APT HRD Program

Since its establishment in 1979, APT has been conducting HRD Programme for developing the skills of APT Members to meet the objectives of APT. The topics include Information Communication Technologies (ICT), Network and Information Security, Finance and Budget, Telecommunication Management, Mobile Communications, Multimedia, Satellite Communication, Telecommunications and ICT Policy and Regulation, Broadband Technologies, e-Applications, Rural Telecommunications Technologies, IP Networks and Services, Customer Relations, etc.

APT HRD Programme is composed of the following five components.

Training Courses are mainly composed of lectures and hands on activities. APT training courses are usually making use of the facilities and resources offered by APT Member countries and the topics are selected based on the requests from the APT Members and the latest development in the industry sector. The trainees are selected from nominations from APT Member countries. In 2004, APT implemented 30 training courses in Telecommunications and ICT fields.

Links to APT Traning Courses (2004-2006)

Study visits are mainly composed of technical visits to the facilities in the APT Member countries. The topics or fields of the study visits are also selected based on the requests from the APT Members and the latest development and demands in the sector. In 2004, APT implemented 9 study visits.

Links to APT Study Visits (2004- 2006)

Workshops, Seminars and Symposia are held with the view to capacity building of the developing members in ICT and other areas. Topics are selected based on the requests from the APT Members and the needs of the host countries.

Workshop on Telemedicine (6-9 February 2007, Chiangmai, Thailand)

Workshop on Disaster Communication and Network Development for Pacific (4-6 June 2007, Nadi, Fiji)

Regional Workshop on Standardization (24 - 26 July 2007, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)

Asia-Pacific Telecommunications and ICT Development Forum (10-12 September 2007, Tokyo, Japan)

4th APT ICT-HRD Telemedicine Workshop (January 25-26, 2006, Islamabad, Pakistan)

APT- NAv6 Center Joint Workshop on IPv6 (February 27 - 1 March 2006, Langkawi, Malaysia)

The APT Regional Workshop on Standardization (August 8 - 10, Bali, Indonesia)

Regional Workshop on Standardization (February 2 - 4, 2005, Vientiane, Lao PDR)

Regional Workshop on e-Government (February 24 - 25, 2005, Hanoi, Vietnam)

Workshop on Wireless Technology toward Broadband Society (March 15, 2005 ,Jakarta , Indonesia)

Workshop on Broadband Wireless Technologies toward Information Society (March 18, 2005, Makati, Philippines)

Regional Workshop on Standardization (September 6 -8 2005, Thimphu, Bhutan)

APT Regional Forum for ICT Experts in South-East Asia (February 4-5, 2004, in Jakarta, Indonesia)

Under the Expert Missions specialists and experts in the relevant fields will assist Member countries in solving specific problems and issues. The specialists and experts are selected from the APT Member on a competitive basis. APT has conducted 9 Expert Missions since 2003.

Link to Expert Missions (2003 - 2004)

This programme is to enhance Research and Development (R&D) activities in the field of advance ICT through supporting face-to-face interaction and exchange of new ideas and technical know-how among researchers and engineers in the APT Member Countries with the support of researchers from Japan . Financial supports have been provided yearly to the selected research/project proposals from the APT Member countries.
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New Nomination Forms and Evaluation Sheet (for APT Member Countries only)