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Creating business opportunities for women through ICT
(United Nations, 2001-12)
<p>This publication examines the development of electronic commerce and its impact on employment opportunities particularly on women. Both developed and developing economies are in need of skilled IT specialists to cope ...
Social development management information systems (SOMIS) : experience and lessons learned
(United Nations, 2001-12)
<p>In this study, SOMIS is defined as a public sector management information system for policy-making and social development management in public agencies. This publication describes the conceptual and operational framework ...
Food security in Southwest Pacific island countries : proceedings of a workshop held in Sydney, Australia, December 12-13, 2000
(CGPRT Centre, 2001)
<p>The research project “Food Security Strategies for Selected South Pacific Island Countries (SouthPIC)” started in July 1999 and was operationally completed in December 2000.</p>
<p>Although it was said that ...
Export competitiveness and sustained economic recovery
(United Nations, 2001)
This publication focuses on export competitiveness policy for sustained economic growth and recovery in the ESCAP region and reviews recent economic and trade developments. The impact of regionalism, multilateralism and ...
Working towards social integration in the ESCAP region
(United Nations, 2001)
<p>This paper discusses the issues, approaches and policy options towards social integration in the ESCAP region in the context of the Copenhagen Declaration and the Agenda for Action on Social Development in the ESCAP ...
Expert group meeting on promotion of new forms of financing for transfer, development and application of environmentally sound technologies : 15-17 November 2000 in New Delhi : report
(United Nations, 2001)
<p>This report examines new forms of financing transfer, development and application of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs). Available resources are examined for the finance of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) ...
Policies and programmes for older persons in Asia and the Pacific : selected studies
(United Nations, 2001)
<p>The situation of older persons and policy implications in ESCAP region are reviewed. It examines the multigenerational relationship, lifelong development, and the integration of older persons into mainstream development. ...
Adolescent reproductive health in the Asian and Pacific region
(United Nations, 2001)
<p>This study first presents reproductive health issues of adolescents in the Asian and Pacific region based on demographic trends and other socio-economic factors that influence sexual behaviour among adolescents. Two ...
Implication of globalization on industrial diversification process and improved competitiveness of manufacturing in ESCAP countries
(UN.ESCAP, 2001)
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The present study is part of a larger project for analysing the implications of globalization for the industrial and technological development process of developing countries in the ESCAP region. The basic objective ...
Governance re-invented : the progress, constraints, and remaining agenda in bank and corporate restructuring in East and South-East Asia
(United Nations, 2001)
<p>A major cause of the 1997 crisis in Asia was the failure to ensure good governance in the financial and corporate sectors. Based on this background, this publication discusses the linkage of corporate governance with ...