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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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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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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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What's Going On? Series (Set of 10 DVDs)

Series: What's Going On?
( Print: May 2005 )

This groundbreaking 10-part family television series explores critical global issues such as war, environmental degradation, discrimination and poverty through the eyes of a child. The goal is to...

This groundbreaking 10-part family television series explores critical global issues such as war, environmental degradation, discrimination and poverty through the eyes of a child. The goal is to...


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What's Going On? AIDS in the Caribbean (DVD)

Series: What's Going On?
( Print: May 2005 )

In “AIDS in the Caribbean”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actor Danny Glover travels to Port of Spain to witness the effects of HIV/AIDS on children and teenagers. He...

In “AIDS in the Caribbean”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actor Danny Glover travels to Port of Spain to witness the effects of HIV/AIDS on children and teenagers. He...


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What's Going On? Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone (DVD)

Series: What's Going On?
( Print: May 2005 )

In “Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actor Michael Douglas hosts a sobering look at exploited children in this war-torn country where...

In “Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actor Michael Douglas hosts a sobering look at exploited children in this war-torn country where...


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What's Going On? Poverty in America (DVD)

Series: What's Going On?
( Print: May 2005 )

In “Poverty in America”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actor Tim Robbins meets Jessica, who cares for siblings while her dad works long hours for low pay, and J.R., who...

In “Poverty in America”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actor Tim Robbins meets Jessica, who cares for siblings while her dad works long hours for low pay, and J.R., who...


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What's Going On? Refugees in Tanzania (DVD)

Series: What's Going On?
( Print: May 2005 )

In “Refugees in Tanzania”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actress Angelina Jolie works with children victimized by long years of civil strife. She introduces the Fataki...

In “Refugees in Tanzania”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actress Angelina Jolie works with children victimized by long years of civil strife. She introduces the Fataki...


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What's Going On? Child Labor in Brazil (DVD)

Series: What's Going On?
( Print: May 2005 )

In “Child Labor in Brazil”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actress Susan Sarandon interviews 12-year-old Eleandra, who picks garbage seven days a week, and a boy named...

In “Child Labor in Brazil”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actress Susan Sarandon interviews 12-year-old Eleandra, who picks garbage seven days a week, and a boy named...


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What's Going On? Landmines in Cambodia (DVD)

Series: What's Going On?
( Print: May 2005 )

In “Landmines in Cambodia”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actor Laurence Fishburne tells the stories of Suk Ratha, who remembers only the deafening explosion that...

In “Landmines in Cambodia”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actor Laurence Fishburne tells the stories of Suk Ratha, who remembers only the deafening explosion that...


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What's Going On? Girls' Education in India (DVD)

Series: What's Going On?
( Print: May 2005 )

In “Girls' Education in India”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, Brazilian-born actress, Sonia Braga explores how girls are typically educated in this largely Hindu...

In “Girls' Education in India”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, Brazilian-born actress, Sonia Braga explores how girls are typically educated in this largely Hindu...


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What's Going On? Street Children in Mongolia (DVD)

Series: What's Going On?
( Print: May 2005 )

In “Street Children in Mongolia”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actor Richard Gere reviews the plight of street children in Ulanbaatar and other cities in this remote...

In “Street Children in Mongolia”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actor Richard Gere reviews the plight of street children in Ulanbaatar and other cities in this remote...


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What's Going On? Indigenous Children in Australia (DVD)

Series: What's Going On?
( Print: May 2005 )

In “Indigenous Children in Australia”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actress Rachel Ward works with aboriginal children and teens in Australia's urban centers and the...

In “Indigenous Children in Australia”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actress Rachel Ward works with aboriginal children and teens in Australia's urban centers and the...


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What's Going On? Conflict in Northern Ireland (DVD)

Series: What's Going On?
( Print: May 2005 )

In “Conflict in Northern Ireland”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actress Meg Ryan helps tell the unhappy stories of Northern Ireland's children who suffer the effects...

In “Conflict in Northern Ireland”, part of this groundbreaking 10-part family television series, actress Meg Ryan helps tell the unhappy stories of Northern Ireland's children who suffer the effects...


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Technology and Innovation Report 2010

Enhancing Food Security in Africa through Science, Technology and Innovation

Series: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
( Print: June 2010, PDF: August 2010 )

The 2010 Technology and Innovation Report - Enhancing Food Security in Africa Through Science, Technology and Innovation - focuses on the challenges of improving agricultural performance in Africa and...

The 2010 Technology and Innovation Report - Enhancing Food Security in Africa Through Science, Technology and Innovation - focuses on the challenges of improving agricultural performance in Africa and...


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Technology and Innovation Report 2011

Powering Development with Renewable Energy Technologies

Series: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
( Print: January 2013, PDF: February 2012 )

This report argues that responding to the dual challenge of reducing energy poverty and mitigating climate change requires a new energy paradigm. Such a paradigm would have renewable energy...

This report argues that responding to the dual challenge of reducing energy poverty and mitigating climate change requires a new energy paradigm. Such a paradigm would have renewable energy...


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Technology and Innovation Report 2012

Innovation, Technology and South-South Collaboration

Series: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
( Print: December 2012, PDF: December 2012 )

This Technology and Innovation Report argues that with the growing importance of developing countries globally, the time is ripe to move beyond analyzing current trends in South-South trade and...

This Technology and Innovation Report argues that with the growing importance of developing countries globally, the time is ripe to move beyond analyzing current trends in South-South trade and...