The eighth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from 3 to 4 May 2023.
The Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC Her Excellency Lachezara Stoeva who has appointed two co-chairs – H.E. Ms. Mathu Joyini, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations and H.E. Mr. Thomas Woodroffe, United Kingdom Ambassador to the UN Economic and Social Council. 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.
In line with recent mandates and as in previous years, the STI Forum will facilitate discussions on science, technology and innovation cooperation in support of the SDGs. In addition to providing the mandated inputs for the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development to be held from 10 to 19 July 2023, the Forum will also take a broader look at the contribution of STI to the achievement of all the SDGs in recognition of the September mid-term review of SDG progress.
Accordingly, the theme for the STI Forum 2023 is: “Science, technology and innovation for accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels”.
The Council convenes the scientific expertise and resources needed to lead on catalysing, incubating and coordinating impactful international action on issues of major scientific and public importance. The Council’s Action Plan forms a practical framework for the ISC’s work until the end of 2024, and to work towards our vision of science as a global public good.
The ISC works at the intersection of science and policy, particularly at the UN level, to ensure that science is integrated into international policy development and that relevant policies take into account both scientific knowledge and the needs of science.
Times are in EDT.
| Tuesday 2 May |
| 09:00 – 10:00: Localizing the SDGs in African Cities 👉 Find out more |
| Wednesday 3 May |
| 08:15 – 09:30: Science Technology, Innovation, and Engineering Solutions for the SDGs: Theory, Practice, and Application 👉 Find out more 12:00 – 13:00: Plenary session: Strengthening trust in science and technology 👉 Find out more 13:15 – 14:45: Side-event: How to achieve more and better research for SDGs 👉 Find out more |
| Thursday 4 May |
| 11:45 – 13:00: Session 5: Global research cooperation and funding- sharing knowledge through new partnership 👉 Find out more |
Tuesday 2 May
11:45 – 1:00 pm: NASEM side-event on Operationalizing Sustainable Development: Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals ➡️ Find out more
Wednesday 3 May
8:30 – 9:45 am: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA); UN Library, New York Accelerating recovery and development through open science: building an agenda for a global information infrastructure ➡️ Find out more
