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The future orientation of geoinformation activities in Africa : an extended summary
(2001-05)
This study is part of coordinated activities by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to "raise awareness of African governments and other sectors of society on the importance of geographic information ...
Report of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa to the sub-committee on Geo-Information at the second meeting of the Committee on Development Information (CODI-2)
(2001-08)
This report presents the activities carried out by the Commission in the field of Geoinformation, since the first meeting of the Committee on Development Information (CODI), held in Addis Ababa from 28 June - 2 July 1999. ...
A study on the use of GIS in statistical offices in Africa
(2001-12)
In most African countries the National Statistics Office (NSO) has responsibility for collecting, processing, analyzing and disseminating statistics on a wide range of demographic, social, economic, and environmental topics. ...
Technologies de l'information et de la communication pour le secteur de la santé : forum pour le développement Africain'99 sommet post FDA
(2001-08)
La crise débilitante résultant du VIH/SIDA en Afrique sub-saharienne et l’impact que cela a eu sur le développement de la malaria et de la tuberculose sont des aspects d'horreur. Chaque jour compte près de 1 million de ...
Establishiment of a geographic database facility for Africa
(2001-08)
This paper focused on the establishment of a geographic database facility for Africa. The African regional facility shall lead African stakeholders in development of the African geospatial data infrastructure.
Brief note on ITCA
(2001-08)
The Information Technology Centre for Africa (ITCA) is information and communication technology (ICT) focused exhibition and learning centre. The concept of ITCA has grown out of the need to wrap a framework around the ...
UN-ICT task force African regional meeting: united nations conference center Addis Ababa 21-22 January 2001
(2001-01)
At the invitation of the Economic Commission for Africa (EC A) and with the support of the United Nations ICT Task Force secretariat, a meeting was organised to launch the UN ICT Task Force African Stakeholders Network in ...
Report on ECA activities in the area of information and communication technologies, information systems and libraries (1999-2001) and programme of work for the biennium (2002-2003)
(2001-08)
The Economic Commission for Africa has carried out a number of activities in the area of ICT during the last two years (July 1999 to September 2001). One of the key accomplishments is the holding of the first African ...
Country report by the Ethiopian government delegation to the sub-committee on Geoinformation
(2001-09)
The Ethiopian Mapping Authority (EMA) is a government organization with the responsibility for surveying, mapping and remote sensing activities in Ethiopia. EMA has the task of producing basic geoinformation for a vast ...