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Big Data Analytics to Help U.N. Achieve Key Development Goals

SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Advances in computing technology and dataanalytics tools are expected to help the United Nations achieve its keygoals of reducing poverty and ensuring sustainable development, the head of the U.N. agency’s sub-regional office said Wednesday. Kilaparti Ramakrishna, head and director of the U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) East and North-East Asia Office, made the remarks during a forum [...]

S. Korea Needs to Increase Tax-to-GDP Ratio, Says U.N. Official

SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new government needs to increase its tax revenues to help address economic and social challenges at a time when its economic recovery is still fragile, the head of the United Nations agency’s sub-regional office said Friday. Kilaparti Ramakrishna, head and director of the U.N. Economic and Social [...]