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Technology and innovation for land transport development in the Arab region





The transport sector has always benefited from progress in technology and the field's current exponential growth is no exception with a greatly unknown potential...
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...

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...

National Policies and Technical Guidelines Templates for e-Accessibility





Although Arab countries are increasingly committed to realizing the rights of persons with disabilities, those in the Arab region are still among the...
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...

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






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POSTPONED: Arab Forum for Sustainable Development, 2020





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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...
Fifth Arab Internet Governance Forum (ArabIGF-V)



The Fifth Arab Internet Governance Forum (ArabIGF-V) will be held in Cairo, from 22 to 23 January 2020.  It is organized by ESCWA and the...

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...
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....
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...

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...

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...
Executive Committee, 6th meeting



The Executive Committee was established pursuant to ESCWA resolution 320 (XXVIII), which amended the terms of reference of the Technical Committee, redesignating it and...

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...

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