An increase in both the general purpose and special purpose contributions was recorded during 2004, with the general purpose contributions amounting to US 10.5 million and the special purpose contributions to US 22.2 million.

GENPO is the GENeral Purpose Organ.

General purpose funds also finance priority areas not attracting special purpose (earmarked) contributions, thus providing programme flexibility.

Sixty per cent of general purpose contributions came from four countries.

The programme budget is funded mainly from special purpose funds (earmarked voluntary funds) and the support budget from general purpose voluntary contributions.

While both general purpose and special purpose contributions recorded an all time high, there remains an imbalance between the two types of contributions.

So we may have developed the technology which is very efficient for pulling something long and heavy, but the idea is, what is the purpose of technology if it doesn't reach the right hands?

Also requests the Executive Director to make proposals to donors, in accordance with the guidelines for the use of general purpose funds, aimed at improving adequately the ratio between earmarked funds and general purpose funds

The need to further develop a mechanism to increase general purpose funds was recognized.

We see the movement from a general purpose cell to the more specific and specialized.

In general, the potential development impact depends crucially on the purpose and mode of investment.

However, while in developing locations the main purpose appears to be to exploit existing knowledge, which is generally second generation technology, in developed locations the main motivation is to enhance innovative capability by acquiring local knowledge and technology.

Because I think all of you will agree that the only legitimate purpose of government is to serve citizens, and I would argue that the only legitimate purpose of technology is to improve our lives, not to manipulate or enslave us.

In general, logistics and distributions systems (not technology) are crucial to internationalization.

SFU is an unmanned, multi purpose, reusable free flying platform that has been developed since 1987 by ISAS, MITI and the Science and Technology Agency (through NASDA).

He built a business empire on technology, software, and mobile telecommunications. Ibrahim has established a foundation whose main purpose is to raise standards of governance in Africa.

Requests the Executive Director to keep Member States informed on the use of general purpose funds, as set out in the guidelines for the use of general purpose funds, and in particular the core functions positions that are financed by such funds

Interest accrued under the General Purpose segment of the Industrial Development Fund is credited to that Fund.

Report of the Secretary General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 58 200 science and technology for development (A 60 184)

1. Notes the proposals of the Secretary General on investing in information and communication technology

He drew their attention to the bleak position of the general purpose funds of the drug programme of UNODC.

The purpose was to discuss the strategies for the investigation, answer procedural questions and seek support and general assistance.

The amount of 3,101,237 ( 2,285,613) represents the accumulated surplus under the general purpose segment of the Industrial Development Fund.

46. Also requests the Secretary General to continue to implement the information and communication technology strategy and to provide to the General Assembly at its fifty ninth session a progress report on the impact of investments in information and communication technology

(e) Invited the General Conference to consider, for the purpose of adoption, the strategic long term vision statement so finalized.

In paragraph 49, the Board recommended that UNODC pursue its efforts to increase contributions to finance the general purpose funds.

An informal major donors' meeting was held on 11 July 2006 to present and discuss the general purpose funding situation.

Most major donors have indicated that they would maintain or increase their contributions to the general purpose funds in 2006.

A total of 35 work months of regular budget resources (Professional and General Service) will be utilized for this purpose.

(vii) Involve representatives from industry, academia and public sectors in carrying out a comprehensive technology foresight exercise with the purpose of identifying technologies that are likely to help address pressing socio economic issues, and establish priorities accordingly in science and technology policy and governmental programmes on research and education

Reaffirms that the exchange of science and technology for peaceful purpose should be made in the interest of mankind and should be aimed to strengthening the socio economic development of the Islamic Countries.

Increased and predictable general purpose funding was therefore necessary to give the Executive Director more flexibility in the implementation of the programmes.

So, given our new kind of science, is there a general way to use it to make technology?

In general, they rely on technology that facilitates the enticement, transport, lodging, vigilance and control of their actions.

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Global forum activities, including the Technology Fair of the Future, as an event of the eleventh General Conference of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in São Paulo, Brazil, in June 2004 awareness building, publications and methodologies on technology foresight an Internet portal for technology roadmapping and guidelines for technology needs assessment.

(b) the State of origin, with the appropriate involvement of the operator, shall ensure that appropriate response measures are taken and should, for this purpose, rely upon the best available scientific data and technology

(n) Establishment of eight United Nations Volunteers positions (four Telecommunications and four Information Technology Technicians) and eight national General Service staff (four Telecommunications and four Information Technology Assistants) in the Communications and Information Technology Section, Division of Administration (A 59 748, para. 18 (g))

The Secretary General states his intention to establish an office of fraud prevention within the Office of the Under Secretary General for Management and proposes the following additional posts for that purpose

With only four countries accounting for 60 per cent of the general purpose contributions programme implementation was dependent on money rather than need.

In addition, some successful efforts were made with the so called emerging and national donors to contribute more to the general purpose funds.

The actual positive balance of the General Fund results mainly from an increase in programme support income received from the Special Purpose Grants.

Taking note also of the report of the Secretary General on science and technology for development,A 60 184.