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dc.description.abstractThe UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), cautioned that Africa would need to overcome its current narrow and weak technological and industrial base, if it has to reduce its vulnerability to external shocks. While primary commodities make up about 80% of Africa’s merchandise exports, the ratio is 54% and 24% in the Latin America and Caribbean region and Asia respectively. Yet, we know for a fact that Africa is unlikely to transform this situation without significant investment in science, technology and innovation, according the Information and Communication Service of ECA.en
dc.titleJanneh calls on Africans to embrace ICTs, while governments undertake the needed investmentsen
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomyUNBIS::TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS::TELECOMMUNICATIONS::COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYen
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomyUNBIS::ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE::DEVELOPMENT::DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESen
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomyUNBIS::CULTURE::DOCUMENTATION, LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND REFERENCE WORKS::INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYen
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomyUNBIS::INDUSTRY::INDUSTRIAL SECTOR::INNOVATIONSen
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomyUNBIS::INDUSTRY::INDUSTRIAL SECTOR::INNOVATIONSen
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomyUNBIS::ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE::BANKING AND INVESTMENT::INVESTMENTSen
ags.subjectThesaurusCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYen
ags.subjectThesaurusDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESen
ags.subjectThesaurusINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYen
ags.subjectThesaurusINNOVATIONSen
ags.subjectThesaurusINNOVATIONSen
ags.subjectThesaurusINVESTMENTSen
ags.descriptionNotesThe press was released on the 02 May 2011.en
ags.publisherPlaceAddis Ababa:en
ags.publisherNameUN. ECA,en
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-28T07:46:35Z
dc.date.available2021-06-06T17:47:31Z
dc.date.issued2011-05
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/33034
uneca.workflow.processedtrue
uneca.language.supporteden
dc.coverage.spatialAFR
dc.coverage.spatialAfrica
dc.format.extent2 p.
dc.languageeng
dc.typePress release
ags.creatorCorporateUnited Nations. Economic Commission for Africa.
ags.subjectThesaurusCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ags.subjectThesaurusDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
ags.subjectThesaurusINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ags.subjectThesaurusINNOVATIONS
ags.subjectThesaurusINVESTMENTS
ags.subjectClassification15.02.05 Information technology, processing and management
ags.availabilityNumberb1081808x
ags.availabilityNumber2011
ags.availabilityLocationECA-HQ
ags.rights.termsofusepublic
ags.JNb1081808x


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