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| 15 November 2013 |
Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in Arab Countries, Issue 18 |
Cyber-crime is an emerging global threat which affects developed and developing countries alike. This Review examines selected aspects of cybercrime, underlining its effect on the socioeconomic development of the Arab region. Those aspects include the action of cyberdissidents and hacktivists, as well as specific cases of cybercrime in the region. The publication reviews the project on the regional harmonization of cyberlegislation undertaken by ESCWA, and stresses its importance in the fight against cybercrime. |
| 15 November 2013 |
Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in the Arab Region, Issue 19 |
Issue 19 highlights basic aspects of the knowledge-based economy including its benefits and challenges. |
| 18 November 2013 |
Impact of ICT on Arab youth: Employment, education and social change |
This report analyzes the impact of ICT on Arab Youth by considering the economic, educational and social change dimensions. Chapter I discusses the current status of employment and education among youth in the region. In chapter II initiatives and policies implemented to address youth unemployment in the region are examined. Chapter III focus specifically on the role that ICT could play in curbing regional youth unemployment. |
| 20 November 2013 |
Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in the Arab Region, Issue 20 |
ICT plays an important role in the multi-channel delivery of effective and efficient government services for better economic and social development. |
| 28 November 2013 |
Short- and medium-term economic challenges of the Arab countries in transition |
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| 2 December 2013 |
Overview of the Arab Security Sector amidst Political Transition: A Reflection on Legacies, Functions and Perceptions |
This paper examines security sector reform during transition. It argues that any reform in Arab countries in transition is linked to good governance. |
| 3 December 2013 |
Combating Domestic Violence against Women and Girls: Policies to Empower Women in the Arab Region |
This study examines the phenomenon of domestic violence against women and girls in the Arab region. It analyses its sociocultural and legal aspects and its economic impact and cost. |
| 6 December 2013 |
Business Regulatory Reforms: Recommendations for Lebanon |
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| 13 December 2013 |
Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development in the Arab Region |
The Arab region is facing major challenges in terms of private participation in infrastructure investment. |
| 13 December 2013 |
Integrated Social Policy Report V |
When the long-simmering social crises in Arab countries erupted to the surface in 2011, these events immediately shifted government attention from the economic to the social fields. Suddenly it became clear that years of substantial economic growth had not improved social outcomes and Governments rushed to increase public employment and wages, improve services, increase social transfers and invest in social infrastructure. |