Technology for Development
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Proposed Arab Digital Agenda: Preliminary Framework for the Arab Information and Communication Technology Strategy for Sustainable Development E/ESCWA/TDD/2019/TP.4 The integration of ICT into the various sectors has led to improve the effectiveness of activities and to develop these sectors. Regional and national digital Agendas are documents that provide a... |
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Big Data for Good: Can Big Data Illustrate the Challenges Facing Syrian Refugees in Lebanon? E/ESCWA/CL6.GCP/2020/TP.7 Non-traditional data sources ought to be considered for supporting policymaking. In addition to official statistics or traditional data sources, the non-traditional data used in this project are... |
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Open Government Open Data Toolkit E/ESCWA/CL4.SIT/2021/MANUAL.2 The open data toolkit is a brief guide for initiating, planning, implementing, and evaluating open data programmes in the Arab region. It includes five sections, covering planning and management... |
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Open Government: Citizen Engagement Toolkit E/ESCWA/CL4.SIT/2021/MANUAL.1 The citizen engagement toolkit is a brief guide aimed at promoting engagement in and implementation of open government in the Arab region. Prepared as part of ESCWA open government initiative,... |
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Government Electronic and Mobile Services (GEMS) maturity index - 2020 E/ESCWA/CL4.SIT/2020/TP.17 GEMS indicator aims to measure the maturity of government services provided through the portal and through mobile applications in the Arab region. It seeks to bridge the gap in most of the... |
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Government Electronic and Mobile Services (GEMS) maturity index - 2019 E/ESCWA/TDD/2019/TP.3 GEMS indicator aims to measure the maturity of government services provided through the portal and through mobile applications in the Arab region. It seeks to bridge the gap in most of the... |
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Arab Digital Development Report 2019: Towards Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness E/ESCWA/TDD/2019/6 Linking the role of information and communications technologies (ICTs) with sustainable development, this publication addresses the theme of empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness of... |
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Intellectual Property for Fostering Innovation in the Arab World E/ESCWA/TDD/2019/5 Only few Arab countries have a national intellectual property strategy with measures that encourage and facilitate the effective development, management, and protection of intellectual... |
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Technology for Development Bulletin in the Arab Region 2019 E/ESCWA/TDD/2019/4 The first section is devoted to new technologies. The role of open data and big data within open government perspective is addressed to highlight its potential opportunities and impact on socio-... |
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ESCWA Annual Report 2019 E/ESCWA/OES/2020/1 The last decade was difficult for the Arab region. A few countries fell into civil war while others suffered from serious political and economic instability. As a result, millions of people across... |
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Information and Communication Technologies: Prospects for Promoting Gender Equality in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/ECW/2019/3 The present report examines how information and communication technology (ICT) can be used as a means of implementation to accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 5, and... |
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Developing an artificial intelligence strategy: National guide E/ESCWA/CL4.SIT/2020/TP.8 Components supporting successful AI strategies from around the world: |
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ESCWA's vision on the work modalities for producing, developing and implementing the Arab Information and Communication Technology Strategy (The Arab Digital Agenda) E/ESCWA/CL4.SIT/2020/TP.7 This document presents “ESCWA's vision on the work modalities for producing, developing and implementing the Arab Information and Communication Technology Strategy (The Arab Digital Agenda)”. It... |
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Big data readiness assessment National guide E/ESCWA/CL4.SIT/2020/TP.11 With the political and popular positive attitude to desire the latest technologies and seek immediate applications after realizing the role of these technologies in finding solutions to current (... |
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Socioeconomic Impact of COVID-19: Policy Briefs E/ESCWA/2020/INF.1 A decade marked for accelerated action and delivery towards sustainable development has... |
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Legal aspects of open government and open data E/ESCWA/CL4.SIT/2020/TP.2 Laws and regulations related to access to information and openness are very important for the implementation of open government principles. These laws cover several areas, such as access to... |
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Opportunities and Challenges for Arab Youth and Women E/ESCWA/TDD/2019/TP.2 Entrepreneurship is generally considered as one possible solution to unemployment among the youth and the economic empowerment of women in the Arab region. This study discusses the opportunities... |
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Capacity development material on open data E/ESCWA/TDD/2019/TP.1 The report offers practical guidelines on how to initiate and manage open government data programmes, and it is targeting public sector employees in the Arab countries. The data we create, and... |
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Impact of Fourth Industrial Revolution on Development in Arab countries E/ESCWA/TDD/2019/3 This study contextualizes the discussions around the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) to the Arab countries. For more than two decades, ESCWA identified Biotechnologies and advanced... |
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Arab Horizon 2030: Innovation Perspectives for achieving SDGs in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/TDD/2019/2 The publication explores innovation approaches and technological trends that bolster inclusive sustainable development and the achievement of SDGs in the Arab region by: ... Arabic (4.86 MB) English (4.85 MB) |