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Global Renewable Energy Forum
18-21 May 2008, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. A joint activity of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy more
International Conference on Renewable Energy in Africa
Making Renewable Energy markets work for Africa. Policies, Industries and Finance for Scaling-Up. Watch the Videos of the Conference. Dakar, Senegal, 16-18 April 2008. more
Annual Report 2007
The year 2007 has been an exciting one for UNIDO, with the Organization building upon its past strengths and pressing forward into new areas of activity. Annual Report 2007 available here in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. more
UNIDO signed a strategic partnership agreement with HP
to work together on the HP "Graduate Entrepreneurship Training through IT" (GET-IT) in Africa more
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on Agro-industrial Assistance in Post-crisis Environments (available for download free of charge)
Research Update No.4 rounds out the year by revealing the latest rankings for competitive industrial performance worldwide. The findings from two international conferences on African industrial performance and opportunities are featured in this number, while the personal perspectives column offers an approach to putting the least developed countries (LDCs) on the fast track to economic prosperity.
Going from strength to strength as an internationally recognized benchmark for comparative economics since its launch four years ago, UNIDO’s 2007 Industrial Development Scoreboard ranks 100 countries according to competitive industrialperformance. The blending of industrial development indicators with manufacturing value added, manufacturing exports per capita, industrialization intensity and export quality makes it a unique tool for measuring economic performance in both developed and developing countries.
Emanating from a meeting of internationally renowned economists in Tokyo, theexperiences of Africa and Asia provide economic insights by comparing productivity and growth in the two continents. A candid assessment emerges of policy options in the crucial areas of foreign direct investment and technology diffusion.
In honour of the late Indian economist Sanjay Lall, an international conference in New Delhi offers the latest thinking on the potential for cooperation between India and Africa in industry, trade and investment. As well as looking at cooperation from a macroeconomic perspective, opportunities are identified in six specific sectors of industrial activity crucial for African development.
With an 80-year gap in manufacturing value added between the world’s poorest nations and other developing countries, UNIDO statistician Shyam Upadhyaya tackles the issue of identifying a viable solution for bridging the divide. Drawing on statistical analysis from the Research and Statistics Branch, he suggests an approach for LDCs to catch up with the rest of the Third World in 25 years and with industrialized nations in 50 years.
Yoshiteru Uramoto, Deputy to the Director-General, Managing Director Programme Coordination and Field Operations division
Please see Research Update No.4 for further information.
Chinese refrigeration companies receive Montreal Protocol award:
Wednesday 16. of January 2008