[BOAI] UNdata A world of Information

[Peter Suber]

[Forwarding from Sandeep Bhavsar, via the DigLib list.  --Peter Suber.]


Respected All

The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) of the Department of
Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) launched a new internet based data
service for the global user community. It brings UN statistical databases
within easy reach of users through a single entry point
(http://data.un.org/). Users can now search and download a variety of
statistical resources of the UN system.

At the occasion of the launch of this service DESA Under-Secretary General
Sha Zukang stated:
"The UN-system has accumulated over the past 60 years an impressive amount
of information. UNdata , developed by the Statistics Division of DESA, is
a new powerful tool, which will bring this unique and authoritative set of
data not only to the desks of decision makers and analysts, but also to
journalists, to students and to all citizens of the world."

Useful features like Country Profiles, Advanced Search and Glossaries are
also provided to aid research. The numerous databases, tables and
glossaries containing over 60 million data points cover a wide range of
themes including Agriculture, Crime, Education, Employment, Energy,
Environment, Health, HIV/AIDS, Human Development, Industry, Information
and Communication Technology, National Accounts, Population, Refugees,
Tourism, Trade, as well as the Millennium Development Goals indicators.
Whilst this initial version of UNdata is fully equipped with all the
functionalities for data access, the development team is continuously
adding new databases and features to further enhance the usefulness to
users. When fully developed, UNdata will have a comprehensive array of
international and national databases providing the world instant access to
a wealth of statistical information.


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Thanks and Regards

Sandeep Bhavsar
Librarian
Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies
Thane(W) 400601
MUMBAI. INDIA
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