Background
As requested by the General Assembly resolution 70/1 on 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the President of ECOSOC will convene the meetings of the Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) once a year to discuss science, technology and innovation cooperation around thematic areas for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The General Assembly also decided that 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.
The STI Forum is an important component of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism (TFM):
STI FORUM TIMELINE
- 2026 STI Forum - 6-7 May 2026
- 2025 STI Forum - 7-8 May 2025
- 2024 STI Forum - 9-10 May 2024
- 2023 STI Forum - 3-4 May 2023
- 2022 STI Forum - 5-6 May 2022
- 2021 STI Forum - 4-5 May 2021
- 2020 STI Forum - deferred
- 2019 STI Forum - 14-15 May 2019
- 2018 STI Forum - 5-6 June 2018
- 2017 STI Forum - 15-16 May 2017
- 2016 STI Forum - 6-7 June 2016
STI Forum 2025
STI Forum 2024
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