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Technology and Innovation Report 2015

Fostering Innovation Policies for Industrial Development

Series: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
( Print: January 2016, PDF: December 2015 )

This report focuses on how innovation policies can expressly promote industrial development, and what lessons can be learnt from existing experiences of countries, both developing and developed. It...

This report focuses on how innovation policies can expressly promote industrial development, and what lessons can be learnt from existing experiences of countries, both developing and developed. It...


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Assessing Regional Integration in Africa VII

Innovation, Competitiveness and Regional Integration

Series: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
( Print: May 2016, PDF: April 2016 )

This publication examines how the three elements of regional integration, innovation and competitiveness are interlinked. It explores the prospects for harnessing them within the framework of Africa’s...

This publication examines how the three elements of regional integration, innovation and competitiveness are interlinked. It explores the prospects for harnessing them within the framework of Africa’s...


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Assessing Regional Integration in Africa VI

Harmonizing Policies to Transform the Trading Environment

Series: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
( Print: March 2014, PDF: December 2013 )

This publication comes at a time of renewed enthusiasm for shortening the period of the vision of the Abuja Treaty. The publication's overall objective is to provide analytical research that defines...

This publication comes at a time of renewed enthusiasm for shortening the period of the vision of the Abuja Treaty. The publication's overall objective is to provide analytical research that defines...


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Assessing Regional Integration in Africa VIII

Bringing the Continental Free Trade Area About

Series: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
( Print: December 2017, PDF: December 2017 )

The African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) promises to give a significant boost to the continent’s economy and, in particular, to support industrialization and structural transformation. In this...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) promises to give a significant boost to the continent’s economy and, in particular, to support industrialization and structural transformation. In this...


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Technology and Innovation Report 2018

Harnessing Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development

Series: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
( Print: December 2018, PDF: September 2018 )

The Technology and Innovation Report 2018 discusses the role of frontier technologies in sustainable development. It outlines the main features and the manifold ways in which they can accelerate...

The Technology and Innovation Report 2018 discusses the role of frontier technologies in sustainable development. It outlines the main features and the manifold ways in which they can accelerate...


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Assessing Regional Integration in Africa

ECA Policy Research Report

Series: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
( Print: August 2004, PDF: October 2006 )

This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the state of Africa's integration process, showing where efforts have succeeded or failed including why intra African trade remains low; and how lack...

This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the state of Africa's integration process, showing where efforts have succeeded or failed including why intra African trade remains low; and how lack...


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Accelerating Regional Integration in Africa I

Overview

Series: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
( Print: August 2004 )

This overview is drawn from the groundbreaking policy research report “Assessing Regional Integration in Africa” (Sales No. E.04.II.K.3). It reflects on the integration agenda, revisits some of its...

This overview is drawn from the groundbreaking policy research report “Assessing Regional Integration in Africa” (Sales No. E.04.II.K.3). It reflects on the integration agenda, revisits some of its...


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Assessing Regional Integration in Africa X

Africa’s Services Trade Liberalization and Integration Under the AfCFTA

Series: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
( Print: March 2022, PDF: April 2022 )

The tenth edition of the report on Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA X) is on the theme: “Africa’s services trade liberalization and integration under the AfCFTA”. The report seeks to...

The tenth edition of the report on Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA X) is on the theme: “Africa’s services trade liberalization and integration under the AfCFTA”. The report seeks to...


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Assessing Regional Integration in Africa IX

Next Steps for the African Continental Free Trade Area

Series: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
( Print: December 2020, PDF: January 2021 )

Signed by 52 African countries, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is, by the number of participating countries, the largest trade agreement since the formation of the WTO. This report...

Signed by 52 African countries, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is, by the number of participating countries, the largest trade agreement since the formation of the WTO. This report...


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Technology and Innovation Report 2021

Catching Technological Waves - Innovation With Equity

Series: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
( Print: April 2021, PDF: April 2021 )

The UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report 2021 examines the likelihood of frontier technologies widening existing inequalities and creating new ones. It also addresses the national and international...

The UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report 2021 examines the likelihood of frontier technologies widening existing inequalities and creating new ones. It also addresses the national and international...


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Technology and Innovation Report 2023

Opening Green Windows: Technological Opportunities for a Low-carbon World

Series: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
( Print: March 2023, PDF: March 2023 )

We live in a time of rapid technological change, at the height of the digital transformation and the early stages of the Industry 4.0 revolution. When guided by an inclusive and sustainable compass...

We live in a time of rapid technological change, at the height of the digital transformation and the early stages of the Industry 4.0 revolution. When guided by an inclusive and sustainable compass...


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Assessing Regional Integration in Africa V

Towards an African Continental Free Trade Area

Series: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
( Print: January 2013, PDF: August 2012 )

This publication comes at a time of renewed enthusiasm for shortening the period of the vision of the Abuja Treaty. The publication's overall objective is to provide analytical research that defines...

This publication comes at a time of renewed enthusiasm for shortening the period of the vision of the Abuja Treaty. The publication's overall objective is to provide analytical research that defines...


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Assessing Regional Integration in Africa II

Rationalizing Regional Economic Communities

Series: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
( Print: August 2006, PDF: October 2006 )

This report examines the effectiveness of Africa’s regional economic communities in pushing forward the regional integration agenda towards the objectives of the Abuja Treaty establishing the African...

This report examines the effectiveness of Africa’s regional economic communities in pushing forward the regional integration agenda towards the objectives of the Abuja Treaty establishing the African...


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Assessing Regional Integration in Africa III

Towards Monetary and Financial Integration in Africa

Series: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
( Print: January 2009, PDF: January 2009 )

This report finds that although there are some successes, African countries are still experiencing enormous difficulties in achieving the macroeconomic convergence criteria set by their RECs, such as...

This report finds that although there are some successes, African countries are still experiencing enormous difficulties in achieving the macroeconomic convergence criteria set by their RECs, such as...


Training Handbook on Export Documentation

Series: Human Resource Development
( Print: October 2001 )

This training manual on the preparation of trade documents in the context of export operations, aimed at developing country exporters, discusses procedures relating to commercial invoice, packaging...

This training manual on the preparation of trade documents in the context of export operations, aimed at developing country exporters, discusses procedures relating to commercial invoice, packaging...


Assessing Training Capacity in International Business

Series: Human Resource Development
( Print: October 2001 )

This publication presents a set of guidelines for the assessment and improvement of the impact of technical assistance on training capacity. It focuses on the development of a training capacity audit...

This publication presents a set of guidelines for the assessment and improvement of the impact of technical assistance on training capacity. It focuses on the development of a training capacity audit...


Handbook for Trainers in Trade Promotion

Series: Human Resource Development
( Print: October 2001 )

Valuable as a textbook, this publication would be most useful to trainers involved in the training of business personnel in the field of trade promotion. It discusses the role of export trainer in...

Valuable as a textbook, this publication would be most useful to trainers involved in the training of business personnel in the field of trade promotion. It discusses the role of export trainer in...


Managing Export Training

Strategies, Policies and Principles for Developing Countries

Series: Human Resource Development
( Print: October 2001 )

This book discusses export marketing and the role of trade promotion infrastructure in training of exporters and service staff. It also addresses the issue of development of a national training...

This book discusses export marketing and the role of trade promotion infrastructure in training of exporters and service staff. It also addresses the issue of development of a national training...


Strengthening International Business Training in Developing Countries

Strategic Issues and Elements of an Integrated Programme

Series: Human Resource Development
( Print: October 2001 )

This publication discusses the rationale for national training capacity, changes in demand for international business training, supply; experiences gained with strengthening training institutions...

This publication discusses the rationale for national training capacity, changes in demand for international business training, supply; experiences gained with strengthening training institutions...


Using Microcomputers in Training Institutions

Series: Human Resource Development
( Print: October 2001 )

This guide on proposed microcomputer systems and applications for training institutions in developing countries discusses the development of microcomputer systems. It recommends hardware and software...

This guide on proposed microcomputer systems and applications for training institutions in developing countries discusses the development of microcomputer systems. It recommends hardware and software...