The report of the Sixth meeting of the IGCESTD was presented to the Eleventh Meeting of the Technical Preparatory Committee of the Whole (TEPCOW) held in Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 5 to 13 May 1990. The Committee ...

Cependant, en depit de cette prise de conscience et des programmes visant a ce que la science et la technique contribuent au développement socio-économique, la realité est que la mise en oeuvre desdits programmes dépend ...

Despite the problems identified, the status of the geographic information technologies in Africa looks promising, but further and continued efforts must be done in order to promote their effective use. These technologies ...

It is common knowledge that the African continent is very richly endowed with vast natural resources. These resources range from agriculture to fossil fuels and solid minerals. Ironically also, 38 of the 43 countries ...

The First Meeting of the Committee on Natural Resources and Science and Technology (CNRSTl) was held from 15 to 18 November 1999 at the Headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in the United ...

In the domain of information, there is a need to be more specific about the type of information under consideration. Indeed information has huge content and in the absence of specification about the type of information we ...

Trois décennies après l'accession à l'indépendance politique de la plupart des pays africains, la région reste caractérisée par le sous-développement des capacités scientifiques ainsi que par des lacunes dans la raise au ...

The status of cadastral and land information systems in Africa is assessed, with specific reference to their capacity to assist decision-makers. Recommendations and guidelines are provided for the adaptation of existing ...

This document presents Methodologies for planning and management of science and technology policy for development, of the Eighth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for Science and Technology Development ...

This paper focuses on status report on the ECA science and technology network (ESTNET). The ECA's science and technology activities during the last 10 years have promoted networking through numerous conferences, meetings, ...