Innovation 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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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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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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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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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) |
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Technology for Development Bulletin in the Arab Region 2018 E/ESCWA/TDD/2019/1 This publication aims to present the main global trends in technology and their impact on government work, integration and transformation, in addition to Internet neutrality. It also addresses... |
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Capacity Development Material on Participation, Collaboration and Engagement E/ESCWA/TDD/2018/TP.3 This report expands on framework developed by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia for fostering open government in the Arab region prepared in the context of project entitled... |
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Technology as a tool to make cities safe and combat violence against women E/ESCWA/ECW/2019/Brief.1 The Arab region is witnessing an unprecedented urbanization boom accompanied by diverse challenges including sexual violence and harassment of women in public spaces. This challenge is an... |
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Fostering Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/TDD/2018/TP.2 This report explores the intersection of MSMEs, innovation and technology against the background of the Sustainable Development Goals. Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) targets the... |
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Fostering Open Government in the Arab region E/ESCWA/TDD/2018/TP.1 |