Mobilizing MENA Diaspora - Expert’s View – Karim MANSOUR-DAHBI
Jul 21, 2015 / Library
M. Karim MANSOUR-DAHBI, PDG of eXtra (United Electronics Company), discusses the role of governments in strengthening the contributions of diaspora members. Interview conducted in the context of the workshop on Mobilizing Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Global Integration, Investment, Trade, and Knowledge Transfer, organized by the World...
Mobilizing MENA Diaspora - Expert’s View – Uri DADUSH
Jul 21, 2015 / Library
Mr. Uri DADUSH, Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace discusses the role of the diaspora in the development of MENA countries. Interview conducted in the context of the workshop on Mobilizing Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Global Integration, Investment, Trade, and Knowledge Transfer, organized by the World...
Mobilizing MENA Diaspora - Expert’s View – Georges AKIKI
Jul 21, 2015 / Library
Mr. George AKIKI, Head of Strategic Planning and Corporate Social Responsibility at Cisco and Co-founder and President of LebNet explains his role as a diaspora member and how he is giving back to his country of origin. Interview conducted in the context of the workshop on Mobilizing Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Global Integration,...
Mobilizing MENA Diaspora - Expert’s View – Imelda NICOLAS
Jul 21, 2015 / Library
Secretary Imelda Nicolas, Chairperson of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, discusses the Philippine’s experience in involving the diaspora. Interview conducted in the context of the workshop on Mobilizing Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Global Integration, Investment, Trade, and Knowledge Transfer, organized by the World Bank and the...
Mobilizing MENA Diaspora - Expert’s View – Anis MNIF
Jul 21, 2015 / Library
M. Anis MNIF, Program Manager of the Tunisian Handicraft Export Program at the Tunisian American Young Professionals association, discusses the role of governments in strengthening the contributions of diaspora members. Interview conducted in the context of the workshop on Mobilizing Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Global Integration,...
OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2015
Jul 20, 2015 / Library
The digital economy now permeates countless aspects of the world economy, impacting sectors as varied as banking, retail, energy, transportation, education, publishing, media or health. Information and Communication Technologies are transforming the ways social interactions and personal relationships are conducted, with fixed, mobile and broadcast...
[INTERVIEW] Climate is a Global Public Good
Jul 16, 2015 / Library
Interview with CMI Manager, Mourad Ezzine, in the context of the MEDCOP21 Mediterranean Climate Summit MEDCOP21.
Workshop: Waste Management Optimisation in the Medina of Sfax
Jul 16, 2015 / Highlight
On July 21st, the Municipality of Sfax and its Knowledge Transfer Centre (KTC) supported by MedCities will organize a participatory workshop on the optimization of waste management in the Medina.
This workshop is part of the technical assistance that is being provided to the city of Sfax regarding the management of waste in the Medina. This...
[Webinar] National Policies for an International Challenge: Improving Refugee Integration Policies
Jul 16, 2015 / Highlight
As record numbers of refugees attempt dangerous Mediterranean crossings to escape instability and poverty in parts of Northern Africa and the Middle East, countries in Europe and North America have struggled to craft helpful policy responses –from the role of nations within a global protection system to the mechanics of asylum seeker processing...
Programme de l’Atelier Optimisation du système de gestion des déchets dans la médina de Sfax
Climate Change Adaptation: Quick Action Needed
Jul 15, 2015 / Blog entry
Interview of Stéphane Simonet by Rahel Laudien
The recently published World Bank report “Turn Down the Heat III” describes future climate change impacts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in a 4°degree warmer world with devastating consequences for development. Therefore, adaptation to climate change is urgently needed to...
[Video] Building Integrated Social Protection Delivery Systems in MENA Countries
Jul 14, 2015 / Library
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries spend, on average, 6 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) on general subsidies: 4.6 and 1.4 percent of their GDP on fuel and food subsidies respectively. On the other hand, MENA countries spend a mere 0.7% of their GDP on targeted social safety nets (SSNs), most of which are fragmented and...
Belgian eGovernment strategy: exploiting the eID
Agenda: Building Integrated Social Protection (SP) Delivery Systems
Access to Base Registries
Identity management in Belgium
Modernizing Social Protection Systems: Institutional Reforms and MIS Projects
ISA, ISA2 and interoperability
Concept Note: Knowledge and Capacity Building on the Establishment of Integrated Social Protection Systems
Highlights on the State of Play of Interoperability in Europe 2014
Country case studies on coordinated implementation of social protection floors: Indonesia, Mongolia, and others
Final Report: Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building on the Establishment of Integrated Social Protection Systems
French Experience in Targeting Social Benefits
eID tools: trust, efficiency and online security
Promoting Semantic Interoperability in Europe & Open Data
Putting it all together: Country Case Study
