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Strategies for the technological transformation of selected Asian and Pacific economies through regional cooperation
(United Nations, 1994)
<p>This publication is a compilation of materials that provide an insight into the difficulties faced by both the public and private sectors and the benefits they derive in managing technology assessment programmes in their ...
Policies and strategies for promoting the role of the private sector in industrial and technological development, including privatization in South Asian economies
(United Nations, 1996)
Highlights the importance of the private sector in industrial and technological development in South Asian economies after drawing experiences from other Asian countries; and elaborates deregulation, liberalization and ...
Waste recycling for sustainable development : the case of obsolete oil and gas production structures in Asia-Pacific water (country perspectives) Volume II
(United Nations, 1994)
The main part ofthis four-volume series comprises a set of papers commissioned for two seminars: the Seminar on Issues Associated with Offshore Installations and Structures in the Exclusive Economic Zone held at Bangkok ...
Disability at a glance : a profile of 28 countries and areas in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2006)
The "Disability at a Glance: a Profile of 28 Countries and Areas in Asia and the Pacific" is a compilation of disability-related data and information from the following 28 countries and areas: five from the East and ...
Good practices in information and communication technology policies in Asia and the Pacific : promotion of enabling policies and regulatory frameworks for information and communication technology development in the Asia-Pacific region
(United Nations, 2004)
Information and Communication Technology, or ICT, provides unique opportunities for economic
growth and human development. It offers a chance for developing countries to catch up with the developed
world in the new ...
Sustainable development of water resources in Asia and the Pacific : an overview
(United Nations, 1997)
<p>The main principle for the sustainable development of water resources is that the rate of extraction both from ground and surface water sources should not exceed the rate at which the resource is renewed and its extraction ...
Polders in Asia : Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam
(United Nations, 1993)
The construction of polders was recognized as a potential method of developing coastal lowlands, river valleys, marshes and swamp ground, as well as tidal embayments and gulf areas. In as much as the largest populations ...
Economic reforms and rural poverty alleviation : an enquiry into the Asian experience
(United Nations, 1998)
<p>The impacts of economic reforms on rural poverty are still not adequately known. While the developing countries of the region have embarked on the reforms path to increase economic growth rates and integrate national ...
Promotion of intraregional trade and economic cooperation in the automotive sector
(United Nations, 2002)
<p>This report examines the potential of cross-border ventures in Asia in motor vehicle industry: motorcycles, cars, trucks and buses and their components. The production chain and the issues of technology and technology ...
Development of the automotive sector in selected countries of the ESCAP Region : proceedings and country papers presented at the Regional Consultative Meeting on promotion of intraregional trade and economic cooperation in the automotive sector
(United Nations, 2002)
This publication reviews the current situation of the automobile industry sector in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines and Thailand. Best practices and major policies related to promoting ...