About the STI Forum
The ninth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from 9 to 10 May 2023. 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. It will focus on the set of SDGs under review at the 2024 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development to be held from 8 to 17 July 2023, namely SDG 1, 2, 13, 16 and 17. The STI Forum summary will therefore inform the 2024 HLPF deliberations.
Accordingly, the theme for the STI Forum 2024 is: “Science, technology and innovation for reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions”.
About the International Science Council
The International Science Council (ISC) is a non-governmental organization with a unique global membership that brings together 45 international scientific Unions and Associations, over 140 national and regional scientific organizations including Academies and Research Councils and 60 international Federations and Societies, as well as Young Academies and Associations. The ISC supports Members States, UN Departments, and UN Agencies through a variety of partnerships and ad-hoc collaborations. It also co-coordinates the Science & Technology Major Group; serves as a member of the network of scientific organizations associated with the UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board; and serves as secretariat, jointly with UNESCO, for the Group of Friends on Science for Action.
The ISC at the 2024 STI Forum
As every year, the ISC will mobilize experts from its membership and broader networks to contribute to official discussions as speakers, deliver statements and participate in official side events.
ISC-organized and other relevant side events
- Better leveraging Science, Technology, Innovation and Engineering for accelerating progress on the SDGs, organized by the Scientific and Technological Community Major Group (co-led by the ISC and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO). Thursday 9 May, 13:15 – 14:30 EST, Trusteeship Council Chamber, UN Headquarters.
- Harnessing the STI Coalitions for Africa – a mechanism for stronger partnership to achieve the SDGs, organized by Future Africa in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the Permanent Missions of South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, Cameroon and Morocco. Wednesday 8 May, 10:00 – 11:15 EST, Conference Room 11, UN Headquarters.
- Science in Times of Crisis: Protecting Scientific Resources and Using the UNESCO Open Science Framework for Sharing Data and Knowledge in Times of Crisis, organized by the UNESCO-CODATA Working Group on Data Policy for Times of Crisis Facilitated by Open Science (DPTC), UNESCO, WMO, Pan American Health Organization, UK Health Security Agency, and the ISC. Wednesday 8 May, 11:30 – 12:45 EST, Conference Room F, UN Headquarters.
- More information coming soon…
The ISC Delegation at the STI Forum 2024
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