(Part 1) 11th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals.



The STI Forum brings together a wide range of stakeholders from Member States, UN system, civil society, academia, private sector and various science and technology communities to help harness science, technology and innovation (STI) for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It has become a venue for facilitating the establishment of networks, for improving the science-policy interface, and for promoting development, transfer, and dissemination of technologies for the SDGs.

  • Welcome and Opening
  • High Level Opening
  • Keynote
  • Ministerial session
  • Strengthening the science-policy nexus to drive sustainable development
Location: 405 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017, USA

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