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CAN PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS HELP MEET DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES?
… have used performance requirements as part of their development policies, the overall trends are similar in the … on their effectiveness in helping countries to promote development, or conversely on their distorting effects. As … … CAN PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS HELP MEET DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES? … press_material …
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“CONSIDERABLE” INVESTMENT POTENTIAL SEEN FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
… to discuss how to realize the potential for enterprise development in, and higher foreign direct investment (FDI) … bring the dynamism of the private sector to bear on the development challenges facing them, was the broad context of … Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany. Participants concurred on the urgent …
Meeting
Fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15)
… session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development – UNCTAD 15 – presents an opportunity for the development community to align the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development with the global “new normal” created by the …
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A NEW HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR PORT COMMUNITIES
… a comprehensive international strategy for human resource development for port communities in developing countries is … the use of distance-learning techniques and the development of an Internet platform to exchange information … from two independent evaluations of UNCTAD human resource development programmes conducted in 2001. Following these …
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Commission on Science and Technology for Development, 2021-2022 Inter-sessional Panel
… The Commission on Science and Technology for Development will hold its 2021–2022 intersessional panel … two priority themes: Theme 1: Industry 4.0 for inclusive development Theme 2: Science, technology and innovation for sustainable urban development in a post-pandemic world The Commission will also …
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THE EMERGING BIOFUELS MARKET: REGULATORY, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT IMPLICATIONS
… developing countries. Quick Links: | Trade Environment & Development | … UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2006/4 … THE EMERGING BIOFUELS MARKET: REGULATORY, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT IMPLICATIONS … publication …
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RELIABLE AND COMPARABLE DATA TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF ICT ON DEVELOPMENT
… of information and communication technologies (ICT) for development and poverty reduction, we need to be able to … was organized by the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development (1) . It was intended to alert decision makers to … organization in the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development, an outcome of UNCTAD´s eleventh session (held in …
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NEW INTERNET APPLICATIONS GAINING GROUND IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
… developing countries, finds UNCTAD in its E-commerce and Development Report 2003 (1) , released today. BPO, in which … accessibility of the Internet have opened the way to the development of BPO services in both developed and developing … and communications technologies (ICT) as a key to development and has embarked on ambitious long-range plans. …
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ROLE OF FREE SOFTWARE FOR DEVELOPMENT TO BE DISCUSSED AT UNCTAD MEETING
… the broader implications of FOSS for economic and social development, will be discussed by government representatives … information revolution. What are the economic and social development implications of such software? Why should FOSS be … FOSS affect other spheres of human activity important for development, such as health, education and innovation? These …