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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 ...
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 ...
Integrating science and technology, economic and development policies
(1993-10)
This document contains information on Integrating science and technology, economic and development policies, of the Eighth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for
Science and Technology Development, held ...
Acquisition and transfer of nuclear science and technology for agricultural production and food preservation
(1993-10)
This document contains information on The potential of nuclear science and technology in food production and preservation has been known for nearly a century and has been exploited industrially for over forty years. The ...
Diffusion des éléments d'information sur le plan régional africain
(1973-10)
Le Plan régional africain pour l'application de la science et de la technique au développement a été approuvé par le Comité consultatif des- Nations : Unies pour l'application de la science et de la technique (ACAST) a sa ...
Windhoek declaration on an African geodetic reference frame (AFREF) : outcome of the workshop on AFREF
(2003-03)
A uniform coordinate reference system is fundamental to any development project, application, service or product that requires some form of geo-referencing. All countries in the world have established some form of geodetic ...
Scan-ICT : indicators of information and communications technologies
(2003-10)
By 2006, almost half of the workforce in developed countries will be employed by industries that are either producers or intensive users of information and communication technologies (ICTs) products and services. However, ...
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.