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Increasing stakeholder participation using ICT : reports of the regional workshop, Bangkok, 19-24 July 2004
(United Nations, 2004)
ICT tools assist the stakeholders to receive, communicate, disseminate, store and process information and also assist them in project planning and monitoring processes. As no single ICT tool or tool set is adequate for all ...
Role of the informal service sector in urban poverty alleviation
(United Nations, 1996)
<p>ESCAP implemented a project on the “Role of the informal service sector in poverty alleviation”, with generous financial support from the Government of Netherlands. The project focused on petty trading, ...
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 ...
Issues and experiences in tax system reforms in selected countries of the ESCAP region
(United Nations, 1995)
<p>This volume contains the revised versions of six case-studies prepared by consultants from six developing countries of the ESCAP region on their experience in tax reforms and an overview paper which summarizes the ...
Quaternary stratigraphy of Asia and the Pacific IGCP 296 : ESCAP atlas of stratigraphy XIII, quaternary stratigraphy and paleonvironments of Australia, China, Indonesia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Thailand and Viet Nam
(United Nations, 1993-03)
<p>This publication, fourth in a series devoted exclusively to the study of Quaternary stratigraphy in the Asia-Pacific region, contains a selection of papers presented at the third and fourth regional meetings of Project ...
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 ...
Wind-powered water pumping in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1991)
<p>Historically, wind energy has been used in many parts of Asia and the Pacific to supply power for various purposes, including water pumping. The potential for application of wind-powered waler pumping, as a cost-effective ...
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 ...
Human resources development for information technology
(United Nations, 2001)
The Seminar on Human Resources Development for Information Technology was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 5 to 7 September 2000. The Seminar was organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ...