A Global Science, Technology & Innovation Conference (G-STIC) special event will take place in the context of the UN’s third annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum), taking place from 5-6 June.
The G-STIC Special Event is expected to:
- Share the key messages of the first G-STIC conference, which convened in Brussels, Belgium, in October 2017, and identify concrete policy options to advance sustainable technological transitions towards the SDGs;
- Showcase and assess market-ready and scalable examples of integrated technological solutions that can contribute to the SDGs; and
- Help define the content and process of G-STIC 2018, taking place in Brussels, Belgium, in November 2018.
The objective of G-STIC is to accelerate technological innovation to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
DATE
7 June 2018
LOCATION
New York City, United States of America