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Introduction The Dili International Youth Forum (DIYF) is a component of an ICT Capacity building pilot project for the Youth of Timor-Leste. This project is funded by the Swiss government and Global Knowledge Partnership. The project is implemented by MIMOS Berhad Malaysia, AOC & Associates Group and Yayasan Salam Malaysia (external partners), National Youth Council of Timor-Leste, Ministry of Education, Culture Youth and Sports, Timor-Leste, Ministry of Transport Telecommunications and Post, Timor-Leste and the Department of Labour and Solidarity, Timor-Leste. AOC & Associates are the principal external partners responsible for organising the Dili International Youth Forum. Aims The Dili International Youth Forum (DIYF) aims to provide an enabling environment for discussion on the development of strategies for ICT use by youth in Timor-Leste. It also aims to facilitate the creation of partnerships between youth organisations, youth service providers and interested parties in developing the capacity of youth in Timor-Leste to engage in the use of ICT. The Dili International Youth Forum, will be the first of a series of international forums focusing on Youth and ICT in the country. Strategic Intent The Dili International Youth Forum aims are: 1. Increasing the knowledge base of Timorese society-at-large of the potential of ICT for workforce development and employment creation. 2. Facilitating the conception of an action plan for developing effective ICT capacity building programmes and initiatives for youth in Timor Leste. 3. Enabling multi-track knowledge sharing on ICT programmes, funding and technical assistance that can be used to develop youth ICT programmes for Timor-Leste. 4. Facilitating intra and external partnership building between youth and youth service provider organisations, governments, inter-governmental organisations and non-governmental organisations to develop effective ICT Youth capacity building programmes and initiatives for Timor-Leste. Expected Outcomes The expected outcomes of the Dili International Youth Forum are: 1. To formulate a National Action Plan for Youth ICT Capacity Building Programmes and Initiatives for the next 3 years in Timor-Leste. 2. Building of new strategic partnerships both internally and externally for development and implementation of Youth Capacity Building ICT Programmes and Initiatives for Timor-Leste. 3. Knowledge of "best practice" case studies, funding and technical assistance for ICT Youth Capacity Building initiatives. 4. To identify six (6) ICT Youth Capacity Building Initiatives and Projects in Timor-Leste. For more information on the Youth ICT Capacity Building Programmes and Initiatives for Timor-Leste, please visit the AOC website.
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