President of the General Assembly's High-Level SDG Action Event on Innovation and Connectivity
Civil society & social entrepreneurs: Apply to attend
Giant leaps in technological advances are converging to make the unthinkable possible. These advances are also raising questions on societal impact. Recognizing the need to support UN Member States and the UN System to adapt to this rapidly changing landscape, the President of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Peter Thomson, will convene a one-day SDG Action Event on Innovation and Connectivity. The Event will be held on 17 May 2017 at UN Headquarters in New York.
During the event, leading innovators from the major corporations of the world will interact with Member States on how emerging technologies can transform efforts aimed at the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals.
At the request of the Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA), the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) is facilitating a process to enable stakeholders to apply to attend the event as observers.
Apply to attend the event as an observer here:
http://bit.ly/17-May-PGA-Innovation-Apply
DEADLINE: 9 May 2017
Please note that travel funding is not available for observers for this meeting.
More information about the event can be found here: http://www.un.org/pga/71/event-latest/high-level-event-on-innovation/