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| 3 May 2017 |
Committee on Energy, 11th Session |
ESCWA held the eleventh session of the Committee on Energy in Cairo from 14 to 16 May 2017. Under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy of the Arab Republic of Egypt, in the presence of the representatives of ESCWA countries members of the Committee. |
| 3 May 2017 |
Sustainable Development Forum Opens in Rabat |
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| 4 May 2017 |
Prototype model for Sustainable Development Goal simulation |
ESCWA has developed a prototype of a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that can be used as a quantitative tool to link Sustainable Development Goals among each other and with various economic, fiscal, environmental, and social variables and to integrate SDGs in economic planning. |
| 4 May 2017 |
Lebanese Minister of Administrative Reform in Meeting on Open Government |
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| 4 May 2017 |
Arab Forum on Sustainable Development - Rabat, Morocco |
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| 5 May 2017 |
Official Welcome Statements |
Opening Segment |
| 5 May 2017 |
Setting the Scene and Ministerial Keynotes |
Part 1: Setting the Scene
Main Presentation on Launch of ESCWA Publication on "Arab Horizon 2030: Digital Technologies for Development" and Arab Digital Development Process
Part 2: Brief Ministerial keynotes
Panel Discussion
Concluding Remarks
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| 5 May 2017 |
Session 1 on Digital Development: issues related to National Development Planning, Governance and Infrastructure |
This session will discuss the (1) Strategic frameworks at the national and regional levels with regards to WSIS and SDGs, including overreaching digital strategies and ICT sectoral strategies; (2) ICT infrastructure, including market structure and regulatory landscape, service types, ICT connectivity, Internet architecture and domain name management; (3) Governance, including public/private partnership, multi-sector partnership, role of NGOs and participation in Internet Governance activities; (4) Legal environment, including enabling and regulatory environment related to the use of digit |
| 5 May 2017 |
ITU Regional Development Forum for Arab States - Regional Implementation: 2019 and Beyond |
This session will aim at discussing the regional implementation of the outcomes of WTDC-17 and PP-18 with the aim of contributing to the implementation of the WSIS and SDGs. |
| 5 May 2017 |
Session 2 on Digital Development: issues related to Digital Economy, Empowerment, Trade and Employment |
This session will explore (1) Productivity of the ICT Sector, including ICT research, development and innovation, standardization, Government facilitation and financing; (2) Economic impact of the ICT sector, including its contribution to national economy; and (3) Trade and employment in the ICT sector, e-trade, e-business and e-employment. |