The UNECA series on Technology Transfer for africa's Development are designed to draw attention to the importance of technology transfer in economic development.The main objective of the studies in this series is co explore ...
This paper agrees with the school of thought that, in our contemporary world, development means advance in both economic and social aspects of life resulting from conscious efforts to alter, modify and adapt the prevailing ...
This paper presents a critical review of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP) and related policy documents. By its very definition, the (I-PRSP) is a road map to a full Poverty ...
This document attempts two things: (a) to provide those who are responsible of the management of the land and the protection of the environment (usually non-specialists on computer spatial data manipulation) with a simplified ...
This new guide sets out to explain, in simple and clear language, the basic rules of road safety. It gives clear advice on how to drive safely in a wide range of common traffic situations. It also includes information
on ...
This paper presents A Study of the economic empowerment of women and their role in the socio-economic development of Africa held in August 1996, at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The launching meeting of the Advisory Board on Statistics in Africa (ABSA) was held on Friday 16 May 2003 at the Conference Centre of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The meeting was opened to alt ...
This is an opportune time and a crucial moment for women to have input and for
stakeholders to be sensitized to the gender dimension of ICT policy. Policy must take into
account the needs of women, as well as men, at all ...
The empowerment and autonomy of women and the improvement of their social,
economic and political status are essential factors in the achievement of both
transparent and accountable government and administration, as well ...
This is a document of The First Session of the Committee on Statistics
(STATCOM-I), it has The ACS 2008-2009 programme of work, which took place in Addis-Ababa (Ethiopia), from 20-25 January 2008.
As is generally well known the measurement of poverty involves two distinct, but interrelated exercises. ‘’identification’’ of the poor and the ‘’aggregation ‘’ of the information regarding the identified poor to derive ...
What African activities are present on the Internet? How are African countries using the Internet to provide Information to local and international audiences? ECA, with this compilation of web sites produced by Africans, ...
The vision of the African Centre for Women is a society in which development patterns, processes and structures are so transformed, and women so empowered as to enable both women and men equally, to address the challenges ...
The Immediate and medium-term objectives of the program will be to strengthen national food production capacity for self-sufficiency by: improvement of food production,rural transport, technology and techniques;enhancing ...
This document focuses on African compendium of environment statistics 1991. The topics covered in this edition include population density, land use, irrigation, round wood production, agro climatologically conditions, ...
This proposal makes the case for a Program or Foundation for the Advancement of Africa Economics. This program will offer research grants, sponsor workshops and seminars and ultimately have teaching/curricular programs as ...