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Application of Computer Technology for Development

A/RES/2804(XXVI)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1972.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics
Computer ApplicationsDevelopment AssistanceEconomic DevelopmentSocial DevelopmentTechnical Cooperation

What does this mandate say?

5 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note with interest of the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General, among which are those relating to the need for each developing country to draw up a broad national policy on the application of computer technology, to education and training for the application of computers to accelerate the process of economic and social development, to the increase of international cooperation in this field and to the establishment of an international advisory board on the application of computer technology to development, and believes that the early implementation of the recommendations will assist Member States, especially the developing countries, in obtaining the maximum benefits from the achievements of modern science and technology;
2
Urges Governments to give particular attention to the application of computer technology, consistent with their national goals, and invites them to encourage, in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, broader bilateral and multilateral co-operation in this field and to explore new ways and means of intensifying this co-operation;
3
Expresses its appreciation to the organizations of the United Nations system as well as to the various intergovernmental and other bodies concerned which assisted in the preparation of the Secretary-General's report for their co-operation and invites all relevant bodies in their ongoing programmes to stimulate, under sound and realistic conditions, the application of computer technology to development along the lines outlined in the Secretary-General's report;
4
Invites in particular the United Nations Development Programme to envisage providing the developing countries, at their request, with suitable assistance in the field of computer technology;
5
Requests the Secretary-General to prepare, on the basis of bis present report and in accordance with the envisaged modalities of paragraph 3 of Economie and Social Council resolution 1571 (L), an up-dated report on the application of computer technology to development and decides to re-examine this question at its twenty-seventh session, taking into account the recommendations the Council will adopt at its fiftythird session, with a view to making further progress in this field.
14 December 1971.

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