Browsing Reports by Subject "TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS"
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The AI for Social Good Summit
(Association of Pacific Rim Universities, 2020)While the AI research ecosystem is growing, there is still limited research into how AI can positively transform economies and societies. In light of this, United Nations ESCAP, APRU, and Google partnered in 2018 to fill ... -
APCTT annual report 1996
(Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology, 1996)Concern for the environment is no longer just a pro gramme-of-the-week in corporate public relations. It is a business imperative driven by market preferences. Global customers today expect and ask for products and services ... -
Artificial Intelligence for Social Good
(Association of Pacific Rim Universities, 2020-08)AI For Social Good, a partnership between APRU, UN ESCAP and Google, released a new report exploring the impact of AI on societies in the Asia-Pacific region. This report is based on realities and experiences from Asia and ... -
Asia-Pacific Riskscape @1.5C : subregional pathways for adaptation and resilience
(United Nations, 2022)Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2022 for ESCAP subregions: Summary for Policymakers builds on ESCAP’s Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021, Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2022 and the latest reports (2021/2022) issued ... -
Catalyzing financial innovation for women : evidence-based financial solutions for women entrepreneurs
(United Nations, 2021)In late 2020, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Catalyzing Women’s Entrepreneurship (CWE) Programme, partnered with Kiva to conduct primary research on women ...
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The changing landscape of regional cooperation in Asia and the Pacific
(UN.ESCAPUnited Nations, 2023)This publication is based on a selected number of speeches delivered and opinion pieces written by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and ...
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Collaboration opportunities for science, technology and innovation in Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand and Viet Nam
(UN.ESCAP, 2023-03-28)Science, technology and innovation (STI) have always been key drivers for achieving economic development and prosperity in Asia and the Pacific. The Governments of Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, ...
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Compendium on water-related hazards and extreme weather events in Central Asia and neighbouring countries
(UN.ESCAP, 2012)Extreme weather events and water-related disasters are occurring in Central Asia with increasing frequency. This publication provides an overview of water-related hazards and extreme weather events, their socio-economic ... -
Disasters in Asia and the Pacific : 2015 year in review
(UN.ESCAP, 2015)This study is part of an annual series, developed by the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of ESCAP. It provides a yearly overview of natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region ... -
Enhancing export competitiveness of Asian fruits
(UN.ESCAP, 2007-01)The Seminar shared the latest postharvest technology among the ESCAP member countries.It identified the best practices in fruit supply chain management and adaptation of the postharvest technology suitable to the conditions ... -
Evolution of science, technology and innovation policies for sustainable development : the experience of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Singapore
(United Nations, 2018)This book aims to give policy makers an overview of the evolution of science, technology and innovation (STI) policies in a selected number of East Asian countries. China, Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore have ... -
A feasibility study on the application of green technology for sustainable agriculture development : assessing the policy impact in selected member countries of ESCAP-APCAEM
(United Nations, 2008)The United Nations Asian and Pacific Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery (APCAEM) aims at promoting sustainable agriculture development for the eradication of poverty by guaranteeing environmental sustainability. ... -
Financial resilience, inclusion, and entrepreneurship : is Asia and the Pacific close to gender parity?
(UN.ESCAP, 2024-03-13)ESCAP’s report Financial resilience, inclusion and entrepreneurship: Is Asia and the Pacific close to gender parity?, presents and analyses of a non-exhaustive set of indicators on women’s access to finance and ...
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Frontiers of inclusive innovation : formulating technology and innovation policies that leave no one behind
(United Nations, 2021)Science, technology and innovation (STI) can increase the efficiency, effectiveness and impact of efforts to meet the ambitions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The successful adoption of existing innovations ... -
G20 compendium on investment promotion, attraction and facilitation for sustainable development : emerging G20 IPA strategy and best practice
(UN.ESCAP, 2023-12-13)This Compendium seeks to understand how the national IPAs of the G20 promote, attract and facilitate FDI for sustainable development, particularly in terms of the incorporation of sustainable development objectives into ...
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ICT good practices of a smart city : Incheon Metropolitan City
(APCICT, 2020-06-22)Recognizing Incheon Metropolitan City as one of the world’s leading smart cities, this Case Study delves into its Smart City Integrated Platform and illustrates the good practices of its Smart City infrastructure ...
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Implementing the monterrey consensus in Asia and the Pacific : issues, challenges and action
(United Nations, 2003)This study, based on a report submitted to the Commission at its sixty-fourth session and the ministerial-level deliberations of member States during that session, held in Bangkok (28-30 April 2008)and the report of the ... -
Indonesia national sustainable energy strategy report : enabling environment and technology innovation ecosystem for affordable sustainable energy options
(Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT), 2014)Indonesia is endowed with fossil fuel resources such as coal, oil and gas. The country also has abundant potential for renewable sources of energy such as geothermal, solar, biomass and hydro. However, fossil fuels ...
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Innovative big data approaches for capturing and analyzing data to monitor and achieve the SDGs
(United Nations, 2017)This report showcases around 140 big data approaches to potentially assist traditional statistics methods in capturing and analysing data to support the calculation of SDG indicators and the achievement of SDG targets. The ...