Stakeholders Online Briefing: 7th Multi-stakeholder Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals Forum

The seventh annual STI Forum will be held from 5 to 6 May 2022. The Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC, H.E. Mr. Collen Vixen Kelapile who has appointed two co-chairs - H.E. Mr. Kennedy Godfrey Gastorn, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations, and H.E. Mr. Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. As per its mandate, the Forum will be organized by the UN interagency task team on STI for the SDGs (IATT), convened by UN-DESA and UNCTAD, and the 10-Member Group of high-level representatives appointed by the Secretary General. 

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Sixth annual Science, Technology and Innovation Forum for the SDGs (4-5 May 2021)

The theme of the STI Forum 2021 is: “Science, technology and innovation for a sustainable and resilient COVID-19 recovery, and effective pathways of inclusive action towards the Sustainable Development Goals”. The Forum will discuss science, technology and innovation cooperation around thematic areas for the implementation of the SDGs, congregating all relevant stakeholders to actively contribute in their area of expertise...

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STI Forum - Preparatory Briefing and more

Please, find attached the information about a briefing that the President of ECOSOC is organizing on the preparations for the ECOSOC multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals. The briefing will be held on 4 April 2019, from 1:15PM – 2:30PM in the ECOSOC Chamber. 

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[Open Registration]: 4th Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation - 14-15 May 2019

The fourth annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) will take place on 14-15 May 2019 in UN Headquarters, New York. 

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Invitation to ECOSOC Integration Segment on Integrated Resilience

We are pleased to invite you to attend the 2018 ECOSOC Integration Segment, which will take place 1-3 May 2018 at the UNHQ in New York. Please see the attached flyer and draft programme for more details.

The Segment will address the theme, “Innovative communities: leveraging technology and innovation to build sustainable and resilient societies”…

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2018 Multi-stakeholder forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (5-6 June)

2018 Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum)

As requested by the General Assembly resolution 70/1 on 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the President of ECOSOC will convene the STI forum annually to discuss science, technology and innovation cooperation around thematic areas for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals...

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Call for innovations – STI Forum 2018 (deadline: April 4th 2018)

The third annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on June 5 and 6, 2018.

In September 2015, the nations of the world adopted a new set of goals to achieve the well-being of all while protecting the planet by 2030. This ‘2030 Agenda’ contains 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are designed to shape the global efforts towards attaining these objectives…

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Letter from the President of ECOSOC appointment of co-chairs of 2018 STI Forum, 5-6 June 2018

We have received the following from DESA:

Please note that the President of Economic and Social Council, H.E. Mrs. Marie Chatardová, has appointed the two co-chairs of 2018 STI Forum to be held on 5-6 June 2018. They are H.E. Mr. Toshiya Hoshino, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations; and H.E. Mr. Juan Sandoval Mendiolea, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations.

The full letter can be found at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/17258MSSTI2018appointment.pdf

More information can be found at the STI Forum 2018 page: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/TFM/STIForum2018

Report on Science, Technology and Innovation Forum, 6-7 June 2016 by Ambassador Macharia Kamau

Ambassador Macharia Kamau of Kenya, Co-chair of the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Forum briefed the high-level and political forum (HLPF) on its first meeting, at the UN in New York, on 6-7 June 2016.

Double-edged sword

In introducing his report of the meeting, Ambassador Kamau noted that the meeting room was full of familiar faces who had been involved over the past three years and would now be involved in the “business of implementing the 2030 Agenda.” He made a “caveat statement” about the STI Forum, however, noting that all are in agreement that STI is important and that it is fair to say that what has transpired in the world has been characterized by...

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6 June 6:15-7:30pm at UNHQ: "Technology Assessment Platform: Ensuring Peoples' Participation in Implementing STI Roadmaps"

We have received the following from UN-NGLS:

Technology Assessment Platform: Ensuring Peoples' Participation in Implementing Science, Technology and Innovation Roadmaps

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the UN in September 2015 underlines the important role of science, technology and innovation (STI) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Along with finance, capacity building and partnerships, STI is identified as a crucial means of implementation to achieve the 2030 Agenda with the key elements of how to operationalize outlined in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development...

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