Tag: Technology
Banks in EA pin hopes on technology and partnerships to catalyse growth
12 Jan 16 News
East Africa’s commercial banks are pinning their hopes for growth in 2016 on technology and increased investment in small and medium-sized enterprises as lenders avoid ra...
Technology trade deal reached at Nairobi WTO Ministerial
17 Dec 15 NewsA group of 53 World Trade Organisation members negotiating a tariff-cutting agreement on information and communication technology goods reached a final deal in Nairobi, Kenya, on W...
Technology can deliver inclusive and sustainable industrial development: Industrial Development Report 2016
04 Dec 15 NewsThe United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) launched its flagship publication, the Industrial Development Report (IDR) 2016, during the Organization’s General ...
Eastern Africa’s manufacturing sector: Promoting technology, innovation, productivity and linkages
01 Dec 15 NewsThe following reports were prepared as part of a regional assessment of the manufacturing sector in Eastern Africa commissioned by the East Africa Resource Center (EARC) of the Afr...
Dissemination of technology essential in achieving equality, poverty eradication: Second Committee discusses globalization, interdependence
20 Oct 15 NewsEconomic stagnation and lacklustre recovery from the global economic crisis had revealed dysfunction in international organizations and the need to reform unequal power structures,...
The power of policy and technology: Speech by UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner at the Global Environmental Action International Conference 2015
20 Oct 15 NewsReaching agreement on the 17 sustainable development goals and climate change is just the beginning. They still have to be delivered and, until they are, we still have to adapt to ...
Advanced technology increasingly shaping Africa’s financial sector
29 Jul 15 NewsThe African financial services industry is rapidly evolving as a result of advancing technology which is fueling innovation and growth in the sector. While the sector is mature in ...
‘Resources, technology and capacity’ key to success of new global development agenda, UN Secretary-General tells World Economic Forum
27 Jan 15 NewsBelow are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the “Making 2015 a Historic Year” dinner, in Davos, Switzerland, on 23 January.
Thank you for joining us tonight...
Leveraging technology transfer for industrial development explored in new UNCTAD study
15 Jan 15 NewsThe study presents cases from Africa, Asia and Latin America, which provide contrasting experiences of the role of technology transfer and absorption in the development of differen...
US and China agree to eliminate technology trade tariffs in landmark Beijing deal
12 Nov 14 NewsChina and the US have agreed to eliminate tariffs on a host of technology products – a move which could add $190bn to global GDP.
The two trading powers overcame a succession of...
Investing in people-centred innovation and technology essential to Africa’s development
03 Nov 14 NewsInnovation and technology can serve as a springboard for economic transformation provided they are driven by people. This was the message put forward by partners and participants a...
Building Competitive Green Industries: The Climate and Clean Technology Opportunity for Developing Countries
25 Sep 14 NewsMuch of the emphasis on climate change has been on urging countries to act to avoid environmental catastrophe. This new report, “Building Competitive Green Industries: the Climat...
Southern Africa and the latest Global Information Technology Report
04 Jun 14 DiscussionJB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses the findings of the recently-published Global Information Technology Report 2014
The recently released 13th edition of the World Econ...
India to develop people-centred technology with BRICS partners
18 Feb 14 NewsIndia will collaborate with the four other BRICS countries in science and technology to generate new knowledge and develop innovative products, services and processes, critical to ...
African Dialogue on Technology Transfer for Local Manufacturing Capacity on Drugs and Vaccines, 10-11 December 2009
17 Dec 09 EventThe workshop convened in the context of the follow up to the WHO Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property and was organized by the ...