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Open data policy framework and cases in the digital economy
No full textThis module presents a comprehensive overview of Open Government Data (OGD) Policy and Trends, delving into the dynamic landscape of OGD policy and legal frameworks. It emphasizes the importance of an effective governance structure that aligns with OGD policy for successful implementation. Concrete examples of the OGD implementation process, including the success of 'Open Data Portals' as initiatives fostering data accessibility, are provided.</p
Advancing pacific priorities 2023
Get PDFAdvancing Pacific Priorities 2023 communicates efforts by the ESCAP Subregional Office for the in supporting Pacific SIDS in their implementation of the SDGs, the SAMOA Pathway, and effectively their own national sustainable development strategies and nationally determined contributions. It lists the key initiatives the Office has implemented in 2023 in close collaboration with Pacific member States, Pacific regional organizations, and the UN development system in the Pacific.In 2024, ESCAP will continue to work with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks in the Pacific. Pacific SIDS will be heavily involved in the process of adopting a revised SIDS agenda to replace the SAMOA Pathway, which ESCAP will continue to support. We look back at a very productive year with much satisfaction and look ahead to 2024.</p
Advancing Distributed Energy Resources (DER) development in SIDS to support energy transition
Get PDFThis working paper provides an overview of the issues discussed and the outcome of the first knowledge exchange sessions between Caribbean and Pacific SIDS. It includes relevant technical standards and requirements for DER interconnections, along with potential challenges that SIDS may encounter. The document also presents recommendations and solutions to these challenges, as well as best practices and examples from various island countries that have already implemented DERs in their energy systems.
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Asia-Pacific trade and investment trends brief 2022/2023 : China
No full textThis brief covers recent trends and developments in trade and investment. It has been produced as an accompaniment to the Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Trends 2022/2023
Asia-Pacific trade and investment trends brief 2022/2023 : Azerbaijan
No full textThis brief covers recent trends and developments in trade and investment. It has been produced as an accompaniment to the Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Trends 2022/2023
Promoting sustainable development through digital trade and digital trade policies
Get PDFThis paper examines the role of digital trade policy in promoting sustainable development. It starts from the conceptual framework of digital trade, as well as the interplay between digital transformation and the roles of trade and investment as means to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is supported by examination of the growth in digital trade, with special attention to Developing Countries (DCs) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and broad inferences regarding the implications for more inclusive and sustainable development. Drawing from the analysis on the pathways linking digital trade and SDGs, the paper identifies policy measures that could help unleash the benefits of digital trade across different sectors with respect to sustainable development. These include digital trade facilitation measures that may be taken to reduce the environmental impact of trade procedures and to enhance digital trade opportunities for women and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).Abstract ........................................................................................................................... iv Framework Introduction ......................................................................................... 1Digital Trade – A Theoretical Framework ............................................................. 3The Nexus between Digital Trade Policy and Sustainable Development ........ 4Unintended Externalities of Digital Trade .......................................................... 15Toward an Inclusive and Sustainable Digital Trade Policy Framework ......... 17Conclusion and Policy Implications ................................................................... 21List of references .......................................................................................................... 23Annex 1: Econometric estimation of the contribution of DDS on SDG ................. 28</p
Sci-tech empowering rural transformation report 2023 : youth innovation and entrepreneurship
No full text Notwithstanding their inherent vitality and creativity, the youth stand at a critical juncture, where their engagement is indispensable for the realization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the pursuit of collective wellbeing. Nonetheless, it is observed that the livelihoods of rural youth are invariably besieged by myriad challenges. These encompass constrained access to essential assets such as land, limited availability of inputs and services, including financial instruments, and a dearth of opportunities for skill enhancement due to educational barriers, familial obligations, and urban allure, potentially culminating in migration and unemployment.
As the Rural Revitalization Strategy has steadily been implemented in China, more and more rural young people return to their hometowns to start their businesses, and many of their urban counterparts also choose to commit themselves to rural areas. They bring back new technologies and techniques, inspire new rural occupations, integrate the development of different industries, and improve the living environment of rural residents. Practical actions prove that the youth is the pioneering force of rural vitalization. The employment and entrepreneurship of Chinese youth in rural areas can bring experience and inspiration to the development and transformation of rural areas worldwide.
The Thematic Study on Sci-Tech Empowering Rural Transformation is jointly initiated by the China Internet Information Center (CIIC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representation in China, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) China Office, World Food Programme (WFP) China Office and the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP-CSAM).
CIIC, FAO Representation in China, IFAD China Office, WFP China Centre of Excellence, ESCAP-CSAM jointly compile the 2023 Annual Report on Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The report highlights the useful new technologies and the latest practices in empowering agricultural value chain development. Professor Robert Walker, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts of the Academy of Social Sciences and a foreign professor at Beijing Normal University, provides special support for this report.
The report aims to draw lessons from China's youth' practices on leveraging science and technology to empower rural development and promote the exchange of experience among developing countries through South-South cooperation knowledge sharing.</p
ESCAP paperless trade emissions calculator
Get PDFWith this Calculator, world greenhouse gas (GHG) emission savings from a full implementation of converting to paperless trade procedures can be estimated. This is done based on emissions of four key variables: (i) paper-based documents, (ii) transport of these documents, (iii) office work required to complete trade transactions and (iv) cargo storage. Being standardized from an initial primer into a reformatted calculator, Duval and Hardy allow other actors to use their methodology and insert their own parameters to calculate personal GHG emission savings. This way, the Calculator can be applied to private projects. The current Version (2.0) features refined calculations and more complete data, including 13 new case studies from the Asian-Pacific region.
This guide is designed to serve as a reference sheet for the data and formulas used in the
ESCAP Paperless Trade Emissions Calculator (Version 2.0) and the estimates in Duval and Hardy
(2021)
Supporting innovative high-growth enterprises in the SPECA sub-region : UNECE policy handbook
No full textThis handbook aims to support government officials and experts responsible for designing, putting into practice, and evaluating private sector support measures in the SPECA sub-region to design effective policies, institutions, processes and measures that enable and play a catalytic role in emerging IHGEs