7th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals
05. - 06.05.2022.
Location
Online
Contact(s)
Shea Gopaul
IOE Permanent Representative to the UN in New York
Robert Marinkovic
Adviser
Organised by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Register on Whova: bit.ly/RegisterSTIForum2022
About the Forum: sdgs.un.org/tfm/STIForum2022
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The 7th Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held on 5-6 May 2022 under the theme “Science, technology and innovation for building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. Side Events to the Forum will take place during 4-6 May. The STI Forum will be an opportunity for governments and multiple stakeholders to exchange new ideas, recommendations and priorities for the upcoming work of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) with a focus on the role and contributions of science, technology and innovation.
The meetings (opening/closing, ministerial session and thematic sessions) and special events will be held in a hybrid format and live streamed both on UN WebTV and the Whova platform. All other meetings (roundtables, pre-events, exhibit and side events) will be fully virtual and only available on the Whova platform.
Through Whova, registered participants will be able to:
- View the interactive agenda, browse speaker profiles and plan your personal agenda;
- Watch the live stream of all sessions and share comments/questions in the chatbox;
- Visit the virtual exhibit booths and ask questions to learn more;
- Check out the various side events taking place from 4 May to 6 May 2022;
- Follow relevant community board topics and participate in the discussion;
- Network with attendees of similar interests and exchange contacts with those you choose;
- Receive event updates such as last-minute session changes from the organizers.
IOE Senior Adviser Akustina Morni will be participating as a as a panellist at the Roundtable 1 dedicated to National science-policy advice on 6 May.
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
5 May | ||
Time (EDT) | Session | Format |
7:30 am - 8:25 am | Pre-event 1: Accelerating technological solutions for the SDGs - The Global Sustainable Technology & Innovation Community (G-STIC) | Virtual |
8:30 am - 9:45 am | Pre-event 2: UN system work on STI for the SDGs, including outcomes of regional STI Forums and global thematic conferences | |
10:00 am – 10:40 am | Welcome and Opening | Hybrid |
10:40 am – 12:00 pm | Ministerial session: Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs and a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic | |
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm | Special event 1: Global research cooperation, funding, and partnerships | |
1:15 pm – 2:55 pm | Opening Ceremony for virtual Innovation exhibit and women in STEM – Engagement with innovators and eminent women scientists and engineers | Virtual |
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Thematic session 1: Science, technology and innovation at the COVID-19 conjuncture | Hybrid |
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Thematic session 2: Innovations in education: towards quality access and common good | |
5:15 pm – 6:15 pm | Special event 2: Reflections by the 10-Member-Group of High-level Representatives | |
6 May | ||
Time (EDT) | Session | Format |
8:45 am – 9:45 am | Roundtable 1: National science-policy advice | Virtual |
10:00 am – 11:00 am | Thematic session 3: Global, national and local innovation ecosystems | Hybrid |
11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Thematic session 4: Global digital public goods, digitalization, artificial intelligence, and connecting the world by 2030 | |
12:15 pm – 1:15pm | Special event 3: Supporting national capacities and the Partnership in Action for STI4SDG roadmaps | |
1:15 pm – 2:10 pm | Roundtable 2: Emerging science, frontier technologies, and the SDGs –perspectives from UN system and science and technology communities | Virtual |
2:10 pm – 2:55 pm | Roundtable 3: Science and technology futures and scenarios for the SDGs and beyond: what is possible and what does it take? | |
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Thematic session 5: Emerging carbon dioxide removal technologies for addressing climate change | Hybrid |
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | Thematic session 6: Delivering on the SDGs: Next steps for the TFM and its partners | |
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm | Closing remarks |
For more information about the 2022 STI Forum, including information about in-person participation in the hybrid sessions, please visit the official website here.
