6th Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals | Virtual

? 4 May 2021,9.00 AM- 5 May 2021, 6.00 PM
Virtual 

The sixth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from 4 to 5 May 2021. The Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC and is expected to discuss science, technology, and innovation cooperation around thematic areas for the implementation of the sustainable development goals, congregating all relevant stakeholders to actively contribute in their area of expertise.

It will provide a venue for facilitating interaction, matchmaking, and the establishment of networks between relevant stakeholders and multistakeholder partnerships in order to identify and examine technology needs and gaps, including with regard to scientific cooperation, innovation, and capacity-building, and also in order to help facilitate development, transfer, and dissemination of relevant technologies for the sustainable development goals.

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.

As in previous years, the theme of the STI Forum will be closely aligned with that of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), be held from 6-15 July 2021, but have an exclusive focus on the role and contributions of science, technology, and innovation. Accordingly, the theme for 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”.