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FAO to hold email
conference on biotechnology
The FAO Electronic Forum is
devoting its next e-mail conference to the theme of Biotechnology
Applications in Food Processing: Can Developing Countries Benefit.
Posted on 21 May, 2004.
 UNCTAD
to hold interactive dialogue on harnessing emerging technologies to meet
the Millennium Development Goals
The event will address the question of how applications of science and technology can be enhanced and put to use to help countries achieve the MDGs.
Posted March, 2004.
UNCTAD and UNIDO to hold Technology Fair of the Future, 14 to 18 June 2004, São Paulo, Brazil
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Fair will gather innovative enterprises, technology parks and institutes with research and development activities operating at or near the frontier of knowledge in developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
Posted March, 2004.
 UNCTAD
and UNCSTD launch ICT benchmarking tool
This tool was developed to provide policy-makers in developing countries with a useful interactive tool to assess their countries' ICT capabilities in terms of connectivity and ease of access and to compare them against those of other countries.
Posted December,
2003.
 Investment and technology policies for competitiveness: review of
successful country experiences
This paper discusses the role of foreign direct investment in transferring
technology,building technological capabilities and enhancing competitiveness. It also emphasizes that
foreign direct investment should be maximized and complemented by appropriate country policies.
Posted
in 2003.
 Information
and Communication Technology Development Indices
The paper reviewed and evaluated existing work to measure ICT development from different sources. On the basis of this earlier work, a theoretical framework has been formulated with a view to measuring ICT development, including indicators for connectivity, access, usage and policy. The framework was used to benchmark and analyse the diffusion of ICT capabilities across 160–200 countries for
1995–2001.
Posted in 2003.
 Science and
Technology Diplomacy: concepts and elements of a work
programme
The aim of this
paper is to elaborate the conceptual basis and elements of a programme of
work on science and technology diplomacy for the United Nations Conference
on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD).
Posted in 2003.
 Coalition of
Resources for Information and Communication
Technologies
This paper provides an analysis of the findings and conclusion of a number of reports on the Coalition of resources for the application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in transmission infrastructure, education and health.
Posted in 2002.
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Seventh
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Promoting the application of science and technology to
meet the Millennium Development Goals
24-28 May 2004
Geneva, Switzerland
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