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* Provision of assistance in building economy of developing countries. | * Provision of assistance in building economy of developing countries. | ||
<ref>[http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=1530&lang=1 UNCTAD]</ref> | <ref>[http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=1530&lang=1 UNCTAD]</ref> | ||
==CSTD== | |||
CSTD is short for Commission on Science and Technology for Development. It is a body of Economic and Social Council and is governed by UNCTAD. The commission provides advice to General Assembly and Economic and Social Council for the development in the field of science and technology.<ref>[http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Startpage.asp?intItemID=4839 UNCTAD]</ref> CSTD conducted a [[WSIS]] event in May 2009.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:0kykfIV4RgUJ:www.unctad.org/templates/Download.asp?docid%3D12396%26lang%3D1%26intItemID%3D2068+UNCTAD+ICANN&hl=en&gl=pk UNCTAD Downloads]</ref> | |||
==Conferences== | ==Conferences== | ||
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<ref>[http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=3375&lang=1 UNCTAD Conferences]</ref> | <ref>[http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=3375&lang=1 UNCTAD Conferences]</ref> | ||
==ICT Events== | |||
In the field of Information and Communication Technologies UNCTAD has hosted following events: | |||
* Open Consultation held in October 2009 concerning financial mechanisms for meeting the challenges of ICTs for Development. | |||
* ICT 4 All Forum Tunis+4, in November 2009. | |||
<ref>[http://www.unctad.org/sections/dite_dir/docs/panel2009_Geiger_en.pdf UNCTAD Panle 2009]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||