Description
The multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for
the Sustainable Development Goals will be convened once a year, for a
period of two days, 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. The forum will provide a
venue for facilitating interaction, matchmaking and the establishment
of networks between relevant stakeholders and multi-stakeholder
partnerships in order to identify and examine technology needs and gaps,
including on scientific cooperation, innovation and capacity-building,
and also in order to help to facilitate development, transfer and
dissemination of relevant technologies for the Sustainable Development
Goals. The meetings of the forum will be convened by the President of
the Economic and Social Council before the meeting of the high-level
political forum under the auspices of the Council or, alternatively, in
conjunction with other forums or conferences, as appropriate, taking
into account the theme to be considered and on the basis of a
collaboration with the organizers of the other forums or conferences.
The meetings of the forum will be co-chaired by two Member States and
will result in a summary of discussions elaborated by the two co-Chairs,
as an input to the meetings of the high-level political forum, in the
context of the follow-up and review of the implementation of the
post-2015 development agenda.
