The Metaverse and the Future of the Arab Region: Public Policy Choices and Actions
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Flagship publications | E/ESCWA/OES/2024/1 | August 2024
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Focus areas
SDGs
- Agenda 2030
- Goal 1: No Poverty
- Goal 2: Zero Hunger
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
- Goal 4: Quality Education
- Goal 5: Gender Equality
- Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- Goal 14: Life Below Water
- Goal 15: Life On Land
- Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- (-) Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Initiatives
- Arab Digital Inclusion Platform
- Arab Internet Governance Forum
- Arab Open and Innovative Government
- Debt Optimization to Enhance Fiscal Space
- Development challenges
- Digital Arabic Content
- Digital Development
- ENACT project
- Enhancing competition and consumer protection laws and policies
- Enhancing integrated national development planning
- Enhancing resilience and sustainability of agriculture
- Governance and institution building
- Government electronic & mobile services
- Green Technologies for Enhancing Rural Livelihoods
- Partnerships for Agenda 2030
- Promoting renewable energy investments
- Public finance and inclusive fiscal policy
- Social Expenditure Monitor for Arab States
- Statistics Governance
- Sustainable urban development
- Technology Centre
- Transport and trade connectivity
- Up-scaling energy efficiency in residential & services sectors
- Voluntary reporting on the 2030 Agenda
Clusters
Keywords
- (-) GOVERNANCE
- ARAB COUNTRIES
- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
- INNOVATIONS
- COVID-19
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- CLIMATE CHANGE
- ECONOMIC GROWTH
- E-GOVERNMENT
- EDUCATION
- EMPLOYMENT
- POVERTY
- DATA COLLECTION
- GENDER EQUALITY
- CITIES
- DEVELOPMENT
- FOREIGN TRADE
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE
- JORDAN
- LABOUR MARKET
- PARTNERSHIP
- PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
- PUBLIC SERVICES
- RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
- STATISTICAL DATA
- AGEING PERSONS
- CAPACITY BUILDING
- COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
- FINANCING
- HEALTH
- HEALTH SERVICES
- HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
- RECOMMENDATIONS
- SOCIAL SECURITY
- SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
- TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
- DECENT WORK
- DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
- ECONOMIC ASPECTS
- EMPLOYMENT CREATION
- ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- ENERGY RESOURCES
- EXPORTS
- FISCAL POLICY
- FOOD SECURITY
- FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
- GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
- IMPORTS
- LIBYA
- MOROCCO
- NEW TECHNOLOGIES
- SOCIAL ASPECTS
- SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
- SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
- TUNISIA
- URBAN DEVELOPMENT
- YEMEN
- ACCESSIBILITY
- ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
- ALGERIA
- ARMED CONFLICTS
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- BAHRAIN
- CARE OF AGEING PERSONS
- CORRUPTION
- DATA ANALYSIS
- DEBT
- DECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNMENT
- DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
- DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
- DISABILITY
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- EGYPT
- ENERGY CONSUMPTION
- EQUALITY
- GOVERNMENT POLICY
- GREEN ECONOMY
- GUIDELINES
- HOUSEHOLDS
- HUNGER
- INSTITUTION BUILDING
- IRAQ
- JUSTICE
- KUWAIT
- MACROECONOMICS
- MAURITANIA
- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
- NATURAL RESOURCES
- OMAN
- OPEN SPACES
- PEACE
- POLICY MAKING
- POPULATION
- POPULATION TRENDS
- PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
- PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
- QATAR
- REFUGEES
- RESILIENCE
- RIGHT TO EDUCATION
- SANITATION
- SANITATION SERVICES
- SAUDI ARABIA
- SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
- SOCIAL WELFARE
- SOMALIA
- STATE OF PALESTINE
- SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
- SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
- TECHNICAL COOPERATION
- TECHNOLOGY
- TRADE STATISTICS
- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
- WATER
- AGEING
- BASIC EDUCATION
- BUSINESS
- CHILD HEALTH
- CHILDREN
- CIVIL SOCIETY
- CLIMATE
- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- CONFERENCES
- CONFLICT
- CONSUMER PROTECTION
- DATABASES
- DEBT MANAGEMENT
- DECISION-MAKING
- DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
- DISABILITY STATISTICS
- DISPLACED PERSONS
- ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
- ENERGY POLICY
- ENERGY SERVICES
- FINANCE
- FINANCIAL FLOWS
- GENDER STATISTICS
- GIRLS
- GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
- GOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICY
- GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
- GULF STATES
- HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
- INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
- INDUSTRY
- INFLATION
- INTRAREGIONAL TRADE
- INVESTMENTS
- KNOW-HOW
- LAW REFORM
- LAWS AND REGULATIONS
- LEBANON
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- MANUALS
- MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
- MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
- NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
- OLD AGE BENEFITS
- OPEN GOVERNMENT
- PENSIONS
- POPULATION DYNAMICS
- POVERTY MITIGATION
- PRODUCTIVITY
- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
- PUBLIC DEBT
- PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
- PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
- PUBLIC SECTOR
- RESOURCES MOBILIZATION
- RISK ASSESSMENT
- Social protection
- SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
- SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION
- STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
- STATISTICS
- SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
- TAXATION
- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
- TOURISM
- TRADE AGREEMENTS
- TRADE DATA INTERCHANGE
- TRADE FACILITATION
- TRAINING PROGRAMMES
- UNEMPLOYMENT
- URBAN AREAS
- WASTE MANAGEMENT
- WATER SUPPLY
- WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT
- WOMEN'S RIGHTS
- YOUTH
- ACCOUNTABILITY
- ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS
- AID FINANCING
- AIR QUALITY
- ANTITRUST LAW
- APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
- ASYLUM SEEKERS
- BANKING
- BANKRUPTCY
- BIG DATA
- BRIBERY
- BUDGET
- BUDGETING
- BUDGET PERFORMANCE
- BUSINESS CYCLES
- CAPITAL MARKETS
- CARTELS
- CASE STUDIES
- CHILD LABOUR
- CHILD MIGRANTS
- CHILD MORTALITY
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
- CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
- CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
- COASTAL AREAS
- COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
- COMOROS
- COMPETITION
- COMPETITION LAW
- CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
- CORPORATION LAW
- COSTS
- CRISIS MANAGEMENT
- CULTURAL ASPECTS
- CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
- CYBER SECURITY
- DAMAGES
- DATA PROCESSING
- DATA QUALITY
- DEATH RATE
- DECENTRALIZATION IN MANAGEMENT
- DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS
- DEMOGRAPHY
- DESALINATION
- DESERTIFICATION
- DEVALUATION
- DEVELOPMENT POLICY
- DIGITAL CONTENT
- DIGITAL DIVIDE
- DISABILITY BENEFITS
- DJIBOUTI
- DONOR COUNTRIES
- DRINKING WATER
- DROPOUTS
- EARLY MARRIAGE
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
- ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
- ECONOMIC CRISIS
- ECONOMIC GAP
- ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
- ECONOMIC INDICATORS
- ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
- ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION
- ECONOMIC POLICY
- ECONOMIC REFORM
- ECONOMIC STATISTICS
- ECONOMY MEASURES
- EDUCATIONAL POLICY
- EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
- ELECTRICITY
- ELECTRIC POWER
- ELECTRIC VEHICLES
- ENVIRONMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
- EQUAL PAY
- EUROPE
- EVALUATION
- EVIDENCE
- EXPORT DEVELOPMENT
- FERTILITY RATE
- FINANCIAL ASPECTS
- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
- FINANCIAL POLICY
- FINANCIAL STATISTICS
- FISHING
- FOOD AID
- FOOD WASTE
- FORCED MIGRATION
- FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
- FOREIGN POLICY
- FORESTS
- FREE TRADE
- FUTURE STUDIES
- GENDER
- GENDER MAINSTREAMING
- GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS
- GOODS
- GOVERNMENT PURCHASING
- HEALTH INSURANCE
- HEALTH POLICY
- HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES
- HOUSING
- HOUSING NEEDS
- HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
- HUMANITARIAN STANDARDS
- HUMAN RIGHTS
- HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
- ILLITERACY
- INCENTIVES
- INDUSTRIALIZATION
- INFORMATION EXCHANGE
- INFORMATION NETWORKS
- INLAND TRANSPORT
- INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
- INTEREST RATES
- INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
- INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
- INTERNET
- KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY
- LABOUR POLICY
- LAW
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
- LEGAL SERVICES
- LIVING CONDITIONS
- LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
- LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
- MALNUTRITION
- MARINE POLLUTION
- MARINE RESOURCES CONSERVATION
- MATERNAL MORTALITY
- MEDICAL SUPPLIES
- MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
- MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
- MIDDLE EAST
- MIGRATION
- NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
- NEIGHBOURING STATES
- NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
- NUTRITION POLICY
- OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS
- OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
- OWNERSHIP
- PARKS
- PENSION FUNDS
- PETROLEUM PRICES
- PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
- POPULAR PARTICIPATION
- PROJECT ACTIVITIES
- PROJECT EVALUATION
- PROJECT MONITORING
- PROJECT PREPARATION
- PUBLIC FINANCE
- PUBLIC HEALTH
- PUBLIC INVESTMENT
- PUBLIC TRANSPORT
- QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
- QUANTITATIVE CRITERIA
- RECYCLING
- REGIONAL COOPERATION
- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- REGIONAL PLANS
- REGIONAL PROGRAMMES
- REMITTANCES
- RENEWABLE RESOURCES
- REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
- RESEARCH
- RESOURCES ALLOCATION
- RESTRICTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES
- RIGHT TO FOOD
- RIGHT TO HEALTH
- ROAD MAPS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- RURAL AREAS
- RURAL DEVELOPMENT
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INDICATORS
- SEX DISTRIBUTION
- SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
- SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRY
- SOCIAL ACTION
- SOCIAL CONDITIONS
- SOCIAL INTEGRATION
- SOCIAL ISOLATION
- SOCIAL POLICY
- SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
- SOCIAL SERVICES
- SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS
- SOLAR ENERGY
- STANDARDS
- STATISTICAL CAPACITY
- STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY
- STERILIZATION
- STOCKHOLDERS
- SUBSIDIES
- SUDAN
- SURVEYS
- SWEDEN
- TARIFFS
- TAX REVENUES
- TECHNICAL ASPECTS
- TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
- TERRITORIES OCCUPIED BY ISRAEL
- TRADE IN SERVICES
- TRADE POLICY
- TRADE RESTRICTIONS
- TRANSPORT PLANNING
- UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
- UNITED STATES
- UNPAID WORK
- URBANIZATION
- URBAN PLANNING
- URBAN TRAFFIC
- VOCATIONAL TRAINING
- WAR
- WAR ON GAZA
- WATER CONSERVATION
- WATER MANAGEMENT
- WATER POLICY
- WATER POLLUTION
- WATER QUALITY
- WATER RESOURCES
- WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
- WATER REUSE
- WATER TREATMENT
- WEALTH
- WESTERN ASIA
- WOMEN
- WOMEN'S EDUCATION
- WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT
- WORKERS' RIGHTS
- YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
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