1. Assessing users' information needs. 1999. 15p.
Information will be more likely used if it matches accurately the information needs and profile of the target users. Knowing the users as intensively as possible will provide firm basis for planning an information repackaging programme, and the users' feedback will determine the acceptability of the messages and repackaged materials.
INFORMATION TRANSFER/ INFORMATION NEEDS/ INFORMATION USERS
2. Information repackaging theories and principles. 1999. 21p.
Repackaging of information means transforming information into more understandable, readable and acceptable presentation and putting it into more usable forms. It contributes to value added to information services which would include but not limited to information analysis, synthesis, editing, translating and transforming its substantive and physical formats. It also ensures the currency, accuracy, pertinence, comprehensiveness, ease of comprehension and convenience of use.
POPULATION PROGRAMMES/ INFORMATION TRANSFER/ THEORY
3. Information repackaging: packages and products. 1999. 56p.
Provides more detailed descriptions of the different information repackaging strategies and their products.
INFORMATION TRANSFER/ GUIDELINES
4. Information repackaging: policy-oriented papers and fact sheets. 1999. 23p.
Presents various types of strategies and techniques for transforming and repackaging information into more concise, readable and manageable forms which provide the busy policy makers, managers and even practitioners with easy to use information that show explicitly how these information can help improve policy making and practice or how they can be applied for decision-making.
INFORMATION TRANSFER/ GUIDELINES
5. PowerPoint Basics. 1999. 29p.
PowerPoint is a complete presentation graphics package providing all the tasks required to produce a professional-looking presentation: outlining ideas, preparing text, producing charts and tables, adding clipart, and putting all the elements together in an attractive overall design.
INFORMATION TRANSFER/ COMPUTER PROGRAMMES/ MANUALS
6. A comparative study on women's status in poverty in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia and Philippines. 1999. 139p.
A comparative study on the status of women in four countries, two from South Asian countries and two from Southeast Asian countries. These countries present a diversity in the socio-cultural background and covers a wide range in terms of economic growth and the characteristics of the economy.
WOMEN'S STATUS/ POVERTY/ SEX DISCRIMINATION/ GENDER/ WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION/ CASE STUDIES/ BANGLADESH/ INDIA/ MALAYSIA/ PHILIPPINES
7. Country presentation on China. 1999. 10p.
WOMEN'S STATUS/ POVERTY/ CHINA
8. Country presentation on India. 1999. 24p.
WOMEN'S STATUS/ POVERTY/ INDIA
9. Country presentation on Indonesia. 1999. 23p.
Describes women advancement in Indonesia. It is still in slow progress and needs strong efforts to promote their inferiority towards men in equal participation in fields of development
WOMEN'S STATUS/ SEX DISCRIMINATION/ SOCIAL MOBILITY/ WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION/ CASE STUDIES/ INDONESIA
10. Effective empowerment mechanisms: access to and utilization of productive resources. 1999. 46p.
The paper argues that women's economic and social empowerment are important prerequisites for successful reduction in women's poverty and for ensuring their effective integration in the development process. However, women's empowerment is possible only when they have access to and are able to effectively utilise health and educational services, as well as the productive resources such as land, labour and credit. Many governments in South and Southeast Asia currently have policies for increasing women's access to both social services and productive resources, as a consequence of increased gender awareness.
WOMEN'S STATUS/ WOMEN'S ROLES/ POVERTY MITIGATION/ SOCIAL MOBILITY/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ ASIA/ PACIFIC REGION
11. Integration of gender dimensions into macroeconomic and social policies to meet the needs of women in poverty. 1999. 24p.
Discusses macroeconomic and social policies and how to integrate gender concerns into that.
WOMEN'S STATUS/ POVERTY/ SEX DISCRIMINATION/ SOCIAL POLICY/ DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
12. Social mobilization for collective empowerment of women in extreme poverty. 1999. 43p.
Analyses the value of social mobilization for women's collective empowerment as a strategy for addressing gender-specific barriers, economic, socio-cultural and political, in the context of extreme poverty. Examines also the ways in which the strategy has been effectively utilized by different sectors, but with a focus on the role of nongovernmental organizations. Suggests some methodologies that can be applied to increase regional cooperation.
GENDER/ POVERTY/ SEX DISCRIMINATION/ WOMEN'S STATUS/ SOCIAL MOBILITY/ COLLECTIVE BARGAINING/ NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ ASIA/ PACIFIC REGION
13. Built-in agenda and interests of ESCAP developing countries. 1999. 25p.
Suggests that developing countries should identify their interests and put forward their own proposal during WTO negotiations. They should also ensure that specific proposals are put forward to correct deficiencies and imbalances in the WTO agreements. A thorough understanding of the mutuality of interests between developed and developing countries is a key to determinant of its success in expanding trade and global prosperity.
MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS/ TRADE NEGOTIATIONS/ TRADE AGREEMENTS/ INTERNATIONAL TRADE/ DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/ ASIA/ PACIFIC REGION
14. The interests of developing countries in the next round of WTO agricultural negotiations. 1999. 21p.
In assessing the interests of developing countries in the specific agenda for the new agricultural trade negotiations, there are two kinds of questions to ask: 1) if the measure contemplated, will it be beneficial to developing countries, or harm their interests; 2) whether developing countries themselves can accept the same measure applied in their own economy. Suggests that developing countries in the same region should consider pooling resources and negotiating positions in matters relating to agriculture, so as to avoid duplication of effort and under representation at meetings.
TRADE AGREEMENTS/ INTERNATIONAL TRADE/ AGRICULTURAL TRADE/ WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION/ DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
15. The least developed countries in the WTO: strengthening participation capacities. 1999. 23p.
Focuses on three specific aspects of the on-going processes in the multilateral trading system: 1) the state of multilateral efforts at strengthening the capacities of LDCs, in the areas of trade-related technical assistance and market access; 2) the problems faced by LDCs in acceding to WTO; and 3) the major regional cooperation measures to support the integration of LDCs into the MTS.
MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS/ INTERNATIONAL TRADE/ REGIONAL COOPERATION/ WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION/ LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
16. A positive agenda for developing countries in future trade negotiations. 1999. 13p.
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS/ MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS/ DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
17. Scope of future trade negotiations: various scenarios and development implications. 1999. 8p.
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS/ INTERNATIONAL TRADE/ TRADE AGREEMENTS/ MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS/ DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/ WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
18. Trade in services of developing countries and the new round of negotiations on services. 1999. 13p.
TRADE IN SERVICES/ MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS/ TRADE AGREEMENTS/ INTERNATIONAL TRADE/ DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
19. Highlights of Meeting: gender issues in measurement of paid and unpaid work project (UNDP/IDRC/UNSD Project). 1999. 4p.
GENDER ISSUES/ EQUALITY/ EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES/ WAGES
20. International Seminar on Time Use Survey. 1999. 4p.
The specific objectives are: 1) to discuss the time use study approach at the conceptual and methodological level and to assess its role in improving statistics on paid and unpaid work; 2) to discuss the policy implications of the major findings of the survey; and 3) to assess the implications of the survey for labour measurement and employment related policies and for development of household satellite accounts.
TIME USE/ SURVEYS/ HOUSEHOLDS/ HOURS OF WORK/ INDIA/ PHILIPPINES/ KOREA R
21. Preparations for the Ahmedabad Seminar on time-use studies. 1999. 6p. (STAT/IPUW/2)
Time use statistics are increasingly used for estimating the value of paid and unpaid household production as well as the size of the workforce. Both developed and developing countries find time use studies useful in improving their statistics on workers as well as on national income. India is one of the first developing countries to conduct a nation wide time use survey for improving estimates of paid and unpaid workers and work in the economy.
TIME USE/ WAGES/ HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS/ COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
22. Promoting gender equality in the Asia-Pacific region (RAS/97/001): integrating paid and unpaid work into national policies. 1999. 18p. (STAT/IPUW/1)
The programme is aimed at promoting gender equality in the Asia-Pacific region through two overarching and mutually reinforcing approaches to women's empowerment, namely increased economic opportunities and greater participation in decision-making. Focuses on cutting edge areas where collaboration between policy makers, regional institutions, experts and women themselves can strengthen development planning and promote action toward greater equality for women.
GENDER ISSUES/ EQUALITY/ EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES/ NATIONAL POLICY/ ASIA/ PACIFIC REGION
23. Proposed outline of the manual on methodologies for measuring and valuing paid and unpaid work and briefing kits on integrating paid and unpaid work in national policies. 1999. 5p. (STAT/IPUW/3)
Provides conceptual basis and practical approaches for measurement and analysis of household paid and unpaid economic activity for the market and own consumption; and also basis for integrating paid and unpaid economic activities of household in making policies that will address gender issues.
EQUALITY/ HOUSEHOLD INCOME/ HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS/ TIME USE/ WAGES/ NATIONAL POLICY
24. Growth with equity: policy lessons from experience of Thailand. 1999. 56p.
Discusses lessons from the past experiences of growth, poverty, income distribution and development policies which affected those issues, and policies which are currently used to stimulate economic recovery and protect the poor from impacts of the crisis.
ECONOMIC GROWTH/ INCOME INEQUALITIES/ POVERTY/ DEVELOPMENT POLICY/ INCOME DISTRIBUTION/ CASE STUDIES/ THAILAND
25. Growth with equity: policy lessons from experiences of selected countries in Asia and the Pacific. 1999. 56p.
Studies the developments in growth, absolute poverty and income inequality, and relationships between them in developing countries of the region, as well as to examine policies and programmes that have impact on them.
ECONOMIC GROWTH/ INCOME INEQUALITIES/ POVERTY/ DEVELOPMENT POLICY/ INDIA/ INDONESIA/ MALAYSIA/ PAKISTAN/ KOREA R/ THAILAND
26. Application of GIS use in the community housing and infrastructure needs survey: a case study. 1999. 2p. (STAT/WPA(4)/1/Australia)
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS/ HOUSING/ INFRASTRUCTURE/ CASE STUDIES/ AUSTRALIA
27. Application of modern mapping and GIS technology to census. 1999. various pagings. (STAT/WPA(4)/3)
MAPPING/ GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS/ NEW TECHNOLOGIES/ POPULATION CENSUSES/ DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS
28. Awareness package on the application of modern technology to population data: progress and proposed strategies. 1999. 5p. (STAT/WPA(4)/10)
NEW TECHNOLOGIES/ POPULATION INFORMATION
29. Building a complete and accurate address database and maps for the Philippine census 2000. 1999. 8p.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS/ DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS/ POPULATION CENSUSES/ PHILIPPINES
30. Coding. 1999. 7p. (STAT/WPA(4)/2.2)
CODING/ NEW TECHNOLOGIES/ MAPPING/ DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS/ POPULATION CENSUSES
31. The development of computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) in Macau. 1999. 10p. (STAT/WPA(4)/INF.1)
NEW TECHNOLOGIES/ POPULATION CENSUSES/ DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS/ MACAU
32. GIS for the integration of social and economic statistics: its benefits and limitations. 1999. 10p. (STAT/WPA(4)/1/Australia(A))
GIS techniques are extremely valuable for comparing data for dissimilar aerial units and for distinguishing real growth from boundary changes. The danger is that GIS techniques can provide what looks like very precise answers but if the assumptions are invalid the errors can be very large.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS/ SOCIAL STATISTICS/ ECONOMIC STATISTICS/ COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS/ CASE STUDIES/ AUSTRALIA
33. Guidelines on the application of new information technology to population data dissemination. 1999. 76p. (STAT/WPA(4)/4)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ POPULATION CENSUSES/ DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS/ INFORMATION DISSEMINATION/ GUIDELINES
34. Guidelines on the application of new technology to population data collection and capture. 1999. 35p. (STAT/WPA(4)/2)
POPULATION CENSUSES/ DATA COLLECTION/ NEW TECHNOLOGIES/ GUIDELINES
35. Guidelines on the use of OMR. 1999. 15p. (STAT/WPA(4)/2.1)
NEW TECHNOLOGIES/ POPULATION CENSUSES/ MAPPING/ GUIDELINES
36. Imaging technology work flows: guidelines. 1999. 5p. (STAT/WPA(4)/2.3)
NEW TECHNOLOGIES/ MAPPING/ DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS/ POPULATION CENSUSES/ GUIDELINES
37. Map for census and survey. 1999. 3p. (STAT/WPA(4)/1/Thailand)
POPULATION CENSUSES/ DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS/ MAPPING/ THAILAND
38. Mapping and related technologies in Macau. 1999. 5p. (STAT/WPA(4)/1/Macau)
MAPPING/ DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS/ INFORMATION DISSEMINATION/ MACAU
39. Mapping and related technologies in statistics New Zealand. 1999. 12p. (STAT/WPA(4)/1/New Zealand)
MAPPING/ DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS/ NEW ZEALAND
40. Preparations for the Workshop on Application of Information Technology to Population Data. 1999. 3p. (STAT/WPA(4)/8)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ POPULATION INFORMATION/ NEW TECHNOLOGIES
41. RAS/96/P12, programme of work 1999. 1999. 7p. (STAT/WPA(4)/9)
NEW TECHNOLOGIES/ POPULATION INFORMATION/ DATA COLLECTION
42. Recent developments in mapping technologies and GIS in the Philippines. 1999. 8p. (STAT/WPA(4)/1/Philippines)
MAPPING/ GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS/ DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS/ PHILIPPINES
43. Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Working Party on the Application of New Technology to Population Data, Manila 6-9 July 1999. 1999. 22p. (STAT/WPA(4)/Rep)
POPULATION/ NEW TECHNOLOGIES/ DATA COLLECTION/ CONFERENCE REPORTS
44. Report on the pilot application of GIS to the Philippine census 2000 operations. 1999. 9p. (STAT/WPA(4) /7) GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS/ POPULATION CENSUSES/ DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS/ NEW TECHNOLOGIES
45. Use of GIS for census mapping in Japan. 1999. 10p. (STAT/WPA(4)/1/Japan)
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS/ CENSUSES/ MAPPING/ JAPAN
46. Use of GPS for preparation of census enumeration area maps and Mauza Database. 1999. 16p. (STAT/WPA(4)/5)
MAPPING/ POPULATION CENSUSES/ DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS/ NEW TECHNOLOGIES/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
47. Uses imaging technology for capturing of population census data. 1999. 24p. (STAT/WPA(4)/6)
NEW TECHNOLOGIES/ POPULATION CENSUSES/ DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ DATA COLLECTION
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