Last August 27 to 31, 2018, Mr. Jeffrey Llanto, Executive Director of CVISNET Foundation, Inc. presented the importance of ‘e-Resilience’ during disasters and normal day to day situations, the Role of Information and Communications Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and the 5I’s for e-Resilience Preparation in Asia-Pacific; during the United Nations – Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) Second Session of the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (AP-IS) Steering Committee and World Summit on the Information Society Regional Review at the United Nations Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
The Master Plan for the AP-IS was developed based on studies and analyses carried out by UN-ESCAP in the region through consultations with various stakeholders, including representatives of the private sector and discussions at a technical meeting organized in 2016. The Master Plan contains key strategic initiatives, targeted goals and a timeline in line with the four pillars of the Asia-Pacific information superhighway initiative: strengthening the regional broadband infrastructure; establishing regional Internet traffic and network management systems and policies; enhancing information and communications technology infrastructure resilience; and providing inclusive access to broadband Internet.
In addition, CVISNET also joined the Exhibition of the Committees on ICT, Science, Technology and Innovation; and Steering Committee on AP-IS. Presented was the generated awareness of the Movable & Deployable ICT Resource Unit (MDRU) Project implementated at San Remegio, Cebu, Philippines last 2015-2016 and the recent July 2018 Nepal MDRU Field Testing, Community Preparation and Technical Training at Kathmandu, Nepal, in collaboration with the ‘Educating Nepal’ Foundation and NTT.