Infrastructure projects and technological learning

A number of infrastructure projects have been established.

The transformation programme initiatives were primarily infrastructure projects.

Infrastructure projects require extensive planning and significant upfront investment.

Through the 1990s, foreign participation for infrastructure projects increased.

Technological learning through infrastructure projects Building the railway network in Indonesia.

A total of 45 million euros has recently been approved for infrastructure projects, and 27 million euros for rehabilitation projects.

Iran has been engaged in various infrastructure activities in Afghanistan, including in road construction, manpower training, electricity projects, humanitarian services and many other projects.

UNFICYP supported civilian projects in the buffer zone, in particular farming activities and infrastructure improvements.

UNDP mobilized 58 million from Arab, Asian and Western donors for labour intensive infrastructure projects.

Owing to the importance of infrastructure development to developing countries, the planning and selection of infrastructure projects should form a cornerstone of national strategic planning.

The Asian Development Bank is working on innovative mechanisms to bring more finance to the infrastructure sector, such as the recent partial credit guarantee facility set up by India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited in collaboration with the ADB. By boosting the credit ratings of infrastructure projects via credit enhancements, this facility will allow pension funds and insurers to invest in infrastructure projects.

An infrastructure program oriented in this way as opposed to a grab bag of politically expedient shovel ready projects should be able to muster conservative support. And, done properly, federally funded infrastructure projects should provide substantial benefits to lower income Americans.

Emphasizing the importance of efficient and transparent procedures for the award of privately financed infrastructure projects,

Institutional and technical capacity building may be required to manage and maintain large scale infrastructure projects.

It is also critical that they create special mechanisms for the financing of subregional infrastructure projects.

2. Commends the Commission for the work on privately financed infrastructure projects, which culminated in the adoption of the UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects,Ibid., para. 372. as well as the important progress made in its work on receivables financing

Similarly, at last month s summit in Brisbane, the G 20 created a new Global Infrastructure Hub to facilitate information sharing, thereby streamlining infrastructure projects. And, the EU s Connecting Europe Facility has allocated 5.85 billion ( 7.2 billion) from now until 2020 to help kick start private investment in infrastructure projects linking member countries energy systems.

For example, the proposed budget slashes funding for cross border infrastructure projects, including the expansion of high speed broadband networks into rural areas and the development of transport and energy infrastructure. But the EU can add considerable value by coordinating transnational infrastructure projects, thereby achieving economies of scale and avoiding a duplication of national spending.

Belarus had decades of experience in implementing infrastructure projects in many Asian, African and Latin American countries.

It will be necessary to identify infrastructure projects and innovative cooperation mechanisms that will generate economic reconstruction.

Community infrastructure will support, in the form of grants on a cost sharing basis, small scale community infrastructure sub projects to improve the quality of life of the poor.

Status of utilization of funds approved for the implementation of the security strengthening infrastructure projects by duty station

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Status of work in the implementation of infrastructure projects to strengthen the security and safety of United Nations premises

Most money for infrastructure projects comes from the diaspora, either directly to settlers from relatives or filtered through the administration.

Five of the quick impact projects have been implemented by MINUSTAH troops, mainly in the area of rehabilitation of infrastructure.

The authorities are undertaking modest infrastructure projects and NGOs continued their local human rights work albeit with little or no resources.

In addition, there is no agreement as to what extent the private investors in infrastructure projects should have their risks covered.

(a) Maintainance of the information and communication technology infrastructure by including completed re engineering projects implemented in the 2004 2005 biennium

During this period, the World Bank and related institutions pursued a strategy that encouraged private sector investment and participation in infrastructure projects, thus providing developing countries with opportunities for technological learning through infrastructure development.

African countries have made progress through the Short term Action Plan in infrastructure development, covering facilitation studies and investment and capacity building projects.

At the same time, it was noted that trade and transport facilitation has benefits beyond those of being an add on to infrastructure projects.

There were rural infrastructure projects designed to produce labour savings for women, for example, by replacing hand drawing of water with boreholes and pumps.

FAO Regional Offices are fully operational, having established infrastructure and technical staff to monitor and assist with the implementation of agricultural and food related projects.

The subprogramme will support projects, especially on gas infrastructure and transportation networks, with particular attention to the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Balkans and Southern Europe.

Significant development funds have been allocated for infrastructure projects by the Department for International Development and the European Union (see paras. 25 and 29 below).

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3. Commends the Commission for the progress made in its work on arbitration, insolvency law, electronic commerce, privately financed infrastructure projects, security interests and transport law

Considering that the realization of regional infrastructure projects of international interest will contribute to strengthening good neighbourly relations and communication among the peoples in the region

Quick impact projects, which are vetted in a review process managed by each mission, have enabled them to finance projects such as the rehabilitation of educational and health facilities, the improvement of sanitation and infrastructure, and the provision of technical training.

Such a decline could undermine the essential infrastructure both at UNODC headquarters and in the field, hampering the ability of the programme to execute and deliver projects.

That was in addition to the 150 million it pledged to the fund for development projects in health, education and infrastructure, in coordination with the Afghan Government.

The ONUB programme review committee allocates quick impact projects by region by prioritizing needs according to such factors as weaknesses in infrastructure, schools, orphanages, or water wells.

As at 9 May 2005, 57 quick impact projects were being implemented in various areas including agriculture, education, health, HIV AIDS, rehabilitation of infrastructure, water and sanitation.