UN Millennium Development Library : Applying Knowledge in Development

• Autore: Millennium Project UN
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.064; 338.926
• Soggetto topico: Technological innovations - Economic aspects; Economic development
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the UN Development Group.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-194).
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Development as learning -- 2. How science and technology can contribute to achieving the goals -- 3. Innovation and economic advance -- 4. Platform technologies with wide applicability -- 5. Adequate infrastructure services as a foundation for technology -- 6. Investing in education in science and technology -- 7. Promoting technology-based business activities -- 8. Acquiring knowledge in a globalizing world -- 9. Advising governments on science, technology, and innovation -- 10. Governing global technology.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015?income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter?while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability. These bold goals can be met in all parts of the world if nations follow through on their commitments to work together to meet them. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals offers the prospect of a more secure, just, and prosperous world for all. The UN Mi.
• Titolo autorizzato: UN Millennium Development Library
• ISBN: 1-136-55035-6; 1-280-47536-6; 9786610475360; 1-84977-353-X; 600-00-0092-8; 1-4237-0870-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450379403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II