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3 United Nations ESCAP Library Bibliographical Series No. F.28 ESCAP/LIB/SER.F/28 ISSN 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. This publication has been issued without formal editing.

4 CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY NOTE iii LIST OF ESCAP MEETINGS MEETING DOCUMENTS TITLE INDEX KEYWORD INDEX DOCUMENT SYMBOL INDEX i -

5 INTRODUCTORY NOTE ESCAP Meeting Documents is a selective listing of annotated extracts from documents and other materials prepared for meetings. It lists all title entries with complete bibliographic descriptions and annotations in alphabetical order. An assigned reference number under each meeting document can identify an entry. The entry contains multiple descriptors or keywords representing the content of the material. This issue lists all meeting documents produced by the substantive divisions of ESCAP in the period 2008, as deposited in the ESCAP Library. Annexes include the (a) title, (b) keyword and (c) document symbol indexes. For readers who require more detailed information on documents which are not deposited in the ESCAP Library, please contact the division responsible for that particular meeting, as listed below: Environment and Development Division (EDD) Tel.: (66 2) Fax: (66 2) esdd.escap@un.org Social Development Division (SDD) Tel.: (66 2) Fax: (66 2) escap-esid@un.org Information, and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD) Tel.: (66 2) Fax: (66 2) escap-icstd@un.org Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division (MPDD) Tel.: (66 2) Fax: (66 2) escap-pdd@un.org Statistics Division (SD) Tel.: (66 2) Fax: (66 2) stat.unescap@un.org Trade and Investment Division (TID) Tel.: (66 2) Fax: (66 2) itid.unescap@un.org Transport Division (TD) Tel.: (66 2) Fax: (66 2) tctidd.unescap@un.org ESCAP main tel.: (66 2) ESCAP main fax: (66 2) Please contact the Library for further information about ESCAP Meeting Documents: United Nations ESCAP Library United Nations Building Rajdamnern Nok Avenue Bangkok Tel.: (66 2) , Fax: (66 2) library-escap@un.org libref.unescap@un.org - iii -

6 LIST OF ESCAP MEETINGS

7 LIST OF ESCAP MEETINGS Page Capacity Building Workshop on Information Society Statistics: Infrastructure, Household and Other Indicators (6-8 November 2007: Bangkok) Committee on Information and Communications Technology (1st sess.: November 2008: Bangkok) Committee on Managing Globalization (4th sess.: Part 1: September 2007: Bangkok) Committee on Managing Globalization (4th sess.: Part II: November 2007: Bangkok) Committee on Social Development (1st sess.: September 2008: Bangkok) Committee on Statistics (1st sess.: 4-6 February 2009: Bangkok) Committee on Transport (1st sess.: October 2008: Bangkok) Empowering Rural Areas Through Community e-centers (9-10 May 2007: Kathmandu).... ESCAP Session (64th sess.: April 2008: Bangkok) Expert Group Meeting on the ESCAP Regional Census Programme (27-28 November 2006: Bangkok) Expert Group Meeting on Regional Cooperation on Follow-up to WSIS and ICT4D (30 November-01 December 2006: Bangkok) Expert Group Meeting on the Provision of ICT Access for Disadvantaged Communities through Public-Private Partnership (12-14 December 2007: Bangkok) Governing Council of the Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (3rd sess.: 28 November 2007: Bali, Indonesia) High-Level Expert Group Meeting on Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development (2-4 October 2007, Seoul) Ministerial Conference on Space Applications for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific (3rd: February 2007: Kuala Lumpur) Ministerial Conference on Space Applications for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific (3 rd : October 2007 : Kuala Lumpur) Ministerial Conference on Transport (10-11 November 2006: Busan, Republic of Korea).... National Seminar on Capacity Building for ICT Policymaking (27-28 November 2007: Baku, Azerbaijan) National Seminar on Capacity Building for Policymaking (27-28 November 2007: Baku, Azerbaijan) National Seminar on Internet Governance: Capacity Building in Public Policy Issues for Business Development in Asia and the Pacific (1-2 August 2007: Ulaanbaatar).... National Seminar on Internet Governance: Capacity Building in Public Policy Issues for Business Development in Asia and the Pacific (15-16 August 2007: Phnom Penh) Regional Forum on Bioenergy Sector Development: Challenges, Opportunities and the Way Forward (23-25 January 2008: Bangkok)

8 Page Regional Implementation Meeting for Asia and the Pacific for the Sixteenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) Regional Symposium on the Regional Disaster Management Support System - Satellite Information Access Mechanism (19-21 March 2008: Bangkok) Regional Training Workshop on Entrepreneurship and E-Business Development for Women (27-30 November 2007: Bali, Indonesia) Regional Workshop on Promoting Disability Data Collection through the 2010 Population and Housing Censuses (8-10 April 2008: Bangkok) Senior Officials Committee on Energy Cooperation in North-East Asia (3rd sess.: December 2007: Jeju, Republic of Korea) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) of NEASPEC (13th: March 2008: Ulaanbaatar) Special Body on Pacific Island Developing Countries (10th sess.: April 2008: Bangkok) Subregional Workshop on Community E-Centres for Rural Development (16-18 April 2008: New Delhi) UNECE/UNESCAP Workshop on United Nations Electronic Documents (UNeDocs) for Single Window Facilities in Asia and the Pacific (10-14 December 2007: Bangkok) Workshop for Developing Countries on the Revision of the Recommendations for International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) (9-12 September 2008: Bangkok) Workshop on Informal Employment and Informal Sector Data Collection II: Evaluation, Processing and Utilization of Data from '1-2' Surveys (14-16 May 2008: Bangkok) Workshop on Informal Employment and Informal Sector Data Collection: Strategy, Tools and Advocacy (19-21 September 2007: Bangkok)

9 MEETING DOCUMENTS

10 MEETING DOCUMENTS Capacity Building Workshop on Information Society Statistics: Infrastructure, Household and Other Indicators (6-8 November 2007: Bangkok) 0001 Country paper: Bhutan. 5p. Keywords: DATA COLLECTION/ INFORMATION SERVICES/ MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS/ COMMUNICATION STATISTICS/ BHUTAN Country paper: India. 7p. Keywords: DATA COLLECTION/ INFORMATION SERVICES/ MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS/ COMMUNICATION STATISTICS/ INDIA Country paper: Mongolia. 8p. Keywords: DATA COLLECTION/ INFORMATION SERVICES/ MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS/ COMMUNICATION STATISTICS/ MONGOLIA Country paper: Nepal. Keywords: INFORMATION SERVICES/ DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION/ NEPAL Country paper: Vanuatu. 6p. Keywords: DATA COLLECTION/ INFORMATION SERVICES/ MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS/ COMMUNICATION STATISTICS ICT Statistics Collection and Analysis in Myanmar. 4p. Keywords: DATA COLLECTION/ INFORMATION SERVICES/ MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS/ COMMUNICATION STATISTICS/ MYANMAR ICT Statistics Situation in Japan. 9p. Keywords: DATA COLLECTION/ INFORMATION SERVICES/ MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS/ COMMUNICATION STATISTICS/ JAPAN ITU Telecommunication/ICT Indicators: Infrastructure and Access. 9p. Keywords: DATA COLLECTION/ INFORMATION SERVICES/ MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS/ COMMUNICATION STATISTICS ITU work on ICT Measurement. 8p. Keywords: DATA COLLECTION/ INFORMATION SERVICES/ MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS/ COMMUNICATION STATISTICS Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development. 9p. Keywords: DATA COLLECTION/ INFORMATION SERVICES/ MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS/ COMMUNICATION STATISTICS State of Telecommunication and ICT Development in Samoa. 6p. Keywords: INFORMATION SERVICES/ MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS/ DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION/ SAMOA Telecommunication Malaysia - A Roundup of Indicators and Trends. 20p. Keywords: DATA COLLECTION/ INFORMATION SERVICES/ MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS/ COMMUNICATION STATISTICS/ MALAYSIA

11 ESCAP MEETING DOCUMENTS, UNCTAD and ICT Measurement. 6p. Keywords: DATA COLLECTION/ INFORMATION SERVICES/ MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS/ COMMUNICATION STATISTICS Usage, Collection and Dissemination of Telecommunication/Infocomm Infrastructure and Access Data in Singapore. 9p. Keywords: DATA COLLECTION/ INFORMATION SERVICES/ MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS/ COMMUNICATION STATISTICS/ SINGAPORE. Committee on Information and Communications Technology (1st sess.: November 2008: Bangkok) 0015 Annotated provisional agenda. 3p. (E/ESCAP/CICT/L.2) Keywords: CONFERENCE STRUCTURE/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Annotated provisional agenda. 4p. (E/ESCAP/CICT/L.2/Rev.1) Keywords: CONFERENCE STRUCTURE/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Asia and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development. Note by the secretariat. 13p. (E/ESCAP/CICT/3) Keywords: TRAINING CENTRES/ TECHNOLOGY POLICY/ REGIONAL AGENCIES/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology. Note by the secretariat. 10p. (E/ESCAP/CICT/4) Keywords: TRAINING CENTRES/ REGIONAL AGENCIES/ TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Information and Communications Technology-Enabled Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific. Item 5. 16p. (E/ESCAP/CICT/2) Keywords: DISASTER PREVENTION/ TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Provisional agenda. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CICT/L.1) Keywords: CONFERENCE STRUCTURE/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY World Summit on the Information Society Five Years On: Information and Communications Technology for Inclusive Development. Item 4. 18p. (E/ESCAP/CICT/1) Keywords: ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGY/ COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ SPACE TECHNOLOGY/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. Committee on Managing Globalization (4th sess.: Part 1: September 2007: Bangkok) 0022 Organization and Format of a Forum of Asian Ministers of Transport. Note by the secretariat. 103p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/I)/INF/1) Keywords: REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ ASEAN/ APEC/ MINISTERS/ TRANSPORT/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

12 MEETING DOCUMENTS 0023 Aid for Trade and Public-Private Partnerships. Note by the secretariat. 19p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/I)/2) Keywords: PARTNERSHIPS/ TRADE RELATIONS/ FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE/ GLOBALIZATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Aid for Trade and Public-Private Partnerships. Note by the secretariat. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/1)2/Corr.1) Keywords: PARTNERSHIPS/ FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE/ GLOBALIZATION Cross-Cutting Issue for Managing Globalization Related to Trade and Transport: Regional Preparations for the Midterm Review of the Almaty Programme of Action: Addressing the Special Needs of Landlocked Developing Countries within a New Global Framework for Transit Transport Cooperation for Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries. Item 4. 37p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/I)/1) Keywords: GLOBALIZATION/ PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION/ MANDATES/ LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES/ DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Emerging Trade Policy Challenges and Analytical Needs of the Region. Note by the secretariat. 22p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/I)/3) Keywords: TRADE POLICY/ TRADE LIBERALIZATION/ GLOBALIZATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Improving Policymaking through Multi-Stakeholder Dialogues. Note by the secretariat. 11p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/I)/4) Keywords: PRIVATE SECTOR/ BUSINESS ORGANIZATION/ TRADE POLICY/ GLOBALIZATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Organization and Format of a Forum of Asian Ministers of Transport. Note by the secretariat. 19p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/I)/5) Keywords: TRANSPORT PLANNING/ REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ TRANSPORT/ GLOBALIZATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Programme Delivery for the Biennium in Respect of Subprogramme 4, Trade and Investment. Note by the secretariat. 18p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/I)/9) Keywords: WORK PROGRAMMES/ PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION/ GLOBALIZATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Programme Delivery for the Biennium in Respect Subprogramme 5, Transport and Tourism. Note by the secretariat. 11p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/I)/10) Keywords: WORK PROGRAMMES/ TRANSPORT PLANNING/ TOURISM DEVELOPMENT/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Programme Planning and Evaluation: Perspectives on "Managing Globalization" as a Theme for Regional Intergovernmental Dialogue on Trade and Investment and Transport and Tourism. Item 7(a). 3p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/I)/8) Keywords: CONFERENCE STRUCTURE/ PROGRAMME PLANNING/ GLOBALIZATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Programme Planning and Evaluation: Prioritization and Selection of Projects for Evaluation. Item 7(c). 11p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/I)/11) Keywords: PROGRAMME PLANNING/ PROGRAMME EVALUATION/ REGIONAL PLANNING/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

13 ESCAP MEETING DOCUMENTS, Towards an International Integrated Intermodal Transport and Logistics System for Asia and the Pacific. Note by the secretariat. 13p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/I)/6) Keywords: TRANSPORT/ REGIONAL PLANNING/ HIGHWAYS/ FREIGHT FORWARDING/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Transport and Tourism Issues: Improving Road Safety on the Asian Highway. Item 6(c). 31p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/I)/7) Keywords: ROAD SAFETY/ HIGHWAYS/ ROAD NETWORKS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC/ REGIONAL COOPERATION. Committee on Managing Globalization (4th sess.: Part II: November 2007: Bangkok) 0035 Annotated provisional agenda. 5p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/II)/L.2) Keywords: GLOBALIZATION/ CONFERENCE STRUCTURE Asia-Pacific Approaches to Addressing Climate Change. 19p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/II)/1) Keywords: GLOBALIZATION/ CLIMATIC CHANGE/ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC/ ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING Globalization and Information, Communication and Space Technology: Current Issues and Future Directions in the Asian and Pacific Region. Note by the secretariat. 17p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/II)/3) Keywords: GLOBALIZATION/ INFORMATION NETWORKS/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Programme Delivery for the Biennium in Respect of Subprogramme 6, Environment and Sustainable Development. Note by the secretariat. 14p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/II)/6) Keywords: WORK PROGRAMMES/ PROGRAMMES OF ACTION/ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT/ GLOBALIZATION Programme Delivery for the Biennium in Respect of Subprogramme 7, Information, Communication and Space Technology. Note by the secretariat. 9p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/II)/7) Keywords: PROGRAMME PLANNING/ WORK PROGRAMMES/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ INFORMATION NETWORKS/ GLOBALIZATION Programme Delivery for the Biennium in Respect of Subprogramme 7, Information, Communication and Space Technology. Note by the secretariat. 3p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/II)/7/Corr.1) Keywords: PROGRAMME PLANNING/ WORK PROGRAMMES/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ GLOBALIZATION Programme Planning and Evaluation : Perspectives on "Managing Globalization" as a Theme for Regional Intergovernmental Dialogue on Environment and Sustainable Development and Information, Communication and Space Technology. 3p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/II)/5) Keywords: PROGRAMME PLANNING/ CONFERENCE STRUCTURE/ GLOBALIZATION/ RESOLUTION Programme Planning and Evaluation : Prioritization and Selection of Projects for Evaluation. 2p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/II)/8) Keywords: PROGRAMME PLANNING/ PROJECT EVALUATION/ GLOBALIZATION Provisional agenda. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/II)/L.2) Keywords: CONFERENCE STRUCTURE/ GLOBALIZATION

14 MEETING DOCUMENTS 0044 Report. 14p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/II)/Rep) Keywords: GLOBALIZATION/ CONFERENCE REPORTS/ REPORTS Status of, Opportunities for and Challenges to Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific. Note by the secretariat. 15p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/II)/2) Keywords: GLOBALIZATION/ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT/ WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT/ ENERGY RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC The Knowledge Economy and Information, Communication and Space Technology Policy: Regional Strategy in Asia and the Pacific. Note by the secretariat. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CMG(4/II)/4/Corr.1) Keywords: ECONOMIC INFORMATION/ GLOBALIZATION. Committee on Social Development (1st sess.: September 2008: Bangkok) 0047 Annotated provisional agenda. 4p. (E/ESCAP/CSD/L.2) Keywords: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Annotated provisional agenda. 4p. (E/ESCAP/CSD/L.2/Rev.2) Keywords: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Annotated provisional agenda. 4p. (Bangkok : ) Keywords: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Building an Inclusive Society by Addressing Health-Related Risks and Improving Health Financing. Note by the secretariat. 15p. (E/ESCAP/CSD/4) Keywords: SOCIAL SECURITY/ HEALTH POLICY/ HEALTH INSURANCE/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Building an Inclusive Society by Addressing the Exclusion of Persons with Disabilities. Note by the secretariat. 13p. (E/ESCAP/CSD/6) Keywords: DISABLED PERSONS/ SOCIAL SECURITY/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Framework for Action : Towards an Inclusive Society. 9p. (E/ESCAP/CSD/1) Keywords: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT/ SOCIAL POLICY/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Managing Risks Posed by Food Insecurity through Inclusive Social Policy and Social Protection Interventions. Note by the secretariat. 16p. (E/ESCAP/CSD/2) Keywords: FOOD SECURITY/ SOCIAL POLICY/ SOCIAL SECURITY/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Provisional agenda. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CSD/L.1) Keywords: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Reducing Disparities : A gender Perspective: Note by the secretariat. 19p. (E/ESCAP/CSD/5) Keywords: GENDER ISSUES/ SOCIAL SECURITY/ SOCIAL POLICY/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ ASIA AND PACIFIC

15 ESCAP MEETING DOCUMENTS, Seizing Opportunities and Tackling Challenges Arising from Population Dynamics to Build and Inclusive Society. Note by the secretariat. 16p. (E/ESCAP/CSD/3) Keywords: SOCIAL SECURITY/ DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ SOCIAL POLICY/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Strategic Framework and Proposed Outputs for the Proposed Programme of Work for Note by the secretariat. 4p. (E/ESCAP/CSD/7) Keywords: STRATEGIC PLANNING/ WORK PROGRAMMES/ REGIONAL PLANNING/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. Committee on Statistics (1st sess.: 4-6 February 2009: Bangkok) 0058 Activities of the Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States. 8p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/17) Keywords: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES/ STATISTICS Activities of the Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Corrigendum. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/17/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS Annotated provisional agenda. 7p. (E/ESCAP/CST/L.2) Keywords: AGENDA/ STATISTICS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ASEAN Regional Cooperation on the Enhancement of the Implementation of SNA p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/20) Keywords: STATISTICS/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION/ ASEAN ASEAN Regional Cooperation on the Enhancement of the Implementation of SNA Corrigendum. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/20/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS/ REGIONAL COOPERATION Cooperation among Members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in the Field of Statistics. 3p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/23) Keywords: STATISTICS/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ SOUTH ASIA Efforts of the Philippine Statistical System on the Compilation of Gender Statistics. 10p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/7) Keywords: STATISTICS/ PHILIPPINES/ GENDER ESCAP Strategy for Technical Cooperation in Statistics Development. Note by the secretariat. 21p. (E/ESCAP/CST/3) Keywords: TECHNICAL COOPERATION/ STATISTICS/ DEVELOPMENT PLANS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Gross National Happiness (GNH): Its Assumption and Applications in Bhutan. Corrigendum. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/18/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS/ SOCIAL INDICATOR/ BHUTAN Gross National Happiness (GNH): Its Assumptions and Applications in Bhutan. 4p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/18) Keywords: SOCIAL PLANNING/ BHUTAN

16 MEETING DOCUMENTS 0068 Gross National Happiness Index: Towards Measuring the Progress of Societies. 6p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/21) Keywords: STATISTICS/ SOCIAL INDICATORS Improving Vital Statistics and Cause of Death Statistics: The Experience of Thailand. 16p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/9) Keywords: VITAL STATISTICS/ DEATH RATE / STATISTICS/ THAILAND 0070 Improving Vital Statistics and Cause of Death Statistics: The Experience of Thailand. Corrigendum. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/9/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS / DEATH RATE / THAILAND Information note for participants. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/3/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS Information note for participants. 12p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/3) Keywords: STATISTICS Main Achievements and Challenges in ASEAN Regional Cooperation in Statistics. 7p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/19) Keywords: REGIONAL COOPERATION/ STATISTICS/ ASEAN Main Achievements and Challenges in ASEAN Regional Cooperation in Statistics. Corrigendum. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/19/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS/ REGIONAL COOPERATION /ASEAN Measuring the Progress of Societies: The Australian Experience. 13p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/10) Keywords: SOCIETY/ SOCIAL STATISTICS/ AUSTRALIA Measuring the Progress of Societies: The Australian Experience. Corrigendum. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/10/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS Measuring the Progress of Societies: What is the Relevance for Asia and the Pacific. Note by the secretariat. 9p. (E/ESCAP/CST/8) Keywords: SOCIETY/ DECLARATIONS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Measuring Violence Against Women: Towards Better Indicators. Note by the secretariat. 15p. (E/ESCAP/CST/4) Keywords: VIOLENCE/ WOMEN/ SOCIAL INDICATORS/ SOCIAL STATISTICS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Measuring Violence Against Women: Towards Better Indicators. Note by the secretariat. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/4/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS New International Standards and Priorities of Industrial Statistics. 5p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/16) Keywords: INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS/ STANDARDS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Note by the secretariat. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/3/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS

17 ESCAP MEETING DOCUMENTS, Overview of Statistics Development in Asia and the Pacific. Note by the secretariat. 23p. (E/ESCAP/CST/2) Keywords: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS/ REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Overview of Statistics Development in Asia and the Pacific. Note by the secretariat. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/2/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS Provisional agenda. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/L.1) Keywords: AGENDA/ STATISTICS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Rules of Procedure of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. 9p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/4) Keywords: RULES OF PROCEDURE/ ESCAP/ STATISTICS Rules of Procedure of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Corrigendum. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/4/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS Statistical Capacity-Building in Economic Statistics: The Role of the Asian Development Bank. Corrigendum. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/8/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS Statistical Capacity-Building in Economic Statistics: The Role of the Asian Development Bank. 18p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/8) Keywords: ECONOMIC STATISTICS/ ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Statistics Development in the Pacific. 8p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/5) Keywords: STATISTICS/ PACIFIC REGION Statistics Development in the Pacific. Corrigendum. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/5/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS Strategic Framework and Proposed Outputs for the Proposed Programme of Work for Note by the secretariat. 7p. (E/ESCAP/CST/9) Keywords: STRATEGIC PLANNING/ WORK PROGRAMMES/ STATISTICS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Strategic Framework and Proposed Outputs for the Proposed Programme of Work for Note by the secretariat. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/9/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS Tentative programme. 2p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/1) Keywords: STATISTICS Terms of Reference and Functioning of the Committee on Statistics. Item 2. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/1/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS Terms of Reference and Functioning of the Committee on Statistics. 16p. (E/ESCAP/CST/1) Keywords: CONFERENCE STRUCTURE/ TERMS OF REFERENCE/ STATISTICS

18 MEETING DOCUMENTS 0096 Tools and Solutions for Better Data on Births, Deaths and Causes of Death. Note by the secretariat. 18p. (E/ESCAP/CST/6) Keywords: POPULATION CENSUSES/ VITAL STATISTICS/ DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Tools and Solutions for Better Data on Births, Deaths and Causes of Death. Note by the secretariat. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/6/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS Towards an Action Plan for the Development of Economic Statistics in the Asia and Pacific Region. 19p. (E/ESCAP/CST/5) Keywords: ECONOMIC STATISTICS/ DEVELOPMENT PLANS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Towards an Action Plan for the Development of Economic Statistics in the Asian and Pacific Region. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/5/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS Towards An Action Plan for the Development of Economic Statistics in the Region: The Perspective of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific. 15p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/15) Keywords: ECONOMIC STATISTICS/ REGIONAL PLANS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Towards an Action Plan for the Development of Economic Statistics in the Region: The Perspective of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific. Corrigendum. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/15/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS Towards Improving Vital Statistics: New Regional Initiative Funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). 10p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/14) Keywords: VITAL STATISTICS/ REGIONAL PLANS/ AUSTRALIA Towards Improving Vital Statistics: New Regional Initiative Funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). Corrigendum. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CST/INF/14/Corr.1) Keywords: STATISTICS. Committee on Transport (1st sess.: October 2008: Bangkok) 0104 Annotated provisional agenda. 5p. (E/ESCAP/CTR/L.2) Keywords: CONFERENCE STRUCTURE/ MEETINGS/ TRANSPORT Fifty Years of the Asian Highway. 16p. (E/ESCAP/CTR/5) Keywords: HIGHWAYS/ TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE/ ROAD NETWORKS/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Organization of the First Session of the Forum of Asian Ministers of Transport. 2p. (E/ESCAP/CTR/6) Keywords: FORUM/ CONFERENCE STRUCTURE/ TRANSPORT Provisional agenda. 1p. (E/ESCAP/CTR/L.1) Keywords: MEETINGS/ TRANSPORT

19 ESCAP MEETING DOCUMENTS, Strategic Framework and Proposed Outputs for the Proposed Programme of Work for p. (E/ESCAP/CTR/7) Keywords: TRANSPORT/ PROGRAMMES OF ACTION/ WORK PROGRAMMES/ REGIONAL COOPERATION Transport and Development: Assessment of the Contribution of Transport to Economic and Social Development. Note by the secretariat. 16p. (E/ESCAP/CTR/1) Keywords: TRANSPORT/ TRANSPORT ECONOMICS/ ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT/ TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE/ REGIONAL COOPERATION Transport and Environment: Energy Consumption (Utilization) and Emissions. 25p. (E/ESCAP/CTR/3) Keywords: TRANSPORT/ NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORT/ EMISSIONS/ REGIONAL COOPERATION Transport and Poverty: From Farm to Market - Extending the Reach of Logistics. Note by the secretariat. 11p. (E/ESCAP/CTR/2) Keywords: TRANSPORT/ DOMESTIC TRANSPORT/ GOODS TRANSPORT/ TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE/ REGIONAL COOPERATION Transport and Society: Improving Road Safety in Asia and the Pacific. Note by the secretariat. 20p. (E/ESCAP/CTR/4) Keywords: TRANSPORT/ ROAD SAFETY/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. Empowering Rural Areas through Community e-centers (9-10 May 2007: Kathmandu) 0113 CeC Initiatives from the Sub-Regional Perspective. 17PPS. Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ ELECTRONIC INFORMATION/ RURAL AREAS/ RURAL DEVELOPMENT Community e-centre for Rural Development. 32PPS Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ ELECTRONIC INFORMATION/ RURAL AREAS Community e-centres: Perspective of Local Government. 13PPS. Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ ELECTRONIC INFORMATION/ RURAL AREAS/ LOCAL GOVERNMENT/ RURAL DEVELOPMENT Community Telecenters through TSRP. 17PPS. Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ RURAL AREAS/ ELECTRONIC INFORMATION/ RURAL DEVELOPMENT Findings of Country Baseline Study. 22PPS. Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ RURAL AREAS/ ELECTRONIC INFORMATION/ RURAL DEVELOPMENT Overview of the Project. 18PPS. Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ RURAL AREAS/ ELECTRONIC INFORMATION/ RURAL DEVELOPMENT Tele Centres for Developing Rural Urban Linkages for Poverty Alleviation. 16PPS. Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ RURAL AREAS/ ELECTRONIC INFORMATION/ RURAL DEVELOPMENT

20 MEETING DOCUMENTS 0120 Tele-Center Experience from NITC's Perspective. 28PPS Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ RURAL AREAS/ ELECTRONIC INFORMATION/ RURAL DEVELOPMENT Voice and Internet Access in Over 500 VDCs Using VSAT Technology. 24PPS Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ RURAL AREAS/ ELECTRONIC INFORMATION/ RURAL DEVELOPMENT. ESCAP Commission Session (64th sess.: April 2008: Bangkok) 0122 A Future Within Reach: Progress Towards Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in the Asian and Pacific Region. Note by the secretariat. 13p. (E/ESCAP/64/37) Keywords: POVERTY MITIGATION/ ECONOMIC PLANNING/ ECONOMIC GROWTH/ ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Aid Effectiveness. Note by the secretariat. 14p. (E/ESCAP/64/4) Keywords: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE/ DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE/ POVERTY MITIGATION/ PARTNERSHIPS/ REGIONAL PLANNING/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Annotated provisional agenda. 21p. (E/ESCAP/64/L.2) Keywords: CALENDAR OF MEETINGS Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology. 24p. (E/ESCAP/64/23) Keywords: REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER/ REPORTS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC/ PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT Asian and Pacific Perspective on Selected Trade and Investment Issues to be Addressed at the Twelfth Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Note by the secretariat. 18p. (E/ESCAP/64/10) Keywords: INTRAREGIONAL TRADED/ TRADE DEVELOPMENT/ LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES/ REGIONAL INTEGRATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development. Note by the secretariat. 11p. (E/ESCAP/64/27) Keywords: REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Secondary Crops Development in Asia and the Pacific. Note by the secretariat. 22p. (E/ESCAP/64/25) Keywords: REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ CROPS/ PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Comprehensive Review of the Work of the United Nations Asian and Pacific Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery. Note by the secretariat. 10p. (E/ESCAP/64/28) Keywords: REPORTS/ PROJECT EVALUATION/ REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Dates, Venue and Theme Topic for the Sixty-Fifth Session of the Commission. 8p. (E/ESCAP/64/33) Keywords: CONFERENCE STRUCTURE/ PROGRAMME PLANNING/ WORK PROGRAMMES/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

21 ESCAP MEETING DOCUMENTS, Emerging Issues in the Implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action. Note by the secretariat. 9p. (E/ESCAP/64/18) Keywords: LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES/ DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/ TRANSPORT POLICY/ ECONOMIC INTEGRATION Energy Security and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific. Note by the secretariat. 20p. (E/ESCAP/64/34) Keywords: ENERGY PLANNING/ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT/ ENERGY POLICY/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Financing for Development Note by the secretariat. 14p. (E/ESCAP/64/3) Keywords: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT/ RESOURCES MOBILIZATION/ FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE/ REGIONAL PLANNING/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC/ POVERTY MITIGATION Follow-Up to the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development and the Global Forum of International Migration and Development. Note by the secretariat. 4p. (E/ESCAP/64/16) Keywords: INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONS/ MIGRATIONS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Follow-Up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, in December Note by the secretariat. 7p. (E/ESCAP/64/12) Keywords: CLIMATIC CHANGE/ CONFERENCES/ ADAPTATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Implementation of Commission Resolutions 58/1, 61/1 and 63/3. Note by the secretariat. 7p. (E/ESCAP/64/19) Keywords: RESOLUTIONS/ CONFERENCE STRUCTURE Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS: An Assessment of the Progress Made by ESCAP Members: Challenges and Opportunities. Note by the secretariat. 9p. (E/ESCAP/64/15) Keywords: AIDS/ DISEASES/ DISEASE PREVENTION/ RESOLUTIONS/ SOCIAL PLANNING/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Item 3(d). 22p. (E/ESCAP/64/22) Keywords: STRATEGIC PLANNING/ PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT/ PROGRAMME PLANNING/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Latest Developments Relating to Managing Globalization. 16p. (E/ESCAP/64/8) Keywords: GLOBALIZATION/ TRADE DEVELOPMENT/ TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE/ ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Management Issues: Biennial Evaluation Report for p. (E/ESCAP/64/21) Keywords: PROGRAMME EVALUATION/ PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT/ PROGRAMME PLANNING/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Office of Internal Oversight Services Report on the Inspection of Results-Based Management Practices at ESCAP. Note by the secretariat. 9p. (E/ESCAP/64/30) Keywords: MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT/ REPORTS/ OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Overview of Technical Cooperation Activities and Extrabudgetary Contributions. Note by the secretariat. 18p. (E/ESCAP/64/32) Keywords: TECHNICAL COOPERATION/ BUDGETARY RESOURCES/ RESOURCES ALLOCATIONS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

22 MEETING DOCUMENTS 0143 Overview of the Feasibility Study on the Modalities for Strengthening Regional Coordination and Cooperation in Natural Disaster Information Management and Early Warning and the Viability of Establishing a Regional Centre for Information, Communication and Space Technology-Enabled Disaster Management in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Note by the secretariat. 16p. (E/ESCAP/64/9) Keywords: NATURAL DISASTER/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/ FEASIBILITY STUDIES/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Performance Review of the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development. Note by the secretariat. 21p. (E/ESCAP/64/29) Keywords: PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL/ REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Programme Performance Report for the Biennium Note by the secretariat. 20p. (E/ESCAP/64/20) Keywords: PERFORMANCE/ REPORTS/ PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT/ PROGRAMME PLANNING/ PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Provisional agenda. 1p. (E/ESCAP/64/L.1) Keywords: CALENDAR OF MEETINGS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Regional Preparations for the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Sessions of the Commission on Sustainable Development. Note by the secretariat. 16p. (E/ESCAP/64/11) Keywords: WORK PROGRAMMES/ PROGRAMME PLANNING/ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Report of the Advisory Committee of Permanent Representatives and Other Representatives Designated by Members of the Commission. 3p. (E/ESCAP/64/31) Keywords: REPORTS/ ESCAP ACPR Report of the Committee on Emerging Social Issues on Its Fourth Session. Note by the secretariat. 13p. (E/ESCAP/64/13) Keywords: REPORTS/ SOCIAL PLANNING/ SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT/ REGIONAL PLANNING/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC/ SOCIAL PROBLEMS Report of the Committee on Managing Globalization on Its Fourth Session, Part 1. Note by the secretariat. 17p. (E/ESCAP/64/5) Keywords: GLOBALIZATION/ REPORTS/ DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/ TRADE DEVELOPMENT/ FOREIGN INVESTMENTS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Report of the Committee on Managing Globalization on Its Fourth Session, Part II. Note by the secretariat. 13p. (E/ESCAP/64/6) Keywords: GLOBALIZATION/ REPORTS/ ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ SPACE TECHNOLOGY/ RECOMMENDATIONS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Report of the Committee on Poverty Reduction on Its Fourth Session. Note by the secretariat. 22p. (E/ESCAP/64/1) Keywords: POVERTY MITIGATION/ ECONOMIC PLANNING/ REPORTS/ MICRO-CREDIT/ REGIONAL PLANNING/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

23 ESCAP MEETING DOCUMENTS, Report of the Executive Secretary on Key Challenges for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic and Social Development since the Sixty-Third Session of the Commission. Note by the secretariat. 14p. (E/ESCAP/64/35) Keywords: REPORTS/ POVERTY MITIGATION/ GLOBALIZATION/ SOCIAL CONDITIONS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Report of the Secretary-General on Improving the Effective and Efficient Delivery of the Mandates of Development-Related Activities and Revised Estimates Relating to the Programme Budget for the Biennium p. (E/ESCAP/64/38) Keywords: ALLOCATIONS/ BUDGETARY RESOURCES/ REPORTS/ GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Report of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific. 15p. (E/ESCAP/64/24) Keywords: REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ REPORTS/ STATISTICAL OFFICES/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC/ PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT Summary of Progress in the Implementation of Resolutions Relating to Emerging Social Issues. Note by the secretariat. 9p. (E/ESCAP/64/14) Keywords: SOCIAL PROBLEMS/ RESOLUTIONS/ SOCIAL PLANNING/ PUBLIC HEALTH/ DISABLED PERSONS/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Summary of Progress in the Implementation of Resolutions Relating to the Theme of Managing Globalization. Note by the secretariat. 19p. (E/ESCAP/64/7) Keywords: GLOBALIZATION/ RESOLUTIONS/ REGIONAL PROGRAMMES/ TOURISM DEVELOPMENT/ RAILWAY TRANSPORT/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Summary of Progress in the Implementation of Resolutions Relating to the Theme of Poverty Reduction. Note by the secretariat. 8p. (E/ESCAP/64/2) Keywords: POVERTY MITIGATION/ ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT/ ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING/ RESOLUTIONS/ REGIONAL PLANNING/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC/ LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Summary of the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008: Sustaining Economic Growth and Rejuvenating Agriculture for Sharing Prosperity. Note by the secretariat. 13p. (E/ESCAP/64/36) Keywords: ECONOMIC GROWTH/ ECONOMIC SURVEYS/ ECONOMIC FORECASTS/ REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC United Nations Asian and Pacific Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery. Note by the secretariat. 15p. (E/ESCAP/64/26) Keywords: REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT/ AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY/ ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. Expert Group Meeting on ESCAP Regional Census Programme (27-28 November 2006: Bangkok) 0161 Automated Census Maps through GIS. 14p. Keywords: POPULATION CENSUS/ GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ MALAYSIA Country Paper on International Migration Statistics - India. 11p. Keywords: INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION/ POPULATION CENSUS/ STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY/ INDIA

24 MEETING DOCUMENTS 0163 Country paper: International Migration Statistics in Australia. 11p. Keywords: INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION/ POPULATION CENSUS/ AUSTRALIA/ STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY Current Practices and Challenges of International Migration Data Collection, Compilation, Dissemination and Analysis - Australia. 8p. Keywords: INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION/ POPULATION CENSUS/ STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY/ AUSTRALIA International Migration in Malaysia. 8p. Keywords: INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION/ STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY/ POPULATION CENSUS/ MALAYSIA Review of and Changes to Principles and Recommendations, and Strategy of 2010 World Programme. 5p. Keywords: POPULATION CENSUS/ CENSUS PROGRAMMES Secretariat of the Pacific Community Regional Census Technical Assistance Programme. 10p. Keywords: POPULATION CENSUS/ STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY/ PACIFIC REGION Strengthening National Statistical Capacity by Promoting the 2010 Round of Population and Housing Census. 10p. Keywords: POPULATION CENSUS/ STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY/ NEPAL Use of Information Technology in Hong Kong's 2006 Population by-census. 16p. Keywords: POPULATION CENSUS/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ HONG KONG (CHINA). Expert Group Meeting on Regional Cooperation on Follow-up to WSIS and ICT4D (30 November-01 December 2006: Bangkok) 0170 National Initiatives in Attaining the WSIS Targets and ICT4D: Cambodia. 3p. Keywords: INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ CAMBODIA National Initiatives in Attaining the WSIS Targets and ICT4D: India. 5p. Keywords: INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ INDIA National Initiatives in Attaining the WSIS Targets and ICT4D: Lao PDR. 4p. Keywords: INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ LAO PDR National Initiatives in Attaining the WSIS Targets and ICT4D: Maldives. 2p. Keywords: INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ MALDIVES National Initiatives in Attaining the WSIS Targets and ICT4D: Nepal. 4p. Keywords: INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ NEPAL

25 ESCAP MEETING DOCUMENTS, National Initiatives in Attaining the WSIS Targets and ICT4D: Philippines. 3p. Keywords: INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ PHILIPPINES National Initiatives in Attaining the WSIS Targets and ICT4D: Thailand. Keywords: INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ THAILAND Presentation on Policies to Promote Investment in ICT Infrastructure, Including Broadband. 11p. Keywords: INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ INFORMATION EXCHANGE/ REGIONAL COOPERATION Report. 16p. Keywords: CONFERENCE REPORTS/ INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ REGIONAL COOPERATION The Role of Regional Cooperation in the Achievement of WSIS Targets. 40p. Keywords: INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ INFORMATION EXCHANGE. Expert Group Meeting on the Provision of ICT Access for Disadvantaged Communities through Public-Private Partnership (12-14 December 2007: Bangkok) 0180 Content Development in the Philippines. 13p. Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION/ COMPUTER NETWORKS/ PHILIPPINES Digital Capacity Building for the Disadvantaged in Korea. 13p. Keywords: RURAL COMMUNITIES/ COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION/ TRAINING NEEDS/ REPUBLIC OF KOREA Funding of ICTs Using a Partnership of Civil Society, Public and Private Enterprises. 13p. Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR ICT Accessibility: Perspective on Persons with Disabilities. 9p. Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ DISABLED PERSONS/ DECLARATIONS Issues of ICT Infrastructure and Public Private Partnership for Providing ICT Access for the Disadvantaged Communities. 6p. Keywords: RURAL COMMUNITIES/ COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR Overview: Scope and Purpose of the Meeting. 2p. Keywords: RURAL COMMUNITIES/ COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR PPP Business Model and Practices. 7p. Keywords: PARTNERSHIPS/ COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR

26 MEETING DOCUMENTS 0187 Regional Overview of Policy and Legislations. 17p. Keywords: RURAL COMMUNITIES/ COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ COMMUNICATION POLICY Strategies for Building Public-Private Partnerships for the Provision of ICT Access for Disadvantaged Communities: DRAFT. 27p. Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ RURAL COMMUNITIES/ PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR The Provision of ICT Access through Public-private Partnership in Yunnan Province. 3p. Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR Wireless City Models for Developing Countries. 3p. Keywords: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY/ INTERNET/ DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. Governing Council of the Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (3rd sess.: 28 November 2007: Bali, Indonesia) 0191 Report of the Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology for the Period December 2006 to November p. (ICSTD/APCTT/GC(III)/1) Keywords: ANNUAL REPORTS/ INSTITUTIONS/ TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ WORK PROGRAMMES Report on the Status of Financial Resources for p. (ICSTD/APCTT/GC(III)/2) Keywords: ANNUAL REPORTS/ FINANCIAL RESOURCES/ INSTITUTIONS/ TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. High-Level Expert Group Meeting on Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development (2-4 October 2007, Seoul, Republic of Korea) 0193 A Guide to Promoting Good Governance in Public Private Partnerships. 93p. Keywords: GOVERNANCE/ INFRASTRUCTURE/ PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR Administration and Management of PPP Projects in Sri Lanka. 23p. Keywords: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION/ PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR/ INFRASTRUCTURE/ SRI LANKA Administration and Management of Public-Private Partnerships Programme in Bangladesh. 14p. Keywords: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/ PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR/ BANGLADESH/ INFRASTRUCTURE E-Governance for Infrastructure Development in Japan. 16p. Keywords: INFRASTRUCTURE/ GOVERNANCE/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR/ JAPAN Good Governance in Public-Private Partnerships. 11p. Keywords: GOVERNANCE/ INFRASTRUCTURE/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR/ PARTNERSHIPS KONEPS - Public Procurement Service, Republic of Korea. 14p. Keywords: PROCUREMENT/ INFRASTRUCTURE/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR/ REPUBLIC OF KOREA

27 ESCAP MEETING DOCUMENTS, Korea's PPP. 14p. Keywords: PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR/ KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA/ INFRASTRUCTURE Philippine Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Programme. 9p. Keywords: INFRASTRUCTURE/ PROCUREMENT/ PHILIPPINES PPP Alliance Network. 5p. Keywords: PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR/ INFRASTRUCTURE PPPs in Infrastructure Development - Issues from Different Perspectives. 16p. Keywords: INFRASTRUCTURE/ PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR Procurement Process of PPI Projects in Korea. 19p. Keywords: PROCUREMENT/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR/ PARTNERSHIPS/ REPUBLIC OF KOREA Public-Private Partnership Alliance Programme for Capacity Building in Infrastructure Development and Provision of Basic Services. 9p. Keywords: PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR/ INFRASTRUCTURE Public-Private Partnerships for Service Delivery: Key Issues, Some Illustrations of Activities and Suggestions for the Way Forward. 13p. Keywords: PARTNERSHIPS/ DELIVERY OF GOODS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR/ INFRASTRUCTURE Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development: An Introduction to Issues from Different Perspectives - DRAFT. 76p. Keywords: INFRASTRUCTURE/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR/ INFRASTRUCTURE/ PARTNERSHIPS Report. 30p. Keywords: INFRASTRUCTURE/ PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR/ REPORTS Risk Management in Public-Private Partnerships, Value for Money and the Public Sector Comparator. 9p. Keywords: PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR/ RISK MANAGEMENT/ INFRASTRUCTURE Self-Assessment of PPP-Readiness of Countries. 12p. Keywords: PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR/ ASSESSMENT/ INFRASTRUCTURE UNESCAP: PPP in Infrastructure Development. 24p. Keywords: INFRASTRUCTURE/ PARTNERSHIPS/ PUBLIC SECTOR/ PRIVATE SECTOR. Ministerial Conference on Space Applications for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific (3rd: February 2007: Kuala Lumpur) 0211 Annotated provisional agenda. 3p. (E/ESCAP/MCSA(3)/SO/L.2) Keywords: AGENDA/ SPACE TECHNOLOGY

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