The AIT Extension Asian Institute of Technology. On ICT Capacity Building for the Region

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1 The AIT Extension Asian Institute of Technology On ICT Capacity Building for the Region 1

2 The Asian Institute of Technology December

3 Mission The mission of AIT in the context of the emerging environment is "to develop highly qualified and committed professionals who will play a leading role in the sustainable development of the region and its integration into the global economy". 3

4 Vision AIT will strive to become a leading and a unique regional multicultural institution of higher learning, offering state of the art education, research and training in technology, societal development and management. AIT will achieve this vision by working together with its international partners and international faculty and staff, at its main campus, satellite campuses in the region, and partner institutions. 4

5 Key Numbers 1846 Students from 49 Countries (Aug 2003) Alumni from 72 Countries More than 20,000 trainees from 71 countries; over 4,000 in ICT 162 Faculty from 28 Countries 859 Staff 30 Board of Trustee members from 22 Countries 5

6 AIT Alumni 6

7 AIT Academic Structure: Schools & Extension Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) School of Advance Technologies (SAT) School of Civil Engineering (SCE) School of Environment Resources and Development (SERD) School of Management (SOM) Extension (Non-degree Training, Consultancy and Services) Computer Science and Information Management Program (CSIM) Geotechnical and Engineering Program (GTE) Agricultural and Aquatic Systems and Eng'g Program (AASE) International Business (IB) Agriculture, Resources Infrastructure and Development (ARID Industrial Systems Engineering Program (ISE) Structural Engineering and Constuctions Program (SEC) Energy Progam (EP) Management of Technology (MOT) Information Technology (IT) Telecommunications Program (TC) Transportation and Infrastucture Eng'g Program (TIE) Processing Technology Program (PT) Management and Educational Development (MED) Space Technology Application and Research Program (STAR) Water Engineering and Management Program (WEM) Rural Development, Gender and Resources Program (RDGR) Languages Urban Environmental Engineering and Management Program (UEEM) 7

8 The AIT Campus and Auxiliary Facilities 8

9 Food and Recreation Food and Recreation 9

10 Accommodation 10

11 International & multi-cultural mix of students, staff & faculty 11

12 CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR CAPACITY BUILDING December

13 Organizational Structure of the AIT Extension 13

Extension s vision Extension s vision To be known as an innovative and responsive provider of a broad array of capacity-building programs and services.

14 Extension s vision Extension s vision To be known as an innovative and responsive provider of a broad array of capacity-building programs and services. Contribute to AIT s development by identifying and responding to emerging needs and opportunities for continuing education, training and consultancies. 14

15 AIT Extension Scope Of Activities Short - term education and non - degree training programs Consultancy services Conferences, Workshops, Conferences and Study visits 15

16 Training Agriculture, Resources and Development Information & Communications Technology Management and Educational Development Languages 16

17 Building & Training Facilities Building & Training Facilities AIT Extension Building ICT Classroom 17

18 AIT s Training Participants ( ) Over 20,000participants from 71 countries 18

19 AIT s Training Participants by Region ( ) REGION Total Asia Pacific Europe Other Regions % of Total 98.5%.2% 1.3% 100% 98.5 % of all AIT s trainees come from the Asia Pacific Region 19

20 AIT Extension s ICT Training Participants ( ) 4,132 participants from 58 countries 20

21 AIT Extension s ICT Training Participants by Region ( ) Region Total Africa (6 countries) Asia Pacific (33 countries) Europe (6 countries) Middle East (6 countries) North America (1 country, US) No of % of Participants Total % % 16.4% 10.2% 8.2% % 96.5 % of the AIT Extension s ICT trainees come from the Asia Pacific Region 21

22 Distribution of the AIT Extension s ICT Training Participants in the Asia Pacific Region ( ) Vietnam Bangladesh Thailand Bhutan Brunei Cambodia Sri Lanka Indonesia Singapore Pakistan Philippines Other Countries Laos Mongolia Myanmar Malaysia Nepal 22

23 Some APAARI-relevant Consultancies done by the AIT Extension Medium Term Computerization Plan (Client: RAPA/FAO) Agricultural Information Management and Networking System (Client: Agency for Agricultural Research & Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia) Database Migration from a Mainframe to a Client/Server Platform(Client: ICDDR,B, Bangladesh) Human Resources Management Information System (Client: Telephone Organization of Thailand) A Database on Riverine and Coastal Waters of Thailand(Client: Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Thailand) Development/Reconstruction of APSA Web Page (The Asia Pacific Seed Association, Thailand Office) 23

24 AIT Extension: Who We Work With Professionals in - National Governments - Overseas Development Agencies - International/Regional Organizations - Private Sector - NGOs Training participants are mid-career and senior level professionals from client organizations English is the medium of instruction; in some cases, the participants national languages 24

25 Some of the AIT Extension s Partners Ministries of Education - Bangladesh - Malaysia - Sri Lanka - Thailand World Bank Asian Development Bank (ADB) ASEAN Foundation SEAMEO UN/ESCAP, FAO, UNDP DANIDA, GTZ, NORAD, SIDA Universities 25

26 SUMMARY 96 % of AIT Extension s past ICT trainees came from the Asia Pacific region 100 % of the AIT Extension s past ICT consultancies were in Asia Pacific AIT Extensions partners are either in or have offices in the Asia Pacific 26

27 PERSPECTIVES: ICT in the Asia Pacific Region 27

28 1960s to Middle 1980s Centralized Computing: Mainframe, Minis Main Applications: Finance, Administration, Science & Technology 28

29 Mid 1980s to Early 1990s Transition Period: Downsizing mainframes and minis to standalone PCs and PC LANs. Migration of Applications to less expensive platforms- PC LANs and Standalone PCs. Rapid development of PC-based software in many application areas (e.g.- Entertainment Industry) Adoption of the Internet: and the World Wide Web 29

30 Early 1990s to Present Integration of new ICT technologies with traditional computer IT applications development tools. Commerce (e-commerce) Education (e-education) Banking & Finance (e-banking/finance) Management/Administration Spurred by the increasing use and utility of the Internet, Governments gradually recognized the importance of an ICT infrastructure for national development. 30

31 Our View of of Future Developments in in ICT in in the Asia Pacific Region Inclusion of ICT infrastructure development in national development plans. Installation of new/modern ICT infrastructures and/or continuing enhancement of existing ones by state and/or private enterprises. Increasing use of ICT in addressing major governmental concerns, such as: Education Public Health Agriculture Poverty Alleviation Better Governance Increasing use of ICT by the private business sector. 31

32 AIT Extension s Role in ICT Capacity Building in the Asia Pacific Region 32

33 The AIT Extension will pursue its mission to provide ICT capacity building programs thru: Short - term non - degree education and training programs Consultancy services Conferences, workshops and seminar - cum - study visit programs 33

34 Focus of AIT Extension s ICT Capacity Building Programs ICT Applications Development Networks, Web Enabled Information Systems, Georeferenced Information Systems 34

35 ICT Training Programs & Consultancies 35

36 ICT ICT APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT TRAINING COURSES CA11 Computer-Aided Financial Accounting and Analysis CA12 Census and Survey Data Organization and Analysis CA13 Office Productivity and Automation Tools and Techniques CA31 Computer-Aided Policy Research and Data Analysis for Educational Development CA32 Computer-Aided Educational Research and Evaluation for Greater Learning Effectiveness CA33 Computer-Aided Impact Analysis on In-service Training Programs CA34 Computer-Aided Needs Assessment Techniques for Program Development, Evaluation and Monitoring CA35 Design and Development of Instructional Materials using Desktop, Web and Multimedia Tools CA36 - Technologies for Creative Classroom Styles and Designs CA37 - Development of Web-based Instructional Materials 36

37 Continuation CA38 - Tools & Techniques for Computer Animation CA44 Upgrading of a Library with Modern IC Technologies CA51 Web Page Development and Implementation CA52 Web Page Development with Oracle9iAS Portal CA53 Visual Basic Programming CA54 C++ Programming CA56 XML Coding CA61 Development of Web-enabled Central Database for Monitoring Applications CA71 Computer-Aided Project Management CA72 Computer-Aided Design with AutoCAD CA81 Electronic Commerce CA83 Geo-referenced Information System for the Defense Establishment CA99- Tailored ICT Applications Development Courses 37

38 Courses on on Networking, Web-enabled enabled Information System and, and, Geo-referenced Information System NW12 LAN Maintenance/Troubleshooting and Internet Connectivity NW31 Installation and Administration of Windows 2000 Server NW32 Implementing Intranet and Internet Services with Windows 2000 Server NW33 Maintenance of Windows 2000 Intranet/Internet Facilities NW51 Development of Web-accessible Client/Server ORACLE Database NW52 Development of Geo-Referenced Information System NW53 Development of Web-accessible Client/Server MS SQL Server Database NW11 Data Communications and Internet Connectivity 38

39 Continuation NW54 Development of Educational Information System with Desktop and Web Tools NW55 Development of Human Resources Information System with Desktop and Web Tools NW56 Management of Educational Information Systems NW57 - GIS Applications in Rural/Urban Planning NW72 - Information Systems Analysis and Relational Database Design NW71 GIS as a Management Tool NW99 Tailored Course on Networking, Web-enabled Information Systems Development or Geo-referenced Information System Development 39

40 The AIT Extension s Capabilities 40

41 Experience, Staff, Resource Persons, IT IT Base 25 years experience in training and continuing education 10 years experience in consultancy services Multicultural & multinational mix of staff, resource persons, and training participants Strong ICT base in all training programs 41

42 Services, Environment, Resource Base, Client Orientation Well-known and well-established catalog of products and services Responsive and flexible to client s needs Beautiful and peaceful campus, and superb training facilities and accommodation A global and regional database of professional resource persons complementing AIT s 200 faculty and professional staff 42

43 Training Facilities Networked desktop PCs; accessible 24 hrs/day by every participant Multimedia facilities, scanners, laser printers, LCD projectors, PC & LAN maintenance tools Unlimited Internet access All relevant software for the training. 43

44 APAARI/AIT Extension Opportunities APAARI to use the AIT Extension s expertise, experience and training & consultancy resources in the implementation of its Strategies. The AIT Extension has over 20 years of experience in conducting or administering non-degree training programs. The AIT Extension has the human resources and facilities to undertake consultancy services or organize and conduct customized training programs in support of APAARI s mission. The AIT Extension has adequate IT facilities for either training or consultancy services. Training participants have access to the Internet 24 hours/day all days of the week. 44

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Regional Initiative 5: Telecommunication/ICT policy and Regulation in the Asia-Pacific Region

Regional Initiative 5: Telecommunication/ICT policy and Regulation in the Asia-Pacific Region 21 August 2015 Bangkok, Thailand Aurora A. Rubio Head, ITU Area Office for South East Asia ITU: Asia Pacific