strategy
Improving information exchange among national and international data centres and networks
Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends developing and expanding national scientific and technological databases, processing data in unified formats and systems and allowing full and open access to the depository libraries of regional scientific and technological information networks. It further recommends promoting submission of scientific and technological information and databases to global or regional data centres and network systems. Broader:
Networking information centresExpanding international information exchangeNetworking the environment and development arena Facilitates:
Developing national information systemsStrengthening scientific and technological capacity Facilitated by:
Researching network-based information strategies Subjects:
→ NetworksInformation → Information
Information → Data, codes
Communication → Exchanges
Development → Reform
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
