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Four abilities for governments to leverage AI for Social Good
Get PDFAI for Social Good, a partnership between the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), United Nations ESCAP and Google, released Policy Insight Briefs from the AI for Social Good Summit, taken place in November 2020. This Brief provides a strategic summary of policy insights from three expert panels on building an effective enabling environment for AI for social good at the national level
Big data for population and social statistics
Get PDFThis Stats Brief gives an overview of big data sources that can be used to produce population and social statistics and presents country examples in the use of mobile phone data, sales data, Earth Observation data, social media and other online data to produce mobility-related statistics, labour statistics, health statistics and SDG indicators.
This Brief is part of ESCAP's series on the use of non-traditional data sources for official statistics
VATIS update : ozone layer protection. Vol. 4, No. 57, Mar-Apr 2003
No full textVATIS Update Ozone Layer Protection is published 6 times a year to keep the readers up to date of most of the relevant and latest technological developments and events in the field of Ozone Layer Protection. The Update is tailored to policy-makers, industries and technology transfer intermediaries
SDG 7 localisation snapshot : Putrajaya City, Malaysia
No full textSDG7 Localisation Snapshot provides a brief overview of the key areas related to implementation of the Sustainable Goal 7 (SDG7) to ‘Ensure access to affordable, reliable,
sustainable and modern energy for all’ at the local level based on the answers provided by the jurisdiction to the SDG7 Localisation questionnaire.
Questionnaire allowed to collect the assessments from the local officials regarding the situation on the implementation of SDG7 in their jurisdiction. SDG7 Localisation Snapshot
is a part of the collaborative project of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to
support city and sub-national governments in accelerating their efforts in the field of sustainable energy. SDG 7 Localisation Snapshots are short publications of the cities’ self-assessment regarding their capacity and availability of policies, actions and resources for supporting SDG 7 localisation. The Snapshots can download here
Study on efficient operations of international passenger trains along the Trans-Asian railway network
Get PDFThe study gives an overview of existing railway passenger services along the Trans-Asian Railway Network (TARN) and an analysis of the legal and institutional framework with a view to provide recommendations for further strengthening operations of passenger trains along the Trans-Asian Railway network.
The intercountry railway passenger transport in ESCAP region is extensively developed, however, the density of services (except for 1520 mm area) is low. There are no direct journeys from non-capital cities and the existing routes are not linked to one another. Moreover, the border crossing formalities for international passenger transport by rail are not harmonized, however, in this regard the TARN member countries could accede to recently adopted UN ECE Convention on the Facilitation of Border Crossing Procedures for Passengers, Luggage and Load-luggage Carried in International Traffic by Rail.
From the users’ point of view, advance information and awareness on procedures concerning international train journeys are more important than difference in them. In this regard, there are appears no official/ public resources that provide necessary information on railway routes, services, regulations, and description of the procedures for different intercountry routes in the region. In addition, there is also lack of appropriate framework on other aspects that are important for rail customers passengers’ rights and obligations. International benchmark provides availability of good practical cases and pilot projects, such as advance information for foreign passengers on all procedures related to train journey, special commercial offers linked to international passenger transport, accessibility maps, etc.
These factors decrease competitiveness of international railway passenger transport along the TARN.
More intercountry passenger trains could change the density of international services in the region. Unlike present dominance of such trains within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), future passenger trains could also be operated in Southeastern and Western Asia as countries of these regions are considering introducing high-speed railways for international connections that would increase importance of streamlined border crossing formalities and related requirements.
COVID-19 pandemic struck while the study was being completed. Given, the deep impact pandemic is having and would have on railway passenger transport, the study report briefly mentions on the implications of the pandemic and makes few policy recommendations for decision-makers in TARN member countries, primarily on coping with asynchronous re-establishment of services. At the time of finalizing this study, the pandemic is still not contained and therefore a more detailed study to understand its complete impact on range of issues in railway passenger transport is warranted.
Based on the existing legal framework and analysis of major challenges for rail administrations and for rail users – the study proposes recommendations to further strengthen international passenger transport in the region that includes developing a common strategic vision for international railway passenger transport for the region duly adopted by TARN members.
This could include such areas as: development of international rail passenger links as a part of regional connectivity in ESCAP countries; promotion of seamless international passenger journeys; improvement and promotion of international rail-based passenger intermodal services; coordination of actions/initiatives on rail passenger transport among different international organizations (coordination of visions and strategies regarding passenger services; promotion of e-ticketing, electronic interoperability and use of digital technologies; promotion of rail passenger services, harmonization of tariffs and their affordability); and development of touristic services and products in ESCAP region focusing on sustainable and accessible rail tourism with comfortable connections to other transport modes and services.</p
South and South-West Asia Development Monitor No. 7
No full textSouth and South-West Asia Development Monitor Number 7, 15 August 2012
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 workprogramme.
Experts from across South and South-West Asia met in New Delhi on 30–31 July 2012 to discuss recent analytical work conducted on the development challenges facing the subregion, and their policy implications. These issues include the subregion’s macro-economic outlook and challenges, inclusive development, trade and investment, regional economic integration and connectivity, food and energy security, disaster risk reduction and global partnership in support of Least Developed Countries in South and South-West Asia
VATIS update : biotechnology. Vol. 1, No. 83, Jan-Feb 2007
No full textVATIS Update Biotechnology is published 4 times a year to keep the readers up to date of most of the relevant and latest technological developments and events in the field of Biotechnology. The Update is tailored to policy-makers, industries and technology transfer intermediaries