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National SDG tracker : user manual
No full textESCAP has developed the “National SDG Tracker” to enable countries to use their own data, indicators and targets and
assess their progress towards the SDGs. This manual is developed as a step-by-step guide for users of the National SDG
Tracker in finalizing their national indicator set, preparing their data on the Tracker and producing progress assessments.
The main audience are government officials responsible for implementation and monitoring of the SDGs (SDG focal
points in national statistical systems, planning organizations, and SDG implementing bodies). The tool also aims to
support UN country teams, in particular UN resident coordinator offices, in their efforts in supporting national SDG
implementation and follow and review practices
The AI for Social Good Summit
No full textThe Submit is jointly developed by Google, UN.ESCAP, ARPU on partnership with the Rockefeller FOundationWhile the AI research ecosystem is growing, there is still limited research into how AI can positively transform economies and societies. In light of this, United Nations ESCAP, APRU, and Google partnered in 2018 to fill this void by setting up the AI for Social Good Project and bringing together regional scholars and experts from industry and government. The project objective was to develop insights into how to cultivate an ecosystem that will foster and enhance AI for Social Good and identify government approaches that will address the challenges associated with AI while maximizing the technology’s potential in Asia Pacific.
Led by Keio University, academics from eight APRU member universities and international institutions across the Asia-Pacific region with representatives from Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Thailand developed a set of eight research-based policy papers, collated and featured in the AI for Social Good report, providing various perspectives on what AI for social good may look like in this region. A Project Advisory Board of multi-stakeholder experts from Australia, Hong Kong, , India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and Thailand provided advice and input throughout the development of the project. See the final AI for Social Good report published in August 2020 for more details
Statistical newsletter. No. 53, March 1984
No full textThe Statistical Newsletter is published quarterly by the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Regional situation analysis : the state of production, dissemination, and use of disaster-related statistics in selected countries in Asia and the Pacific
Get PDFThis situational analysis aims to provide part of the basis for the work of the Technical Working Group on Disaster-related Statistics in Asia and the Pacific (TWG) in facilitating the collaboration among national statistical offices and disaster management agencies in Asia and the Pacific in order to advance the production, dissemination, and use of internationally comparable disaster-related statistics.
This report seeks to help the Asia-Pacific region make the transition from building a statistical framework into the next phase, which is developing guidance for implementing such a framework. Using this report as one of its references, the TWG will be in a better position to help its members form guidance for implementation, collaborative efforts in capacity development, developing pilot studies and good practices as well as further investigations for the Disaster-related Statistics studies to be conducted in close collaboration with complementary in the region and beyond
South and South-West Asia Development Monitor No. 17
No full textSouth and South-West Asia Development Monitor Number 17, June-July 2013.
The Development Monitor is a bimonthly electronic newsletter, launched in early 2012 (issued on a monthly basis initially), which provides an overview of the work and activities undertaken by the ESCAP South and South-West Asia Office and conferences and knowledge products of relevance to the subregion. The newsletter also provides a compilation of news and articles on themes covered by the ESCAP SSWA work programme.
Policy Dialogue on Strengthening Transport Connectivity in SSWA [link], held in Dhaka on 26 and 27 June 2013. Organized by ESCAP, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), the Dialogue included participants representing Governments, business organizations and other stakeholders of eight countries within SSWA; Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nepal, Pakistan and Turkey. Representatives from World Bank, ADB, SAARC, ECO, AusAid and JICA also participated
Digital and sustainable trade facilitation in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) 2021
Get PDFBased on the United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade FacilitationThe report presents results of the 2021 United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation for ten countries members of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC). It presents a detailed analysis based on 58 trade facilitation measures which are classified into four groups ("General Trade Facilitation", "Digital Trade Facilitation", "Sustainable Trade Facilitation", and "Other Trade Facilitation") and further 11 subgroups covering both binding and non-binding WTO TFA measures and measures beyond the scope of WTO TFA+.
The report suggests that most trade cost reductions are associated with paperless trade measures rather than conventional trade facilitation measures. Implementing both binding and non-binding WTO TFA measures could result in a 4-9% decrease in trade costs. In contrast, 'Digital Trade Facilitation' measures enabling the seamless electronic exchange of trade data and documents across borders could result in a reduction of about 17% in a full implementation scenario. For countries to reap the benefits from digital trade facilitation, the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific (CPTA) could support countries by providing a dedicated, inclusive and capacity-building focused intergovernmental platform.
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