dc.description.abstract | Statement delivered by K.Y. Amoako Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa at the 5th Annual Peter Doherty Distinguished Lecture. Mr. Amoako, on his remarks he highlighted that, sustainable development is easy to explain but substantially more difficult to realize. Basically, it is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It is a pattern of development that ensures a steady enhancement of well-being over time. It requires structural changes that lead to enduring widespread improvements in the quality of life of a society. It is hardly breaking news that as we settle into the 21st century, science and technology have become pervasive in all sectors of human endeavour. They shape the way we grow our food and eat it, the way we dress, the way we travel, the way we learn and work, the way we communicate, and the way we make war and peace. In the last century alone, science and technology generated more knowledge than in all the epochs of human existence put together. Hundreds of millions of people have already enjoyed the fruits of this explosion in enhanced health, education, life expectancy, reduced maternal mortality, labour saving, and entertainment. The United Nations Development Program has produced a technology achievement index. It measures technology creation, technology diffusion and the human skills that go with harnessing technology. | en |
dc.title | Harnessing technologies for sustainable development in Africa: by K.Y. Amoako executive secretary, economic commission for Africa | en |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY::DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND PROMOTION OF SCIENCE::TECHNOLOGY | en |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE::DEVELOPMENT::ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | en |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT::ENVIRONMENT::SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | en |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE::DEVELOPMENT | en |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CULTURE::COMMUNICATION AND MASS MEDIA::INFORMATION SOCIETY | en |
ags.subjectThesaurus | DEVELOPMENT | en |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | en |
ags.subjectThesaurus | INFORMATION SOCIETY | en |
ags.subjectThesaurus | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | en |
ags.subjectThesaurus | TECHNOLOGY | en |
ags.descriptionNotes | The speech was presented on the 10 April 2003. | en |
ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa: | en |
ags.publisherName | UN. ECA, | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-28T07:33:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-02-06T08:15:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003-04 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/31336 | |
uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
ags.creatorPersonal | Amoako, K.Y. | |
uneca.language.supported | en | |
dc.coverage.spatial | ETH | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Africa | |
dc.format.extent | [9] p. | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.type | Speech | |
ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. | |
ags.creatorConference | UN. ECA Annual Peter Doherty Distinguished Lecture (5th : 2003, Apr. 10 : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | DEVELOPMENT | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | HIV AIDS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | INFORMATION SOCIETY | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | TECHNOLOGY | |
ags.subjectClassification | 15.02.05 Sustainable Development | |
ags.subjectClassification | 02.04.09 Information technology, processing and management | |
ags.availabilityNumber | b10796435 | |
ags.availabilityNumber | 2003 | |
ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
ags.rights.termsofuse | public | |
ags.JN | b10796435 | |