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| 20 May 2015 |
Technology Transfer to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and Identifying Opportunities for Domestic and Foreign Direct Investment in Selected Sectors: The Case of SME Clusters in the Agro-Food and Aprel Industries |
Given the changing business environment of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries, the need for mechanisms aimed at enhancing technology transfer and at channelling investment has become vital for the improvement of the productivity and competitiveness of SMEs. The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development identified technology transfer as one of the major instruments for assisting developing countries to move towards sustainable development. |
| 20 May 2015 |
A Standardization Framework to Promote an Enabling Environment for Arabic e-Services |
This study focuses on diverse standards used in developing e-services. It starts by mentioning the importance of e-services, and the role of standards in increasing its adoption. Then, it lists the main Standard Developing Organizations. Standards for specifying e-services are first described, especially those related to web service development, data encoding and exchange, electronic data interchange, and web service routing and addressing. The study also describes the main e-service security standards, main standard frameworks used for e-Business and e-Commerce applications. |
| 4 July 2017 |
Women, Peace and Security: The Role of Institutions in Times of Peace and War in the Arab Region |
This publication explores what the women, peace, and security agenda is and how institutions in the Arab region are responding to it in times of peace and of war. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Economic Trends and Impacts: Foreign Aid and Development in the Arab Region, Issue No. 4 |
A comprehensive assessment of the relationship between foreign aid and development in the Arab region over the last three decades, this study defines the major trends in development assistance to Arab countries, offering a detailed analysis of the cases of Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Yemen. |
| 19 December 2013 |
A study of age reporting in selected Arab censuses of population |
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| 26 January 2017 |
Social Protection Country Profile: Tunisia |
Profile of social protection in Tunisia, covering social insurance, social assistance and healthcare, as well as the challenges facing these institutions. |
| 8 January 2014 |
Statistical Abstract of the Arab Region, No.33 |
The Statistical Abstract of the Arab Region presents time series statistics and indicators on core areas of economic and social development in ESCWA member countries. This issue consists of twelve chapters, each focusing on one of the following topics: population, labour force, education and illiteracy, health, gender equality, air pollution, energy, national accounts, industry, foreign trade, financial statistics and prices, and information and communications technology. |
| 8 August 2004 |
Review of Information and Communication Technology for Development, Issue No. 3 |
ICT Review, issue 3, focuses on the outcomes of WSIS and the activities of the ESCWA ICT Division |
| 20 May 2015 |
Gender Mainstreaming in the Policies, Programmes and Activities of Ministries of Labour and Social Affairs in ESCWA Member Countries: Guide |
This guide reviews gender mainstreaming in institutional plans, policies and programmes, and highlights key steps taken with a view to integrating gender-related issues into programmes and activities of formal institutions. The guide underlines the fact that national machineries for women must be involved in the gender mainstreaming process, since those machineries play a key role at the national level in monitoring, implementing, evaluating and following up on all issues that impact women. |
| 23 November 2016 |
Demographic Profile of the Arab Region: Realizing the Demographic Dividend |
This paper provides an overview of population dynamics and trends in the Arab region and analyzes the demographic window of opportunity in Arab countries. |