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Regional Stakeholders' Meeting on Knowledge network strategies, mechanisms and tools



1. Background 

ESCWA is implementing the project, entitled "Knowledge networks through ICT access points for disadvantaged communities", as lead agency along with the...
Final Meeting of the Project on "Promotion of the Digital Arabic Content Industry Through Incubation"





The Final Meeting related to the project entitled "Promotion...
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Opportunities and Challenges for Arab Youth and Women cover 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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Innovation and Technology for Achieving the 2030 Development Agenda






The main objective of this event was to discuss innovation models and emerging and disruptive technologies that can aid in the...
Arab Horizon 2030: Innovation Perspectives for achieving SDGs in the Arab Region cover (Arabic) 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: 
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Promoting Innovation for Inclusive Sustainable Development



 ESCWA co-organized a session on Innovation Policies for Socio-Economic Sustainable Development as part of the Fourth Session of the Arab Forum for Scientific Research and Sustainable Development...

Innovation as Driver of Sustainable Development Goals



Under the overall umbrella of pushing forth the Sustainable Development Agenda, and precisely, innovation, in the Arab region, ESCWA gathered more than 60 experts from its member countries and...

Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Science/Technology Parks for Sustainable Development





Encouraging entrepreneurship is considered an effective opportunity to address unemployment, economic empowerment and...
In the Run towards the 3rd Arab Forum on Sustainable Development and the 2nd UN Environment Assembly



Development is a human right that everyone should benefit from, especially the most marginalized and vulnerable groups in the Arab region. This includes people living under occupation and conflict...

ESCWA and 3rd Session of the AFSRSD



On 10-12 December 2015, ESCWA partnered with the Arab League Education, Culture and Science Organization (ALECSO) in organizing the 3rd Session of the Arab Forum for Scientific...

ESCWA on World Information Development Day: Mobile Phone Penetration in Arab Region Exceeds 100 Percent



The ESCWA publication “Regional Profile of the Information Society in the Arab Region, 2003-2015” noted a favorable relationship in the region between the liberalization of telecommunication...

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...

Workshop highlights tools, actions to implement ‘Open Government’ in the Arab region



Beirut, 05 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – Achieving “open government” in the Arab region was the focus of a recent...

ESCWA concludes 30th Ministerial Session, adopts Beirut Consensus



Beirut, 28 June 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)—On Thursday, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)...

Executive Secretary invites Lebanese President to open 30th Ministerial Session



ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim invited Lebanese President Michel Aoun to inaugurate the 30th Ministerial Session...

Policy Recommendations on Cybersafety and Combating Cybercrime in the Arab Region (Arabic) Policy Recommendations on Cybersafety and Combating Cybercrime in the Arab Region

E/ESCWA/TDD/2015/1

Technological advances, such as high Internet and mobile phone penetration and the availability and affordability of mobile broadband services, have led to a growing number of Internet users and...

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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...
covid cover 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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Opening of the Conference on Digital Technologies for SDGs



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E-Government Strategies in Arab Countries: Current Status and Development Prospects

E/ESCWA/ICTD/2013/Technical Paper.4

  This document presents the reality of e-government strategies in the Arab countries and the adopted applications and prospects for their development. It also studies the projects undertaken in e...

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