Report of the Regional Workshop - Escap

Country project proposals and actions plans
I. COUNTRY PROJECT PROPOSALS
AND ACTIONS PLANS
The participants presented project concept for ICT applications in specific
sectors in their countries. During the Workshop, participants conducted a
training exercise for which the project concepts of Bhutan, India, Indonesia,
Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan were further developed
into project proposals and action plans. The following section presents the
country presentations which are followed by the project proposals for the
above mentioned countries.
A. Afghanistan
Decades of war in Afghanistan resulted in various social problems in
the country, including enormous poverty. Traditional agricultural production
has been disrupted and the potential to transfer knowledge of cultural practices
from one generation to another has been affected. With the prospects of a more
stable and democratic government, many international organizations have
been contributing towards development funds for different development activities.
The project proposed by Afghanistan was for the establishment of an
agricultural technology college to train teachers, who could in turn teach farmers
and younger generations about farming practices, to develop pool of agricultural
producers and entrepreneurs.
The goal of the project was alleviation of poverty among the rural
population, and the immediate objectives were to develop a model for increasing
agricultural productivity and improving skills for adopting good agricultural
practices. Activities included the establishment of schools and training
centres and demonstration plots.
B. Bangladesh
The Government of Bangladesh established the Bangladesh Cultural
Academy (BCA) in Dhaka, to develop, preserve and raise awareness of the
indigenous culture of the country. To carrying out these activities throughout
the country, a District Cultural Academy (DCA) will be established in each of
Bangladesh’s 64 districts (except Dhaka). These academies will be established
in two phases. In the first phase, 36 will be established, and in second phase,
the remaining 27 will be established. The BCA will centrally control and administer
these academies. The DCA will conduct its cultural activities by obtaining
funds from the revenue budget according to the constitution of the
BCA.
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