Programs
AUICK focuses its activites on capacity building, creation of
awareness, commitment and knowledge and also information sharing among
the planners and administrators of medium-sized cities and towns. In
order to achieve these aims there are a variety of programs in place.
During
the next four year
period AUICK's Strategic
Project for 2004-2007 will
focus
programs on nine selected
medium-sized cities, representing nine Asian countries, creating a more
efficient allocation of resources.
Strategic Project for 2004-2007
A. Training Programs
Capacity-building for senior
officials of AUICK
Associate Cities (AACs).
1.
AUICK Associate Cities Conference
To
be held every four years to
obtain their political commitment to population issues especially
within their cities and to set a four-year programme goal, including
the establishment and strengthening of the AAC network.
2.
Workshops on Specific Themes
To
be held twice yearly to
improve the knowledge, awareness, and understanding of senior city
planners and administrators on specific issues of population and urban
development.
3.
Monitoring Visits
AUICK
staff will visit each
AAC every year to monitor the results of training and to observe how
administrators have applied what they learnt in seminars.
The
follow-up visits have
three aims:
a)
To learn about the impact
of the training program in the area of policy formation of
ex-participants and their cities;
b)
To receive suggestions for
future directions to make programs better; and
c)
To strengthen an
intersectoral and intercity network among participating cities in each
country.
4.
International Conferences and Special Seminars
From
time to time AUICK holds
international conferences and special seminars on appropriate topics.
B. Training
Support
Programs
1.
Research Studies
Baseline/endline survey and case studies.
2.
Newsletter
Since 1989, AUICK has published 42 issues of the Newsletter "Asian
Cities and People." Back issues are available on the website. More
3.
Website and Database
A broad range of information, relating to urban problems, projects and
successes are accessible in our web-based database for easy reference. More
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