The earthquake and subsequent tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004 caused an unprecedented human catastrophe in affected countries of the Asian and Pacific region. The northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra was ...

<p>Investment in the information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure helps achieve all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but in particular, SDG 9 targeting industry, innovation, infrastructure and ...

The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2007 (ST/ESCAP/2476) pointed out that the developing economies in the Asia-Pacific region grew by 8.2 per cent in 2007, up from 8.1 per cent in 2006, and are expected ...

This is a working paper on a preliminary review by the ESCAP Secretariat on Assessing the outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society in Asia and the Pacific published on 23 April 2014.

Contributions of space technology, digital innovations and geospatial information applications in addressing sustainable development in the region, and the potential for further development of these innovative technologies ...

The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of regional progress in implementing the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Survey data collected in 2013 from ESCAP countries, and publicly ...

This is a working paper on a proposal for the Asia-Pacific Integrated Disaster Risk Information Platform, presented at the Regional Expert Group Meeting on Capacity Development for Disaster Information Management, held ...

This is the working paper on the 'Road Map for the Asia Pacific Centre for Disaster Information Management (APDIM), in the context of multi-hazard risk, vulnerability and exposure profile, capacities of institutional ...

This is the working paper on Disaster Information Management in Asia and the Pacific: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities, prepared for the Regional Expert Group Meeting on Capacity Development for Disaster Information ...

<p>The Asia-Pacific region is becoming a significant driver of global economic growth. In 2010, the region&rsquo;s developing countries grew at a rate of 8.8 per cent compared to 2.7 per cent for the world&rsquo;s developed ...