The Global Sustainable Technology & Innovation Community

G-STIC, with more than 10.000 stakeholders, accelerates the implementation of technological solutions for the SDGs and provides critical insights into the levers of change that are needed to market these innovative technologies at scale. G-STIC is hosted jointly by ten independent non-profit research and technology organizations from Belgium, Brazil, China, India, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.

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Annual G-STIC Conference

Climate Action Programme

Empowering change:
Impact-driven
sustainable innovations
on a global scale

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Empowering change:
Impact-driven
sustainable innovations
on a global scale

Accelerating technological solutions for the SDGs

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9th G-STIC Conference in Brussels

8 June 2026

Building on a strong global track record, G-STIC Brussels marks the launch of G-STIC 3.0 - a new phase focused on systems thinking, real-world impact and actionable solutions.

As global challenges become increasingly interconnected, G-STIC Brussels brings innovation and decision-makers together across sectors - from energy and food to health, cities and finance - to drive solutions that can scale responsibly and inclusively.

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Co-hosted by 15 Research & Technology Organisations

G-STIC is hosted jointly by VITO (the prime research and technology organisation on cleantech and sustainable development in Belgium) and 14 other not-for-profit independent technology research institutes: C2MI (the MiQro Innovation Collaboration Centre, Canada), CRIM (Computer Research Institute of Montreal, Canada), CSIR (the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa), FIOCRUZ (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil), Fraunhofer IVV (Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung, Germany), GIEC (Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, China), IMHEN (Viet Nam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate change), IRESEN (Institut de Recherche en Énergie Solaire et Énergies Nouvelles, Morocco), JITRI (Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute, China), K-water (Korean Water Research Institute), SINTEF (Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning, Norway), TECNALIA (Fundación TECNALIA Research & Innovation, Spain), TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute, India) and ZRDC (Zambia Research and Development Centre).