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The Arab Region’s response to COVID-19 and the way forward for health and well-being






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Agile Government Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Arab Region: what are we learning for a better future?



The webinar was held on Tuesday 17 November 2020 as part of the 2020 "Government after shock" forum, and as one of the...

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...

Meeting on the Second Arab Roadmap on Internet Governance - The Next Decade



ESCWA, in partnership with the League of Arab States, is organizing the Expert Group Meeting on the Second Arab Roadmap on Internet Governance - The Next Decade, from...

Expert meeting on ESCWA Initiative for Promoting the Digital Arabic Content Industry Through Technology Incubators





Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become one of the key enablers of socioeconomic development. The...

Expert Group Meeting on the Role of ICT in Socio-Economic Development





In an increasingly connected world, ICTs are playing a major role in enabling change.  Globalization has altered the landscape...

Peer Consultation Meeting on Cyberlegislation



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Regional Expert Meeting on National Digital Development Reviews 2.0 – Enhanced Methodology and Updated Guiding Template



Within the framework of the project on advancing digital cooperation and development Arab States Action Programme, ESCWA is organizing the Second Regional Expert Meeting on “National...

Regional Expert Meeting on "National Digital Development Reviews - Review of Methodology and Guiding Template"



Within the framework of the project on advancing digital cooperation and development Arab States Action Programme, ESCWA is organizing the Regional Expert Meeting on “National Digital...

Establishing Public Private Partnerships for ICT Initiatives





The stakeholders for building the Information Society in the ESCWA region have not yet harnessed the numerous challenges and opportunities associated with cooperating and partnering...
Launch of the Arab Thought Foundation’s 10th Report on Cultural Development: Innovation or Extinction?



On the side-lines of the 30th Ministerial Session of ESCWA
Launch of the Arab Thought Foundation’s 10th Report on...
A Standardization Framework to Promote an Enabling Environment for Arabic e-Services

E/ESCWA/ICTD/2011/Technical Paper.4

This study focuses on diverse standards used in developing e-services. It starts by mentioning the importance of e-services, and the role of standards in increasing its adoption. Then, it lists...

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Guideline on Fostering Innovation in the Public Sector of the Arab Region



Innovation in the public sector helps to enhance social welfare, economic growth and environmental management of countries for better sustainable futures, by stimulating...

Management and Sustainability of Knowledge Hubs





Launched in mid-2006, the United Nations Development Account project entitled "Knowledge Networks through ICT Access Points for...
Establishing Public Private Partnerships for ICT Initiatives



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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"...

Four side events at 30th Ministerial Session of ESCWA



During the ministerial segment of the 30th Ministerial Session taking place on 27 and 28 June, four side events are...

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...

Impact of ICT on Arab youth: Employment, education and social change

E/ESCWA/ICTD/2013/Technical Paper.3

This report analyzes the impact of ICT on Arab Youth by considering the economic, educational and social change dimensions. Chapter I discusses the current status of employment and education among...

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Impact of Selected e-Services on Socioeconomic Development in the Arab Region

E/ESCWA/ICTD/2013/2

Assessing the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and e-services remains a relatively uncharted domain due to the absence of internationally agreed indicators which...

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