United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is the regional development arm of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region. Established in 1947, ESCAP has a membership of 62 Governments, 58 of which are in the region. It is the most comprehensive of the United Nations five regional commissions. It is also the largest United Nations body serving the Asia-Pacific region.
Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology (APCICT) is the one of the regional institute of UNESCAP which seeks to strengthen the efforts of the member countries of the UNESCAP to use ICT in their socio-economic development through building the human and institutional capacity for ICT. India is a member of the APCICT. India has about ten to twelve million Internet users, 8 million cell phone users and a teledensity of over 3 percent in a country. India has more information workers than Japan and the same number as the USA. India's media industry reaches 180 million readers, 384 million television viewers and 189 million radio listeners. Indian state and federal governments are spending millions of US dollars in towards e-government, according to the National Software and Services Association (NASSCOM).
