6th Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway Initiative Steering Committee
ESCAP secretariat is convening the sixth session of the AP-IS Steering Committee on 29 August 2022.
Digital India Knowledge Exchange
Date: 4-7 July 2022
In the next phase of Digital India, digital transformation is expected to be powered by emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Internet of Things, fifth generation (5G) networks, Augmented Reality, Machine learning among others. India is increasingly seen as a prominent hub for research, and the home to vibrant startup ecosystem.
The Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway Working Group 3: Digital Data
Working Group 3 (WG3) of the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (AP-IS), works on achieving the goals of the third pillar of the AP-IS Action Plan (2022-2026), ‘Digital Data’. Key themes under the first pillar and WG3 include:
The Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway Working Group 2: Digital Technologies
Working Group 2 (WG2) of the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (AP-IS) aims to achieve the goals of the second pillar of the AP-IS Action Plan (2022-2026), ‘Digital Technologies and Applications’. Key themes under the first pillar and WG2 include:
Expert Group Consultations on the Establishment of the Central Asian Digital Solutions Centre for Sustainable Development (DSC SD)
Ms. Tiziana Bonapace, Director of IDD of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in cooperation with Mr Askar Zhambakin, Vice Minister of Ministry of Digital Development and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan virtually co-hosted consultations with SPECA country experts on the above theme on 15th November 2021.