There are many fields (e.g. education, health, postal services) where the working of market, focusing on profitability, can not serve a broader view-of public interest, and the Government (State) has to act as a problem-solver through subsidization or nationalization. These situations are…
Transparency in public finance is a constant preoccupation of modern administrations and citizenries, as the publicity of public expenditure and borrowing, the uniformisation of national accounts, citizen participation in government decisionmaking, and the introduction of various forms of…
This e-learning course was created as part of the Earth Observation for Sustainable Development: Fragility, Conflict and Security project funded by the European Space Agency and aims to give a short but practical introduction to Geospatial Infomation Technology (GIT) in states affected by…
This course[1] aims to offer a double opportunity: i) to help improve the understanding of how better data can help design more effective public policies and ii) to brush up on your core data skills. The course covers aspects related to the interpretation, analysis, and presentation of…
This e-learning course was created as part of the Earth Observation for Sustainable Development: Fragility, Conflict and Security project funded by the European Space Agency and aims to give a short but practical introduction to Geospatial Infomation Technology (GIT) in states affected by…
Ce cours en ligne a été créé dans le cadre du projet Earth Observation for Sustainable Development: Fragility, Conflict and Security, financé par l’Agence spatiale européenne. Il vise à donner une introduction rapide et pratique aux technologies d’information géospatiale (TIG) dans les…
Further to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda in September 2015, reviews of its implementation take place at the global level in the context of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on an annual…
Ce cours en ligne ouvert et massif (MOOC) fournit des informations et des outils clés sur la manière de renforcer l'engagement des parties prenantes de différents secteurs et niveaux dans la mise en œuvre et le suivi du Programme 2030 et des objectifs de développement durable (ODD).…
The rapid development and use of new payment products and services, including pre-paid and store-value cards or e-cash, mobile payments, internet based payments and virtual currencies, has changed the dynamics of the 21st century financial market and services. These are powerful tools to…
Gender mainstreaming has increasingly gained importance over the past three decades. Originally viewed as an issue best confined to the social and development issues, the importance of gender mainstreaming has gained momentum with the realization that all regulations and policies have…