1. Open Consultations on Financial Mechanisms for Meeting the Challenges of ICT for Development 8~9 October, 2009 Geneva, Switzerland - Financing for Capacity-building - Public-Private Partnership (PPP) case of APWINC

2. Introduction to APWINC 1996. Founded for managing FebMed/WomMed network in the APEC region 2005. Opened APWIN IT Edu Center and APEC Women’s e-Biz Center under APWINC Started “Initiative for APEC Women’s Participation in the Digital Economy” Project (2005~2009) 1998. Established as UNESCO Chair in Communication Technology for Women (1998~2008) 2009 Mar. Joined UN Global Compact as an academic organization LOCALLOCAL GLOBALGLOBAL Chronicle Partnerships

3. Forum APEC Forum for Women’s Participation in the Digital Economy Training APEC Women’s e-Biz Training Workshop Innovative Strategies for Latin American & Caribbean Women's Participation in the Digital Economy: a pilot program for Women entrepreneurship History of APWINC’s Project – Forum & Training 2005;(2005~2009) 2009; (2007, 2008) Peru 2008; (2010) 2006;(2006) (2006) 2007 2007; (2006, 2007, 2008) Vietnam 2007;(2006,2007)

4. Booklets - Vietnam, Indonesia (2005) - China, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand (2006) - Vietnam II, Indonesia II(2007) Report “APEC Initiative for Educational Mobility and Cultural Understanding in the Global Knowledge-based Society” (2008) White Paper (2007) “Women-Owned SMEs and e-Business in Twelve APEC Economies” History of APWINC’s Project - Research

5. Financial Mechanism of APWINC - As of 2008 -  Full Support from Local Gov’t  Support of Local Gov’t + IO Initiative for APEC Women’s Participation in the Digital Economy Capacity Development for Gender Policy Planning Training for Women’s IT Capacity Building in APEC Member countries 2007 IT Capacity Building Program for Women in the APEC Region 2008 APEC Initiative for Educational Mobility and Cultural Understanding in the Global Knowledge- based Society Innovative Strategies for Latin American & Caribbean Women's Participation in the Digital Economy Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Asia Through Green Cooperative Entrepreneurship UNESCO-ROK Fellowship (Africa)

6. Partnership with Local Gov’t - MKE ROK’s Government “Initiative for APEC Women’s Participation in the Digital Economy” Ministry of Knowledge Economy International Org. APEC Electronic Commerce Steering Group (ECSG) R&HRD Hub Asia Pacific Women’s Information Network Center (APWINC) Financial Support for 5 year project implementation Official Approval Forum Training Research Web-Community Building

7. Partnership with IO – IDB ROK Government “Innovative Strategies for Peruvian Women’s Participation in Digital Economy: A Pilot Program for Women Entrepreneurs” Ministry of Strategy and Finance “Korean Poverty Reduction Fund (KPR)” International Org. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) R&HRD HUB Asia Pacific Women’s Information Network Center (APWINC) Implementing Pilot Training on ICT & e-Biz in Peru Peru Government Women and Social Development Ministry Local Funding Partnership for Implementation Contract as a consulting firm

8. Challenges to Public, IO, Private Sector Need in policy to use strategically increased ODA - to secure stable natural resource - to raise national brand value Need to be fair in distributing fund in highly competitive condition - The more diverse project, the less fund size Difficulty to get government’s official funding - many governments generally neglect to donate the contribution to UN New agenda like MDG → More projects → More need for fund source Domestic IT market is saturated - No. of Mobile phone subscribers in Korea (2009. July) : 47 mils./49 mils. - No. of Broadband subscribers in Korea (2009. June) : 16 mils./49 mils. Need for local friendly image and diplomatic relation building abroad Int’l norm like UN Global Compact pressure to corporate activities (CSR) - CSR becomes one of the criteria to get investment, eg. Social Responsibility Index (SRI) - (APWINC joined UNGC in March of 2009)

9. Breakthrough with Public-Private Partnership Int’l Org. NEEDNEED -Complementing hesitant contribution from governments -New agenda, new funding source Private NEEDNEED - Ensuring diplomatic channel to emerging markets - Expanding local-friendly brand image abroad - Lack of proper experiences and programs to do CSR R&HRD Hub - Experience of Re.& Training for developing countries - New int’l norm (UNGC) friendly activities Local Gov’t NEEDNEED -Complementing financial source -Strategic Execution of ODA -Enhancing the value of national brand

10. Public-Private Partnership - case Private Company “APEC Training Program for Preventive Education on ICT Misuse” KT (Telecommunication company) ROK’s Government Korea Communications Committee R&HRD Hub Asia Pacific Women’s Information Network Center (APWINC) 25% of Financial Support + Diplomatic Channel to IO Int’l Symposium on ‘Safe and Trusted ICT/Internet Use, Actions Against Internet Misuse Pilot Trainings in two APEC member economies 75% of Financial Support Official Approval KT Cultural Foundation CSR International Org. APEC TEL WG APEC HRD WG UN Global Compact Commitment

11. Public-Private Partnership – Prospective 1 Private ‘A’ Korean Energy Company With interests in Peruvian reg. “Transmission of APWINC Model in Peru” (tentative) IDB Peru Government Public R&HRD Hub Asia Pacific Women’s Information Network Center (APWINC) Financial & Institutional Support Financial Support STEP 1 Building Key-point bases (APWINC model) in universities STEP 2 Training trainers on ICT & e-biz STEP 3 Disseminating skills & knowledge through the bases

12. Public-Private Partnership – Prospective 2 “UN platform for Human Capacity Development: ICT Applications” (tentative) STEP 2 (2) Dispatching to ITU & UN affiliates’ posts in the APEC regions STEP 3 (3) Through (1)&(2), Disseminate ICT skills & knowledge R&HRD Hub Asia Pacific Women’s Information Network Center (APWINC) Financial & Institutional Support Financial Support Financial & Diplomatic Support STEP 1 (1) Mobilizing & training Korean trainers ITU & UN affiliates LAC governments IO & Gov’t Presidential Council on National Branding ROK Gov’t A-Tel Company B-Energy Company Private

13. Conclusion High-level TrainersGrassroots WomenFamily East Asia Latin America & the Caribbean Africa Local Gov’t Int’l Org. Local Gov’t IO Private

14. Thank you Dong Ju Choi, Ph.D. Executive Director Asia Pacific Women’s Information Network Center (APWINC), Sookmyung Women’s University, Korea Email: djchoi@sm.ac.kr