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Click<a href="http://repository.uneca.org/"><b> here</b></a> to access the ECA Knowledge Repository.</p> </div> </div> <div class="large-4 columns"> <div class="service-div text-center"> <div class="icon-container" style="background-color:#FCDA74;"> <i class="icon-zoom-in icon-6 icon-4x"></i> </div> <p> <a href="http://askia.uneca.org/"><br /> <h3>ASKIA</h3> <p></p></a> </p> <p class="text-left text-bigger">The Access to Scientific and Socio-economic Information in Africa (ASKIA) federated search engine is a service which brings together scientific and socio-economic information for the African community, including scientists, researchers, academics, students, economists and, policy-makers, over an interactive online portal acting as a one-stop shop to discover such knowledge and associated information from/on Africa. Click<a href="http://askia.uneca.org/"><b> here</b></a> to access the ECA ASKIA Federated Search Service. </p> </div> </div> <div class="large-4 columns"> <div class="service-div text-center"> <div class="icon-container" style="background-color:#C494A7;"> <i class="fa-book icon-6 icon-4x"></i> </div> <p> <a href="http://libcat.uneca.org/"><br /> <h3>ECA Library Catalog</h3> <p> </p></a></p> <p class="text-left text-bigger">Your one stop-shop for all resources and services available via the ECA Library. The ECA platform to bring library users an integrated results set that includes local content plus full-text articles (premium content) from EBSCO Discovery Services and more. This content is searchable by the public but accessible only to ECA staff. Click <a href="http://libcat.uneca.org/"><b> here</b></a> to Access ECA Library</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section><section class="page-section collaborate-page page-section-51 "><div class="row menu-row"> <div class="large-12 large-centered text-center columns"> <h2 class="section-title">Collaborate</h2><div class="space"></div> </div> </div><div class="row"> <div class="large-12 columns page-sub-title text-center"> <p align="justify"> Discuss and work with peers from the African development community on the latest issues related to the African development agenda </p> </div> <div class="large-12 columns services-divs "> <h3 class="text-center small-title">FACILITATION SERVICES</h3> <div class="large-4 columns"> <div class="service-div text-center "> <div class="icon-container " style="background-color:#82AFCF;"> <i class="icon-comments icon-6 icon-4x"></i> </div> <p> <a href="https://discourse.uneca.org"><br /> <h3>The ECA Discourse</h3> <p></p></a></p> <p class="text-left text-bigger">An ECA-sponsored peer-to-peer facilitation service for ECA staff, conference participants, development partners/practitioners and policy makers to come together and discuss issues of common interest and concern by sharing their knowledge and experiences towards the common objective of enabling the economic transformation of Africa. Click <a href="https://discourse.uneca.org"><b>here</b></a> to access the ECA Discourse Communities.</p> </div> </div> <div class="large-4 columns"> <div class="service-div text-center"> <div class="icon-container" style="background-color:#FCBA83;"> <i class="fa-tasks icon-6 icon-4x"></i> </div> <p> <a href="https://teams.uneca.org"><br /> <h3>ECA Partner Collaboration Portal</h3> <p></p></a></p> <p class="text-left text-bigger">The ECA Partner Collaboration Portal (PCP) provides a collection of digital collaboration tools that allow for the establishment of Communities of Practice (CoPs) enabling ECA staff to collaborate with their partners on key initiatives and projects using features such as shared calendars, blogs, wikis, shared document libraries, discussion forums, shared data lists and other digital collaboration features. The technology allows for an organized group of professionals, policy makers, and others who share the same interests in resolving an issue, improving skills, and learning from each other's experiences to come together and collaborate using different collaboration tools accessible both to UN and non-UN staff. Click <a href="https://teams.uneca.org"><b> here</b></a> to access the ECA Partner Collaboration Portal </p> </div> </div> <div class="large-4 columns"> <div class="service-div text-center"> <div class="icon-container" style="background-color:#CEC5BD;"> <i class="fa-calendar icon-6 icon-4x"></i> </div> <p> <a href="http://www.uneca.org/events/"><br /> <h3>Calendar of Events</h3> <p></p></a></p> <p class="text-left text-bigger">Interested in being physically present and collaborating with ECA researchers at one of ECA's several conferences, meetings, and events relevant to Africa's economic transformation. Click <a href="http://www.uneca.org/events/"><b> here </b></a>to access the ECA Calendar of Conferences, Meetings and Events. </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </section><section class="page-section portfolio-page page-section-66 "><div class="row menu-row"> <div class="large-12 large-centered text-center columns"> <h2 class="section-title">Connect</h2><div class="space"></div> </div> </div><div class="large-12 text-center page-sub-title"> <p>xxxDonec id augue lectus. Integer laoreet urna tincidunt sem suscipit, pretium congue nunc dapibus. Proin ac pretium quam. Sed in metus quis elit elementum vestibulum. Quisque tincidunt, ante a egestas venenatis, est neque mattis nisl, ut volutpat turpis erat ac neque.</p> </div> </section><section class="page-section services-page page-section-69 "><div class="row menu-row"> <div class="large-12 large-centered text-center columns"> <h2 class="section-title">User Guides for ECA Knowledge Hub</h2><div class="space"></div> </div> </div><div class="userguidewrap"> <div class="large-12 columns page-sub-title "> <p> On this page, KLSS continues to post the various user guides and video tutorials that will help you leverage each of the knowledge tools available on the ECA Knowledge Hub. Feel free to browse the documents and watch the videos on how to use the various features and functions available in each of the knowledge tools.</p> <table class="userguidetable"> <tr class="userguiderow"> <td class="userguidecol1"> Overall use of the ECA Knowledge Hub: </td> <td class="userguidecol2"> <a href="https://knowledge.uneca.org/hub">VIDEO</a> </td> <td class="userguidecol3"> <a href="../sites/default/files/pdf/ECA knowledgeHub.pdf"> PDF</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="userguiderow"> <td class="userguidecol1">The ECA Discourse Communities:</td> <td class="userguidecol2"><a href="https://knowledge.uneca.org/discourse">VIDEO</a></td> <td class="userguidecol3"><a href="../sites/default/files/pdf/ECADiscourse.pdf"> PDF</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="userguiderow"> <td class="userguidecol1">The ECA Knowledge Repository:</td> <td class="userguidecol2"><a href="https://knowledge.uneca.org/knowledgeRepository">VIDEO</a></td> <td class="userguidecol3"> </td> </tr> <tr class="userguiderow"> <td class="userguidecol1">The ECA Team Project Portal:</td> <td class="userguidecol2"><a href="https://knowledge.uneca.org/teamProject">VIDEO</a></td> <td class="userguidecol3"> <a href="../sites/default/files/pdf/teamProject.pdf"> PDF</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="userguiderow"> <td class="userguidecol1">The ECA Live Document service:</td> <td class="userguidecol2"><a href="https://knowledge.uneca.org/LiveDocument">VIDEO</a> </td> <td class="userguidecol3"> <a href="../sites/default/files/pdf/liveDocs.pdf"> PDF</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="userguiderow"> <td class="userguidecol1">The ECA Teams Portal:</td> <td class="userguidecol2"> </td> <td class="userguidecol3"> <a href="../sites/default/files/pdf/teamsmanualv1.pdf"> PDF</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="userguiderow"> <td class="userguidecol1">The ECA Meeting Rooms</td> <td class="userguidecol2"> </td> <td class="userguidecol3"> <a href="../sites/default/files/pdf/ecameetingroom.pdf"> PDF</a> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="userguidetableAskia"> <tr class="userguiderow"> <td class="userguidecolAskia1"> The Access to Scientific and Socio-economic Information in/on Africa (ASKIA) :</td> <td class="userguidecolAskia2"><a href="https://knowledge.uneca.org/askia">VIDEO</a></td> </tr> </table> <p> Should you require further information or have any issues accessing any of the user guides or video tutorials please contact us using the “Contact Us” form by clicking <a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/#contact">here</a>. </p></div> </div> </section><section class="page-section contact-page page-section-70 "><div class="row menu-row"> <div class="large-12 large-centered text-center columns"> <h2 class="section-title">Contact us</h2><div class="space"></div> </div> </div><div class="row clear-fix"> <div class="large-12 text-center page-sub-title"> <p>Donec id augue lectus. Integer laoreet urna tincidunt sem suscipit, pretium congue nunc dapibus. Proin ac pretium quam. Sed in metus quis elit elementum vestibulum. Quisque tincidunt, ante a egestas venenatis, est neque mattis nisl, ut volutpat turpis erat ac neque.</p> </div> </div> </section><section class="page-section portfolio-page page-section-74 "><div class="row menu-row"> <div class="large-12 large-centered text-center columns"> <h2 class="section-title">Some projects we didxx</h2><div class="space"></div> </div> </div><div class="large-12 text-center page-sub-title"> <p>Donec id augue lectus. Integer laoreet urna tincidunt sem suscipit, pretium congue nunc dapibus. Proin ac pretium quam. Sed in metus quis elit elementum vestibulum. Quisque tincidunt, ante a egestas venenatis, est neque mattis nisl, ut volutpat turpis erat ac neque.</p> </div> </section><section class="page-section services-page page-section-77 "><div class="row menu-row"> <div class="large-12 large-centered text-center columns"> <h2 class="section-title">Services</h2><div class="space"></div> </div> </div><div class="row"> <div class="large-12 columns page-sub-title text-center"> <p>In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Pellentesque in aliquet risus. In at consequat ipsum. Aenean leo elit, imperdiet ac volutpat ornare, mattis vel est. Aliquam rhoncus mi non tortor sodales placerat vel in dolor. Praesent lorem tellus, porta vitae enim sit amet, interdum imperdiet. </p> </div> <div class="large-12 columns services-divs"> <table> <thead> <tr> <th width="200">Table Header</th> <th>Table Header</th> <th width="150">Table Header</th> <th width="150">Table Header</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Content Goes Here</td> <td>This is longer content Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus.</td> <td>Content Goes Here</td> <td>Content Goes Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Content Goes Here</td> <td>This is longer Content Goes Here Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus.</td> <td>Content Goes Here</td> <td>Content Goes Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Content Goes Here</td> <td>This is longer Content Goes Here Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus.</td> <td>Content Goes Here</td> <td>Content Goes Here</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 class="text-center small-title">WHAT WE DO?</h3> <div class="large-4 columns"> <div class="service-div text-center"> <div class="icon-container green-bg"> <i class="icon-rocket icon-6 icon-4x"></i> </div> <h3>Web Design</h3> <p class="text-left">Cras metus sem, mattis et volutpat ac, dignissim quis arcu. Fusce pretium suscipit mauris, in rhoncus arcu. Pellentesque malesuada dolor a lorem ultrices dapibus vel eget neque.</p> </div> </div> <div class="large-4 columns"> <div class="service-div text-center"> <div class="icon-container orange-bg"> <i class="icon-cogs icon-6 icon-4x"></i> </div> <h3>Web developement</h3> <p class="text-left">Cras metus sem, mattis et volutpat ac, dignissim quis arcu. Fusce pretium suscipit mauris, in rhoncus arcu. Pellentesque malesuada dolor a lorem ultrices dapibus vel eget neque.</p> </div> </div> <div class="large-4 columns"> <div class="service-div text-center"> <div class="icon-container pink-bg"> <i class="icon-bar-chart icon-6 icon-4x"></i> </div> <h3>Marketing</h3> <p class="text-left">Cras metus sem, mattis et volutpat ac, dignissim quis arcu. Fusce pretium suscipit mauris, in rhoncus arcu. Pellentesque malesuada dolor a lorem ultrices dapibus vel eget neque.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section><section class="page-section contact-page page-section-78 "><div class="row menu-row"> <div class="large-12 large-centered text-center columns"> <h2 class="section-title">Contact us</h2><div class="space"></div> </div> </div><div class="row clear-fix"> <div class="large-12 text-center page-sub-title"> <p>Donec id augue lectus. Integer laoreet urna tincidunt sem suscipit, pretium congue nunc dapibus. Proin ac pretium quam. Sed in metus quis elit elementum vestibulum. Quisque tincidunt, ante a egestas venenatis, est neque mattis nisl, ut volutpat turpis erat ac neque.</p> </div> </div> </section><section class="page-section user guides for eca knowledge hub-page page-section-89 "><div class="row menu-row"> <div class="large-12 large-centered text-center columns"> <h2 class="section-title">User Guides for ECA Knowledge Hub</h2><div class="space"></div> </div> </div><div class="large-12 columns page-sub-title "> <p> On this page, KLSS continues to post the various user guides and video tutorials that will help you leverage each of the knowledge tools available on the ECA Knowledge Hub. Feel free to browse the documents and watch the videos on how to use the various features and functions available in each of the knowledge tools.</p> <table class="userguidetable"> <tr class="userguiderow"> <td class="userguidecol1"> Overall use of the ECA Knowledge Hub: </td> <td class="userguidecol2"> <a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/hub">VIDEO</a> </td> <td class="userguidecol3"> <a href="../sites/default/files/pdf/ECA knowledgeHub.pdf"> PDF</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="userguiderow"> <td class="userguidecol1">The ECA Discourse Communities:</td> <td class="userguidecol2"><a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/discourse">VIDEO</a></td> <td class="userguidecol3"><a href="../sites/default/files/pdf/ECADiscourse.pdf"> PDF</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="userguiderow"> <td class="userguidecol1">The ECA Knowledge Repository:</td> <td class="userguidecol2"><a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/knowledgeRepository">VIDEO</a></td> <td class="userguidecol3"> </td> </tr> <tr class="userguiderow"> <td class="userguidecol1">The ECA Team Project Portal:</td> <td class="userguidecol2"><a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/teamProject">VIDEO</a></td> <td class="userguidecol3"> <a href="../sites/default/files/pdf/teamProject.pdf"> PDF</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="userguiderow"> <td class="userguidecol1">The ECA Live Document service:</td> <td class="userguidecol2"><a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/teamProject">VIDEO</a> </td> <td class="userguidecol3"> <a href="../sites/default/files/pdf/liveDocs.pdf"> PDF</a> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="userguidetableAskia"> <tr class="userguiderow"> <td class="userguidecolAskia1"> The Access to Scientific and Socio-economic Information in/on Africa (ASKIA) :</td> <td class="userguidecolAskia2"><a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/askia">VIDEO</a></td> </tr> </table> <p> Should you require further information or have any issues accessing any of the user guides or video tutorials please contact us using the “Contact Us” form by clicking <a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/#contact">here</a>. </p></div> </section><section class="page-section userg-page page-section-97 "><div class="row menu-row"> <div class="large-12 large-centered text-center columns"> <h2 class="section-title">UserG</h2><div class="space"></div> </div> </div><div class="large-12 columns page-sub-title "> <p>On this page, KLSS continues to post the various user guides and video tutorials that will help you leverage each of the knowledge tools available on the ECA Knowledge Hub. Feel free to browse the documents and watch the videos on how to use the various features and functions available in each of the knowledge tools.</p> <p> <b>Overall use of the ECA Knowledge Hub: </b> <a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/hub">VIDEO</a> <a href="../sites/default/files/pdf/ECA knowledgeHub.pdf"> PDF</a></p> <p> <b>The ECA Discourse Communities: </b> <a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/discourse">VIDEO</a> <a href="../sites/default/files/pdf/ECADiscourse.pdf"> PDF</a></p> <p><b>The ECA Knowledge Repository: </b> <a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/knowledgeRepository">VIDEO</a> </p> <p><b>The ECA Team Project Portal: </b> <a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/teamProject">VIDEO</a> <a href="../sites/default/files/pdf/teamProject.pdf"> PDF</a> </p> <p><b>The ECA Live Document service: </b> <a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/docs">VIDEO</a><a href="../sites/default/files/pdf/liveDocs.pdf"> PDF</a> </p> <p><b>The Access to Scientific and Socio-economic Information in/on Africa (ASKIA) :<br /> </b> <a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/askia">VIDEO</a></p> <p>Should you require further information or have any issues accessing any of the user guides or video tutorials please contact us using the “Contact Us” form by clicking <a href="http://knowledge.uneca.org/#contact">here</a>. </p></div> </section> </div> </footer>  </body> </html>

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