ICT Policy Section
Our objective is to assist ESCAP
member countries to address the development and enhancement
of strategies and policies supporting national goals
for maximizing benefits from new developments in information
and communication technologies.
Our activities focus on supporting the development
of policies that promote access to, and application
of, ICTs for development. We have also been instrumental in the regional preparations for the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society. The first regional conference, four sub regional conferences and the second regional conference were all organized successfully resulting in the Regional Action Plan.
Recent publications
Information Security for Economic and Social Development Protecting the information is a crucial issue to take into consideration in the Information Society. Developing and least developed countries may face significant challenges in meeting the requirements of the global market place without information security. The lack of technology development in information security, therefore, may constitute a serious infrastructure deficiency that is widening the digital divide.
This publication is aimed at the major players of the information society, especially policymakers for information economy. It deals with key economic, legal, and social issues related to information security. The purpose is to help countries get prepared to face issues and challenges linked to information and communication technologies (ICT) deployment, uses and misuses.
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Comprehensive and articulated policy and regulatory framework at national level. National capacity building in building national, regional information societies and achieving MDGs. More >
ESCAP has prepared the region for the past years.
A number of regional, sub-regional conferences were organized. ESCAP has commenced implementation of the Summit outcomes and the Regional Action Plan by initiating activities in the fields of ICT applications; creating an enabling policy environment for ICT for development. More >
Mutually complementary programme among the region's players is desired: the Inter-agency working group is played an instrumental role in the coordination of the regional implementation of the outcomes of the WSIS. More >
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