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Assessment, Information Systems, Monitoring and Statistics (AIMS): To collect and
disseminate data. It is the Asia-Pacific Regional Office of the UNESCO Institute for
Statistics (UIS). UNESCO‟s Institute for Statistics (UIS) collects and disseminates
comparable data on education from all countries and territories: time series data on
hundreds of variables are available from 1960 onward (The World Bank, 2000).
Culture (CLT): To safeguard the World‟s heritage and promotes cultural diversity.
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission/Sub-Commission for the Western
Pacific, IOC/WESTPAC, implements marine scientific research programs for the
protection of Oceans and coasts.
Communication and Information (CI) promotes Communication Development,
Information Society and Freedom of Expression
Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific, RUSHSAP,
promotes ethics in scientific fields and dialogue among countries.
Information and Knowledge Management, IKM, shapes UNESCO's image and raises
the Organization‟s visibility throughout the Asia-Pacific region by media and
communications work, publications and by managing the office‟s website.
5.1.3.2 Asian Program of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID)
In 1972, the General Conference in its 17 th session approved the establishment of Asian Centre of
Educational Innovation for Development (ACEID) through resolution 1211.
ACEID acted as a Secretariat for the Asian Program of Educational Innovation for
Development (APEID). Later on in 1973 APEID was established officially.
The mission of this program is to contribute to sustainable human development through the
design and implementation of education programs and projects, mainly at the post primary level
of education which stress „educational innovation for development.
At present APEID is active in 47 Asia-Pacific UNESCO member states. Its goals are to;
foster educational innovation and research in support of development;