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Arab Internet Governance Forum 2015



Arab Internet Governance Forum 2015 and Regional Conference on the Review of the World Summit on the Information Society Outcomes (WSIS+10) and of the Global/...

Innovation and technology for advancing the knowledge-based economy in the Arab region





The Information Communication Technology (ICT) revolution which began nearly two...
Online Workshop on Promoting the Digital Arabic Content Industry



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Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders



ESCWA is implementing the project "Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders in the ESCWA Region"...

Second Arab High-level Forum on WSIS and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development kicks off



Beirut, 19 March 2019 (ESCWA)—The Second Arab High-level Forum on World Summit on the Information Society (...

Expert Group Meeting on National Digital Development Reports and Workshop on the UAE National Report



As part of ESCWA preparations for the 2019 Arab Digital Development Report (ADDR), the Expert Group Meeting on...

ESCWA Arab High-level Forum concludes with calls to use technologies to accelerate sustainable development



Beirut, 20 March 2019 (ESCWA)--The Second Arab High-level Forum on World Summit on the Information Society (...

ESCWA Collaborates in the Organization of the 3rd Annual Digital Arabic Content Forum: Arab content in the era of major digital transformations



For the third year in a row, the Annual Digital Arabic Content Forum was jointly organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), the Arab Regional...

Technical Committee, 8th meeting



The secretariat of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing the Eighth meeting of the Technical Committee during the period 10-12 December 2013. The...

Fourth Meeting for ETC’s Board of Governors



The fourth meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) comes shortly after the composition of the new Board represented by 16 Arab countries for...

Sixth Meeting of the Board of Governors of ESCWA Technology Centre



The Sixth Meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) will be held on 14 November 2016 in Amman, Jordan. The BOG includes official representatives of 16 Arab...

Arab Horizon 2030: Digital Technologies for Development cover Arab Horizon 2030: Digital Technologies for Development

E/ESCWA/TDD/2017/3

The study entitled Arab Horizon 2030: Digital Technologies for Development is a central part of ESCWA efforts to promote radical policy changes towards utilizing digital technologies for...

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Arab Regional Dialogue and Experts Meeting on Internet Governance and Cybersecurity Nexus - Promoting Trust in Cyberspace



The Arab Regional Dialogue and Experts Meeting on Internet Governance and Cybersecurity Nexus - Promoting Trust in Cyberspace (Beirut, 4-7 December...

ESCWA Consultative Committee on Scientific and Technological Development and Technological Innovation, Third Meeting



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Second Arab High-level Forum on WSIS and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development



ESCWA organized the Second Arab High-level Forum (AHLF) on WSIS and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Beirut, from 19 to 21 March 2019, at the UN-House in Beirut, Lebanon, in partnership...

Arab High-level Forum on WSIS and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development



ESCWA is organizing the Arab High-level Forum on WSIS and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in partnership with the Lebanese Ministry of...

SME Digital Enabling Portal for the Arab Region (DEPAR)





ESCWA organized a consultative meeting on SME Digital Enabling Portal in the Arab region (DEPAR) to identify the main content and functionalities of the portal....
Arab Digital Development Report 2019: Towards Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness cover 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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ESCWA Digital Arabic Content Award



The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is partnering with the World Summit Awards (WSA) to...

Dubai Hosts Four ESCWA Events



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