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Sixth session of the committee on trade, regional cooperation and integration : report
(2009-10)
The Sixth Session of the Committee on Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration was held from 13 to 15 October 2009 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The main focus ...
Scan-ICT Phase II: indicators of information and communications technologies: executive summary
(2009-03)
The Scan-ICT programme was launched in November 2000 as a collaborative project between the Acacia programme of the International Development Research Centre and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), ...
Legal and regulatory framworks for the knowledge economy : concept paper
(2009-03)
In this context, this concept paper will analyze the development of e-commerce legal and regulatory frameworks which is an essential element in creation of an enabling environment for the knowledge economy. The paper focuses ...
Ministerial statement : second joint annual meetings of the AU conference of ministers of economy and finance and ECA conference of ministers of finance, planning and economic development
(2009-06)
The African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, met in Cairo, Egypt, on 6 and 7 June 2009 for the Second Joint Annual Meeting of the African Union Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and the ...
Scientific development, innovation and the knowledge economy: premise for development in Africa?
(2009-04)
This model assumes that industrialization will be the main driver of growth. Consequently , development is measured essentially by levels of production and consumption, using indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP) ...
Africa review report on transport : final draft main report
(2009-08)
Transport is among the thematic cluster of issues to be considered by the 18th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-18) to be held in May 2010. The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 58/218 ...
Report on ECA activities in the area of science and technology since the fifth session of the Committee on Development Information
(2009-03)
This report covers the activities undertaken since the Science and Technology Section was moved to the Information and Communication Technology, Science and Technology Division after the repositioning of the United Nations ...
The transport situation in Africa
(2009-10)
Transport is an indispensable element of development and socio-economic growth. As engines of economic integration, transport infrastructure and services constitute a precondition for facilitating trade and the movement ...
Continental integration agenda - state of play
(2009-06)
In the last two decades, African leaders have rekindled their goal of building a strong, united and fully integrated Africa underpinned by political, economic, social and cultural integration. The 1980 Lagos Plan of Action ...
Mainstreaming regional integration at the national level
(2009-07)
Regional integration initiatives do require a large degree of public management and implementation at the national level. Without an absolute commitment to implementation at the national level, there can be little progress ...