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Webinars on Arab e-Government and launch of the Arabic version of UN 2020 e-Government Survey





On 23 September 2020 the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) hosted the Eighth Arab e-Government Directors Meeting and a...
Role of the Private Sector in the Use of Innovation & Technology to Support Smallholders Face COVID-19 Disruptive Impact



The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

Syria: Open Government and Open Data





The national workshop on open government and open data for Syria focused on building the capacities of participants, on open government and open data based on the...
Palestine: Open Government and Open Data





25 women and men from the Palestinian government attended a national workshop on open government and open data organized by ESCWA in collaboration with the...
Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights for Agricultural Research and Innovation and its Impact on the Economic Development





​ETC is collaborating with AARINENA and iPARK at the Royal Scientific Society to conduct a workshop on management of intellectual...
Focus Group Discussions on Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Lebanon





The United Nations is engaged in enhancing the use of new technologies for sustainable development. In September 2018, the United Nations Secretary-General...
Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Science/Technology Parks for Sustainable Development





Encouraging entrepreneurship is considered an effective opportunity to address unemployment, economic empowerment and...
Technology in the Lebanese agriculture sector and support for small-scale farmers



Beirut, 26 August 2019 (ESCWA)--Agriculture in Lebanon absorbs about 11% of the active labour force in the formal and informal sectors and generates 3% of the country’s gross...

A step further towards tapping into green technology in the Arab region



Beirut-Amman, 31 July 2019 (ESCWA)--While the Arab region continues to suffer from conflicts, water scarcity and all sorts of economic challenges, young people and experts from...

Lebanese Minister launches Open Government workshop, commends ESCWA presence in Lebanon



Beirut, 2 July 2019 (ESCWA)— Lebanese Minister of State for Administrative Reform May Chidiac today praised the synergy that exists between Lebanon and the United Nations Economic...

Experts discuss Artificial Intelligence at ESCWA



Beirut, 1 July 2019 (ESCWA)— United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Rola Dashti today said that Artificial...

Expert Group Meeting on Artificial Intelligence at ESCWA



Beirut, Lebanon, 1-2 July 2019
 
What:    The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (...

Lebanese Minister May Chidiac opens ESCWA workshop on open government and emerging technologies



Beirut, Lebanon, 2-4 July 2019
 
What:    Under the patronage and the presence of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform in...

ESCWA experts delve into intellectual property systems of Arab region



Beirut, 28 April 2019 (ESCWA)--By 2017, only 0.37% of world-wide patent applications were made at Arab Intellectual Property (IP) offices, with more applications from men than...

Capacity Building: Open Government and Emerging Technologies in the Arab Region





Based on the ESCWA four-phased framework on open government, this workshop parovided participants with knowledge, options, tools and actions to develop...
Artificial Intelligence and Local Industrial Development





ESCWA and Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO) co-organized an expert group meeting on Artificial Intelligence and Local Industrial...
Jordan: Open Government and Open Data





The national workshop on open government and open data for Jordan focused on building the capacities of participants, based on the ESCWA framework and in the...
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 (...

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 (...

Committee on Technology for Development, 2nd session



The Committee on Technology for Development was established pursuant to ESCWA resolution 315 (XXVIII) of 18 September 2014, which was adopted by the Economic and Social Council in...

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