UN and host country linkages

We continue to have good relations with the Macao Government and other local institutions, particularly the Macao Foundation and the University of Macau:

e-Macao Project: This project, described in section *, is a collaboration involving the Macao Government, the University of Macau, and the engineering institute INESC-Macau. 44 agencies of Macao Government directly participated in this project.
UNU Research Repository: This on-line repository of research materials is a UNU-wide collaboration, and starting to involve other UN agencies: see section *. The Macao Foundation is sharing the cost.
Macao Science and Technology Committee: is a major funding source within Macao and we have a number of project funding applications currently awaiting approval.
The Global Desktop Project: has a total of 14 Macao partners: see section *.

Other collaborative projects

Open Source Software: We are still aiming at a collaborative EU project on the certification of open source software: see section *.
UNeGov.net Initiative: This project, described in section *, collaborates with various government and non-government organizations to build a Community of Practice for Electronic Governance in Developing Countries. In particular, the 1st Network-Building Workshop on Electronic Governance in Developing Countries has been organized by UNeGov.net at the World Summit on Information Society, Tunis, in November, taking place alongside two other UNU events.
WaterBase: is a collaboration between UNU-IIST and UNU-INWEH: see section *.

UN and host country linkages

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