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Rectas: blazing the trail in capacity building for geoinformation production and management for sustainable management of land ,environment and natural resources in Africa
(2001-09)
The need for a Regional Cartographic Centre was first mooted at the 1st United Nations (UN) Cartographic Conference held in 1963 in Nairobi, Kenya. Consequently, the 8th Session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) ...
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 ...
Progress report on implementation of the first session of the Technical Committee on Natural Resources and Science and Technology
(2001-10)
This report aims at briefly providing information on the level of implementation of the decisions of the 1st meeting of the Committee on Natural Resources and, Science and Technology (CNRST-1). The report covers the period ...
Sub-committee on geoinformation / draft provisional annotated agenda/ using geoinformatin in knowledge-based societies
(2000-12)
Summaries of national reports covering progress made by the countries in the development of national capabilities in the field of cartography, remote sensing and geographic information systems, and
highlighting the status ...
Report of the Third Meeting of the Committee on Development Information (CODI III) : Development Information Services Division (DISD)
(2003-08)
The Third Meeting of the Committee on Development Information (CODI) on the theme "Information and Governance" was held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, from 12 to 15 May 2003, ...
Natural resources and technology: competitiveness and sustainable development in Africa
(2000-07)
This paper has been prepared for the Food Security and Sustainable Development Division by a visiting scholar, Mr. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka. The views expressed are those of its author and do not necessarily reflect those ...
Investing in the future : R & D expenditure in Africa
(2008-03)
This publication is prepared by UNECA to provide participants of the conference with background information on the state of Science in Africa in general and on research and development in
particular. It refers to the ...
Preliminary reflection to launch an African action plan on e-governance
(2003-05)
E-governance or the utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to facilitate public administration at the national, regional and local levels is considered as an important element of the information ...
Sommet mondial sur la société de l'information : conférence régionale africaine préparatoire
(2005-04)
La deuxième Conférence régionale africaine préparatoire à la seconde phase du Sommet mondial sur la société de l’information (SMSI) s’est tenue à Accra du 2 au 4 février 2005, à l’invitation du Gouvernement ghanéen et en ...