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Building Digital Competencies to Benefit from Frontier Technologies
This study explores ways in which digital skills can be developed and harnessed to support sustainable development in a current context of technological change. It discusses the types of skills that countries need to prepare the future workforces for the changing world and to maximise the development opportunities offered by existing and emerging technologies. It examines the potential of existing and emerging digital technologies in building and enhancing digital skills. The study also dwells upon technologies for education among other subjects.
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Basic Facts about the United Nations, 42nd Edition
Author: United NationsThis comprehensive handbook designed for the general public explains the structure of the United Nations, how the Organization works, the main issues it addresses and its importance for people everywhere. In addition to setting out the various roles played by principle UN organs and related organizations, Basic Facts about the United Nations documents the Organization’s contributions to international peace and security, economic and social development, human rights, humanitarian action, international law and decolonization. Appendices contain current data on UN membership and peacekeeping operations, as well as contact information for UN information centres, services and offices. This latest edition, published in 2017, has been revised to take account of significant developments in the world and the Organization itself since 2014.
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