The International Conference on E-procurement was organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the Public Procurement Service of the Republic of Korea (PPS) and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) with the support of the Korean IT Industry Promotion Agency (KIPA), Korea Information Strategy Development Institute (KISDI), Samsung SDS Co., Ltd., M…
A business plan is a comprehensive, written description of the business of an enterprise. It is a detailed report on a company's products or services, production techniques, markets and clients, marketing strategy, human resources, organization, requirements in respect of infrastructure and supplies, financing requirements, and sources and uses of funds. The business plan describes the pas…
By its resolutions 39/79 and 39/88 of 13 December 1984, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to prepare, on the basis of the outline elaborated by the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization and in the light of the views expressed in the course of the discussions in the Sixth Committee and in the Special Com…
The Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Systems Analysis Guide provides a set of tools and methods to assess existing structures and capacities of national, district and local institutions with responsibilities for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in order to improve their effectiveness and the integration of DRM concerns into development planning, with particular reference to disaster-prone areas, …
The Legislative Guide on Insolvency Law was prepared by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). The project arose from a proposal made to the Commission in 1999 that UNCITRAL should undertake further work on insol- vency law, specifically corporate insolvency, to foster and encourage the adoption of effec- tive national corporate insolvency regimes. An exploratory m…
The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
The development of information and communications technologies (ICTs) enables businesses and individuals to communicate and engage in transactions with other parties electronically, instantaneously and internationally. This gives rise to a variety of legal and regulatory issues for policymakers, from the validity of electronic methods of contracting and the security risks associated with them, …
PREFACE In conjunction with the work programme of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) for the inter-sessional period 2001–2003 on “Technology development and capacity-building for competitiveness in a digital society”, UNCTAD reviewed and evaluated existing work to measure ICT development from different sources, including academia, the private sector and i…
The first World Congress on Communication for Development (WCCD) took place in Rome, Italy, on October 25–27, 2006. The main goal of the WCCD was to position and promote the field of Communication for Development in the overall agenda of development and international cooperation. Toward this end, three types of stakeholders, who rarely interact, gathered in Rome: academics, practitioner…
In an academic research environment, scholarly communications become central part of the process of deliberations. Scholarly communications are carried out using certain channels of communications by scholars and academicians. Most important ones are scholarly journals, conference proceedings, research monographs, dissertations, research reports and personal memoirs. Internet now provides …
Technology foresight (TF) is regarded as the most upstream element of the technology development process. It provides inputs for the formulation of technology policies and strategies that guide the development of the technological infrastructure. In addition, technology foresight pro- vides support to innovation, and incentives and assistance to enterprises in the domain of technology managemen…
The format of the publication provides short answers to many of the questions about inter- national law frequently asked during UNODC/TPB training workshops and other technical assistance activities. It is written in simple language and sets out the fundamentals of inter- national law without exploring the more complex debates and arguments that exist in relation to international law and its re…
An overview of the scientific and policy foundations for climate change and disaster risk was set out in the previous Briefing Note 1 “Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction “1. Briefly, the scientific evidence2 shows that for disasters, climate change poses a double threat. Firstly, increases are expected in the frequency and intensity of weather and climatic hazards, such as floods, t…