The study consists of four sections and a preview, in which, an account of ESCWA contributions to the subject of digital Arabic content since 2003 is summarized. Section I deals with definition of the two major sectors which provide the feed for digitization: the media content and the creative sectors, with large portions of both sectors being digitized, or are available for digitization in the future. Section I also provides an overview of the global status of digital content. Section II addresses the economic aspects of the DAC market.

In collaboration with the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lebanon, ESCWA held a National Workshop on settlement of investment disputes between states and investors during the period 25-29 November, 2013. The purpose of this workshop was to familiarize the participants with investment and its parties, the motivations and needs of the investing parties to insist on arbitration, and contracts for state-derived of Arbitration for settlement of investment disputes clause.

Under the patronage of  the Egyptian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) conducted  a workshop in Cairo entitled: “National Legislative Corrections and Institutional Policies for Effective technology transfer system.”
ETC presented an overview of the project progress in 5 Arab countries (Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman and Tunis) and main findings of the project.

On 11 December 2014, more than 20 UN agencies operating in the Arab region, representatives from the League of Arab States (LAS) and various embassies who were hosted at the UN House in Beirut by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) for the 20th Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting to discuss development priority agenda items.