7.5E-employment
62. A number of different initiatives have been launched in the field of e-employment:
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The Bangladesh Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET), and the Ministry of Expatriate Welfare have automated much of the registration process for Bangladeshis seeking jobs overseas. It has developed a rich, interactive website, which offers various services for job-seekers and employers. BMET has established a Data Bank of Prospective Overseas Job Seekers, which is web-based and offers the facility for overseas employers to search for prospective overseas job seekers from Bangladesh over the Internet.
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The Pakistan Ministry of Information Technology, IT &T Division has implemented a project aimed at providing basic infrastructure at the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC): this involves automating the seven major FPSC systems and providing an online recruitment system. These facilities will lay the foundations for government e-services in employment.
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The Thai Department of Employment has developed an Overseas Employment Service System, the objectives of which are: to administer Thai workers intending to work overseas; to centralize overseas employment information; to protect the rights and benefits of overseas Thai workers; to promote and develop overseas labour opportunities for Thai workers; and to provide overseas employers with suitably experienced Thai workers.
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ITU, together with ASAFE (Association pour le Soutien et l’Appui à la Femme Entrepreneur)) and other partners, has started an e-employment (e-competence) project for women and youth in Cameroon (with possible extension to Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Rwanda and Tunisia). The objective is to provide women with the knowledge and skills that are needed to support the transition to e-competence and capabilities in the region.
7.6E-environment
63. A number of different initiatives have been launched in the field of e-environment:
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The Swiss National Animal Tracing Database (NATI) records animal births, transfers (e.g. animal sales) and slaughter to ensure the seamless traceability of livestock. This capability is extremely important in the event of an epidemic and an urgent need to identify potentially infected animals.
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The US Agency for International Development runs the Guinea Expanded Natural Resources Management Project (GENRMP) and is using GIS software to develop a forest management plan involving both the national government and the local population.
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Global Monitoring of Environment and Society (GMES) is a joint initiative of the European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA), designed to improve European capacity for the provision and use of operational information for Global Monitoring of Environment and Security by 2008. This capacity is composed of three modules: the production and dissemination of information; mechanisms needed to ensure permanent dialogue between all stakeholders; and the legal, financial, organisational and institutional framework to ensure the effective functioning of the system and its development.
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Within the framework of the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), ITU together with industry partners is working to address the impact of telecommunications and ICTs on climate change.
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The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) is promoting the provision and rapid exchange of information on weather, water and climate between scientific and research centres. In E-environment, WMO is promoting the provision of timely weather, water and climate information, including warnings for mitigating natural disasters, dangerous weather-related phenomena and environmental emergencies.
7.7E-agriculture
64. Under the Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture, the Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM) has developed a website that gives information about the daily prices of key agricultural products in various markets. This helps farmers and local business people to make better-informed decisions concerning to which markets they should sell. A similar initiative was undertaken by Trinidad and Tobago in establishing a comprehensive Management Information System to ensure that policy-makers and entrepreneurs have useful information for making informed policy and business decisions
65. The US Agency for International Development runs the Southern Africa Sustainable Tree Crops Programme (STCP) that uses a portal, consisting of a website and Intranet, to coordinate field activities among partners in coffee, cocoa and other tree crops.
66. FAO has initiated a number of initiatives in this area:
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A partnership-based e-learning initiative known as the Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK) will train individuals in the effective management of agricultural information. IMARK learning materials are being developed as a series of modules on CD-ROM, supplemented by an Internet-based, online community for contributors and learners to exchange views and share information. Access to IMARK is available in up to five languages and is free of charge.
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The Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) initiative provides public institutions in developing countries with free or low-cost access to over 400 major scientific journals in agriculture and related sciences. AGORA aims to increase the quality and effectiveness of agricultural research, education and training in low-income countries and, in turn, to improve food security. Researchers, policy-makers, educators, students, technical workers and extension specialists will have access to high-quality, relevant and timely agricultural information over the Internet.
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The Farmer Information Network (FarmNet) is a conceptual model for using ICTs for agricultural and rural development. It aims to create a network of rural people supported by intermediary organisations through extension services, using ICTs and conventional media to facilitate the gathering and exchange of knowledge and information. Farmnet projects are currently ongoing in Bolivia and Namibia, with others planned for East Africa and Latin America.
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