G-STIC at the STI Forum in 2022
The annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) is a part of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism mandated by the 2030 Agenda. The seventh STI Forum took place on 5 - 6 May 2022 in the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York.
During the event organized by G-STIC on May 5, in relation to the STI Forum, the key findings from the G-STIC Conference during World Expo Dubai in 2021 and 2022 were shared.
Sharing the main messages of the G-STIC conference during World Expo Dubai
The transition to a sustainable society in line with the SDGs requires a shift in the global economy to one that prioritises sustainable development and investments. This can be done by deploying at scale the best available, transformative and innovative integrated technological solutions.
Agenda 2030 requires new ways of doing business that makes full use of technology. All over the world, technological innovations exist that are helping countries to build back better after the devastation caused by the COVID-19 crisis. These technologies are advancing the implementation of the SDGs by utilizing big data, artificial intelligence, and 3D-printing, for instance, to help improve wastewater treatment, desalination, mining, and carbon capture.
Accelerating technological solutions for the SDGs
How do we respond to the crisis and seize the opportunity to support SDG acceleration? What are the key attributes of the transformational innovation system needed to reach the SDGs?
For answers to these questions, we turned to Paulo Gadelha (former President & Coordinator Strategy for 2030 Agenda, Fiocruz), Dirk Fransaer (Managing Director, VITO), Vibha Dhawan (Director General, TERI), Thulani Dlamini (Chief Executive Officer, CSIR) and Dietrich Van der Weken (General Manager, G-STIC).