1. Country office: Azerbaijan
2. Date of Submittion: 02-mai-2003
3. Amount Requested from the Fund: $ 25,000
4. Budget Breakdown:
Local experts USD2,000
Survey on use of ICT USD3,000
Staff/contributors exchange between Turkey and Aze USD 5,000
Teleconference at the NHDRs launch USD 7,000
Peer review, inch workshop and hard copy USD 3,000
Joint publication on mini CD USD 4,000
Development of shared website component on NHDRs USD 1,000
5. HDR Theme/Area of focus: ICT for development
6. Expected date of launch: November, 2003
7. Proposed HDR Activities to be supported with the Innovation Fund:
For the 2003 NHDRs Azerbaijan and Turkey selected very similar themes: The Role of Information and New Technologies in Human Development and Harnessing ICT for Turkey's Human Development: 0pportunities, Challenges and Pitfalls respectively. In Azerbaijan the President recently approved the National ICT Strategy. UNDP was the lead agency supporting government efforts in the field. After consultation between the two COs and NHDR teams it was decided to explore the opportunity for cooperation, synergies and information sharing both at the stage of report preparation and during the launch. The two countries will prepare separate national reports but benefit from joint peer review and panel discussion on major findings and recommendations. The NHDR teams will be given opportunity to visit the neighboring country to participate in the above-mentioned discussions. Azerbaijan plans to conduct a small-scale survey on how introduction of ICT affect people life. The process will culminate by the two nation wide launches with the video-conference link between Ankara and Baku to highlight how ICT is changing the way countries and people communicate with each other. The joint publication describing the process and summary of major recommendations will be published in mini CD form and hard copy. To our knowledge this is the first time that two CO have synchronized the launching of the NHDRs with related themes. This can be particularly effective in respect of Turkey and Azerbaijan because of strong historical, ethnic, cultural and economic relations between the two countries, which are neighbors. The launch will be conducted in English and Azeri/Turkish (which are related languages).
8. Other financial support available to complement these activities and the preparation of the above mentioned HDR:
Other financial support available for the initiative is the DSS funding which will cover the cost of national expertise, editing, translation, and publication of the NHDRs in English and Azeri languages.
9. Indicate with a X which aspect(s) of the NHDR preparation/production process will be supported with the resources received from the Innovation Fund and write in the box next to the one selected a brief summary of what is intended:
Excellence in Quality of Analysis
Peer review and discussion at the national and regional level will contribute the quality of the analysis.
Excellence in Policy Impact
Excellence in Participatory and Inclusive Process and Deepening National Ownership
Excellence in Presentation
For the first time in the history of NHDR the launch ceremony will be done jointly with another country using the videoconference link.
10. Expected Results:
-NHDR with high quality analysis
-Messages of the reports widely disseminated at national, regional levels
-NHDR prepared in the participatory manner
11. Timeline for implementation of the proposed activities mentioned in item # 6:
Survey June
Draft contributions July
Peer review (workshops) August
Staff exchanges August-September
Launch November
Printing of
Joint publication December
Name of Requesting officer/focal point for this initiative: Narmina Guliyeva
Email: narmina.guliyeva@undp.org
Title: National Programme Officer
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