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Technology, science and capacity building are major pillars of the Means of Implementation of the Post-2015 Agenda and of the Rio+20 follow-up processes. The research, development, deployment, and widespread diffusion of environmentally sound technologies in the context of a Green Economy is also closely linked to other core elements and means of implementation, including innovation, business opportunities and development, trade of environmental goods and services, finance and investment, and institutional capabilities.

In order to eradicate poverty and reorient current unsustainable development trajectories over the period 2015 to 2030, affordable technological solutions have to be developed and disseminated widely in the next fifteen years. The Means of Implementation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda could nevertheless provide an opportunity to address some of the gaps hindering the facilitation and transfer of these technologies.

In 2012, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (“Rio+20”) called for identifying technology facilitation mechanism. The Addis Ababa Action Agenda, in its paragraph 123, decided to establish a technology facilitation mechanism. The mechanism will be launched at the United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda in order to support the sustainable development goals.

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From Science to Policy to Action-Promoting the Virtuous Cycle of STI for SDGs Summaries 14-Jun-2016
Summary of the online discussion held in preparation of the forum Other documents 4-Jun-2016
Concept Note on Advancing Solutions and Opportunities – Global Cooperation Towards SDG 9 Other documents 3-Jun-2016
Flyer for Data Revolution - Opportunities and challenges of technology transfer for least developed… Other documents 2-Jun-2016
Final detailed programme on the Science, Technology and Innovation Forum Programme 13-May-2016
Letter from the President of ECOSOC on Invitation of Member States to the Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation… Letters 10-May-2016
Information on Registration to the Science, Technology and Innovation Forum Logistics 6-May-2016
Information and Programme on Policy Dialogue Room Other documents 21-Apr-2016
Letter from the President of ECOSOC on appointment of Co-Chairs of the STI Forum (5 April 2016) Letters 5-Apr-2016
Guidelines for Organizers of Side Events (STI Forum, 6-7 June 2016) Side events 28-Mar-2016
Summary on First Meeting of the 10-Member Group to Support the TFM with the UN Inter-agency Task Team on STI for… Other documents 4-Mar-2016
Guiding Questions on First Meeting of the 10-Member Group to Support the TFM with the UN Inter-agency Task Team… Other documents 3-Mar-2016
Agenda on First Meeting of the 10-Member Group to Support the TFM with the UN Inter-agency Task Team on STI for the… Programme 3-Mar-2016
Invitation letter to the Briefing to Member States on the progress on TFM Other documents 21-Jan-2016
A/70/472 - Sustainable development: report of the Second Committee Resolutions and decisions 16-Dec-2015
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