Introduction
ICTs and education in Asia and the Pacific
UNESCO ICT in Education in Asia Pacific Website
With principal focus on the Asia-Pacific region, this site provides a wealth of information on ICT in education, including ICT policy development in education, integration of ICT, professional development and on indicators to evaluate the impact of ICT use in education. It also serves as a clearing house of resources on ICT-based education programmes throughout the region and elsewhere.
UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE)
This site seeks to promote activities in UNESCO Member States in the application of information technologies in education, featuring evaluations of national action plans and policy documents in educational information technologies in various countries and regions. The searchable databases of resources provide an invaluable resource for policy/decision makers.
Techknowlogia: the International Journal of Technologies for the Advancement of Knowledge and Learning
This excellent quarterly online journal offers cutting-edge, interesting and informative articles on all aspects of technology in education. Targeted towards policy-makers, strategists, practitioners and technologists, each month up to March 2003 had a different thematic focus, such as “Technology and learning”, “Technology and Teacher Education” and “Technology for All – Issues of Equity”.
Asian-Pacific Development Information Programme
The Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) is an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that aims to promote the development and application of new ICT for poverty alleviation and sustainable human development in the Asia-Pacific region. This site provides resources specific to the Asia-Pacific region.
Pan Asia Networking
Pan is a programme initiative of the International Development Research Centre of Canada which helps researchers and communities in the developing world find solutions to their social, economic, and environmental problems. The Asian E-Development Community provides news stories on innovative web access, e-marketing, digital library networks, etc. Furthermore, a Grants Programme is offered to promote an active R&D environment for Internet based applications and policy research in the Asia-Pacific region.
UNDP: INFO21 Programme and Website
This website highlights what UNDP and their partners, both within and outside the UN system, are currently doing in ICT, broken down by sectors and regions. A range of resources available through the Internet are also given.
Learning Channel
LearningChannel.org is a OneWorld portal that brings together organisations and audiences involved in the challenges around education today. The mission of LearningChannel is to promote quality education for all. It does this by using the Internet to highlight the best initiatives and programmes in education worldwide.
