocusing on three inter-related core areas". The first is policy development and dialogue, the second is access, and the third beingis content development and knowledge management.

==Aims, approach==

From its publications, APDIP sayssaid it "collaborates with national governments, regional, international and multi-lateral development organisationsorganizations, UN agencies, educational and research organisationsorganizations, civil society groups, and the private sector". ItThis doeswas thisdone withby theintegrating aimInformation ofand Communication Technologies"integrating (ICTs) in the development process.

==StragegiesStrategies==

To reachachieve its tasksobjectives it also employsemployed what it termstermed a dynamic mic of strategies -- awarenessstrategies—awareness raising, capacity building, technical assistance and advice, research and development, knowledge sharing and partnership building.

==Countries covered==

BelowThe iscountries acovered listby ofAPDIP countrieswere coveredthose supported by APDIPUNDP's Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBAS): Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, East Timor, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Marshall Islands, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Vietnam.

==Initial Team==

APDIP's initial team (1997 - 2001) launched the Programme and included Gabriel Accascina (Regional Coordinator), Patrick Gremillet (Deputy Coordinator), Ramita Sharma (Project Officer), Ian Azlan Shah (Project Officer), Cynthia Hor (Project Officer), Kit Roche (Admin support), Marc Lepage (JPO) and Deuter Zinnbauer (intern).

== Achievements (1997-2001)==

APDIP's current (June 2006) team comprises chief technical advisor and [rogramme co-ordinator Shahid AKHTAR, FOSS consultant Sunil ABRAHAM, programme specialist for content development and knowledge management Christine APIKUL, programme specialist for policy development and dialogue Lars BESTLE, practice team assistant Karakate "Mod" BHAMORNBUTR, programme specialist for access and partnership development James George CHACKO, programme specialist for building capacities and partnerships Phet SAYO, programme specialist for ICT4D based in Sri Lanka Chanuka WATTEGAMA, and IT consultant Khairil YUSOF.

Under the initial team, APDIP's projects included:

* Countries' connection to the Internet, including [http://www.kmnetworks.net/docs/bhutan.pdf Bhutan] and [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/27/business/un-agency-is-bringing-timor-online-horsemen-in-mongolia-as-well.html East Timor];

* Support to Internet engineering training, via the [https://web.archive.org/web/20170329051256/http://downloads.netacad-cdn.net/public/news/success_stories/UNDP.html APDIP-CISCO Network Academy Program];

* National projects such as the [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/23/technology/malaysia-s-internet-road-show.html Mobile Internet Unit] in Malaysia, a mobile ICT training classroom.

==IOSNSecond Team==

APDIP's current (June 2006)second team comprises(2001 chief- technical2008) advisor andcomprised [rogrammeProgramme co-ordinator [[Shahid AKHTAR]], FOSS consultant [[Sunil ABRAHAMAbraham]], programme specialist for content development and knowledge management [[Christine APIKUL]], programme specialist for policy development and dialogue [[Lars BESTLE]], practice team assistant Karakate "Mod"[[Wasinee BHAMORNBUTRTRAYAPORN]], programme specialist for access and partnership development [[James George CHACKO]], programme specialist for building capacities and partnerships [[Phet SAYO]], programme specialist for ICT4D based in Sri Lanka [[Chanuka WATTEGAMA]], programme specialist for access and partnerships [[Isa Seow]] and IT consultant [[Khairil YUSOF]].

==Achievements (2001- onwards) THE IOSN==

Among the techie community, one of the better-known initiatives of the APDIP is the [[International Open Source Network]] (or, ISON), which is supported by the [[International Development Research Centre]] (IDRC) of [[Canada]].

Among the techie community, one of the better-known initiatives of the APDIP is the [[International Open Source Network]] (or, ISONIOSN), which is supported by the [[International Development Research Centre]] (IDRC) of [[Canada]].

[[IOSN]] has been termed a "centre of excellence for Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), Open Content and Open Standards" in the Asia-Pacific region.

In 2006, IOSN undertook plans for expansion of its activities with three more "centres of excellence". Till this time, it was largely a network with a small secretariat based at the UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok.

The [https://archive.org/details/The-Codebreakers CodeBreakers] is a video production by APDIP in which a Team of independent producers visited nearly 12 Countries worldwide to see how the adoption of FOSS presents opportunities for industry and capacity development, software piracy reduction, and localization and customization for diverse cultural and development needs.

It is now to have three more centres -- IOSN ASEAN+3, IOSN PIC (Pacific Island Countries) and IOSN South Asia. These centres will be based at Manila (the Philippines), Suva (Fiji) and Chennai (India), respectively.

==External links==

IOSN is more focussed on policy and technical advice on [[FOSS]] (also called [[FLOSS]], or Free/Libre and Open Source Software) to governments, civil society and the private sector. It produces reports which are put out under the [[Creative Commons]] license, and available for download from its [http://www.iosn.net website].

[https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/27/business/un-agency-is-bringing-timor-online-horsemen-in-mongolia-as-well.html UN agency is bringing timor online horsemen in mongolia as well.]

* [http://www.yasmin-g.com/pdfs/digitaldivide.pdf AsiaWeek. Heroes of the Digital Divide]

* [https://archive.org/details/The-Codebreakers The Codebreakers: Asia Pacific Development Information Programme: Free Download & Streaming: Internet Archive]

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Contact details for IOSN and its regional centres are as follows:

* IOSN, c/o Asia-Pacific Development Information programme, UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok, 3rd Floor, United Nations Service Building, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand Tel [phone]

* IOSN ASEAN+3, National Telehealth Centre, University of the Philippines Manila, Taft Avenue, Manila, Philippines 1000 Tel [phone]

* IOSN PIC (Pacific Island Countries), The University of the South Pacific, Private Bag, Suva, Fiji Tel [phone]

* IOSN South Asia, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Block-II, 6/13, Park Avenue, Keshava Perumal Puram, Chennai 600028 India Tel [phone]

==External links==

[[Category:Information and communication technologies in Asia]]

*[http://apdip.net/ APDIP]

[[Category:United Nations Development Programme]]

*[http://www.apdip.net/elibrary APDIP elibrary]

*[http://www.apdip.net/news/rss APDIP RSS feeds]

*[http://www.apdip.net/about/team APDIP's team]