Show or Sort:
Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2015
Disasters without Borders - Regional Resilience for Sustainable Development
The world's most disaster-prone region has witnessed natural disasters that affected development. Building resilience to natural disasters is crucial. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) must be integrated...
The world's most disaster-prone region has witnessed natural disasters that affected development. Building resilience to natural disasters is crucial. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) must be integrated...
Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2017
Leave No One Behind - Disaster Resilience for Sustainable Development
This report examines the state of resilience of the region vis-à-vis the goals and targets relating to disaster risk reduction. It highlights some of the tools and approaches for resilience-building...
This report examines the state of resilience of the region vis-à-vis the goals and targets relating to disaster risk reduction. It highlights some of the tools and approaches for resilience-building...
Information and Communication Technology for Peace
The Role of ICT in Preventing, Responding to and Recovering from Conflict
The examples of Information and Communication Technology use in warfare are well known: propaganda, intelligence, communications and ICT-enabled weapons. This report aims to answer the following...
The examples of Information and Communication Technology use in warfare are well known: propaganda, intelligence, communications and ICT-enabled weapons. This report aims to answer the following...
Harnessing the Potential of ICT for Education
A Multistakeholder Approach - Proceedings from the Dublin Global Forum of the United Nations ICT...
While the right to education is recognized as fundamental for each citizen, access to it is not guaranteed. In the developing world, the essential building blocks for education systems are suffering...
While the right to education is recognized as fundamental for each citizen, access to it is not guaranteed. In the developing world, the essential building blocks for education systems are suffering...
The World Summit on the Information Society
Moving from the Past into the Future
This book is a collection of more than fifty short papers, providing readers with first hand insights from key players who participated in the making of the World Summit on the Information Society...
This book is a collection of more than fifty short papers, providing readers with first hand insights from key players who participated in the making of the World Summit on the Information Society...
Measuring ICT for Development
Reforming Internet Governance
Perspectives from the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)
The WGIG's mandate is to analyze the governance of Internet and make proposals for action as well as to identify the public policy issues involved.This volume presents papers by former members of the...
The WGIG's mandate is to analyze the governance of Internet and make proposals for action as well as to identify the public policy issues involved.This volume presents papers by former members of the...
Peace
Global ICT Indicators Stocktaking
Status of Information Society Statistics in Developing Countries
Wireless Internet Opportunity for Developing Countries, The
This publication examines the potential of proven and inexpensive technologies to bridge the connectivity gap, which is one of the key factors of the digital divide. Key issues that need the attention...
This publication examines the potential of proven and inexpensive technologies to bridge the connectivity gap, which is one of the key factors of the digital divide. Key issues that need the attention...
Information Insecurity
A Survival Guide to the Uncharted Territories of Cyber-threats and Cyber-security
This book attempts to create greater awareness about the growing dangers of cyber-hooliganism, cyber-crime, cyber-terrorism and cyber-war, inherent in the new opportunities for good and evil that have...
This book attempts to create greater awareness about the growing dangers of cyber-hooliganism, cyber-crime, cyber-terrorism and cyber-war, inherent in the new opportunities for good and evil that have...
Information and Communication Technologies for African Development
An Assessment of Progress and Challenges Ahead
Nowhere is the digital divide more pronounced than in countries of the African continent. Africa is the most unconnected, in an increasingly connected world. Yet, given the broad spectrum of...
Nowhere is the digital divide more pronounced than in countries of the African continent. Africa is the most unconnected, in an increasingly connected world. Yet, given the broad spectrum of...
Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Global Development, The
Analyses and Policy Recommendations
This publication, which is a reflection and synthesis of the dialogue among the Task Force community, illustrates the importance placed on understanding, exploring and integrating the myriad...
This publication, which is a reflection and synthesis of the dialogue among the Task Force community, illustrates the importance placed on understanding, exploring and integrating the myriad...
Connected for Development
Information Kiosks and Sustainability
This publication suggests that Information kiosks can be a timely model based on lessons learned from Internet Cafes, placing the focus on using the technology as a tool to deliver information and...
This publication suggests that Information kiosks can be a timely model based on lessons learned from Internet Cafes, placing the focus on using the technology as a tool to deliver information and...
Internet Governance
A Grand Collaboration
This publication is an edited collection of papers contributed to the United Nations ICT Task Force Global Forum on Internet Governance (New York, 25 - 26 March 2004). The papers provide useful...
This publication is an edited collection of papers contributed to the United Nations ICT Task Force Global Forum on Internet Governance (New York, 25 - 26 March 2004). The papers provide useful...
Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2021
Resilience in a Riskier World – Managing Systemic Risks From Biological and Other Natural Hazards
This publication presents a new and extended analysis of the regional risk-scape based on multidisciplinary research conducted. It defines risk hotspots where disasters and biological hazards, climate...
This publication presents a new and extended analysis of the regional risk-scape based on multidisciplinary research conducted. It defines risk hotspots where disasters and biological hazards, climate...
Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2019
The Disaster Riskscape Across Asia-Pacific - Pathways for Resilience, Inclusion and Empowerment
This report examines the state of resilience of the region vis-à-vis the Sustainable Development Goals and targets relating to disaster risk reduction. It highlights some of the tools and approaches...
This report examines the state of resilience of the region vis-à-vis the Sustainable Development Goals and targets relating to disaster risk reduction. It highlights some of the tools and approaches...
WTO, E-commerce and Information Technologies
From the Uruguay Round through the Doha Development Agenda - A Report to the UN ICT Task Force
This paper presents an overview of one of the most important processes today determining the governance of information technology: the growing role of the World Trade Organization. The application of...
This paper presents an overview of one of the most important processes today determining the governance of information technology: the growing role of the World Trade Organization. The application of...
Village Phone Replication Manual
Creating Sustainable Access to Affordable Telecommunications for the Rural Poor
Why is it such a challenge to provide telecommunications to rural areas? High initial infrastructure investment, relative low call volumes, high maintenance costs due to harsh environments, cash box...
Why is it such a challenge to provide telecommunications to rural areas? High initial infrastructure investment, relative low call volumes, high maintenance costs due to harsh environments, cash box...
Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2012
Reducing Vulnerability and Exposure to Disasters
The main message of this publication is that exposure and vulnerability continue to be twin challenges for the region. Faced with growing economic losses and increasingly vulnerable populations, and...
The main message of this publication is that exposure and vulnerability continue to be twin challenges for the region. Faced with growing economic losses and increasingly vulnerable populations, and...