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Asia-Pacific Human Development Report 2006
The Asia-Pacific region is at the forefront of globalization – dispatching myriad goods and services across the globe. Asia and the Pacific is thus rapidly becoming not just the factory of the world, but the back office too. What will this mean for human development? And what contribution can higher levels of human development make to further expanding trade and economic growth? |
| This report responds to these questions and points out that while trade can certainly enhancehuman development, it can also hinder it. How should governments respond? The report concludes with a bold eight-point agenda for ensuring that international trade promotes poverty reduction and human development for all. This Report won the global UNDP award in 2007 for excellence and innovation for a regional HDR... Download the report |
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Promoting ICT for Human Development in Asia
This report is a first-time attempt to systematically assess the role and impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on human development in Asia.
Initiated jointly by UNDP's Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP), and Asia-Pacific Regional Human Development Initiative (APRI), |
| the Report makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the potential and challenges of using ICTS to achieve human development goals... Download the report |
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