{"id":26174,"date":"2017-05-12T21:09:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T21:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=26174"},"modified":"2018-04-22T11:53:23","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T15:53:23","slug":"media-advisory-second-forum-on-science-technology-and-innovation-for-the-sustainable-development-goals-sti-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2017\/05\/media-advisory-second-forum-on-science-technology-and-innovation-for-the-sustainable-development-goals-sti-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory: Second Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press Briefing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, 15 May, 2:30 p.m. EDT, UN Headquarters<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Second Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong> (STI Forum) will be organized at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 15 to 16 May. Subsequently, the President of UN General Assembly will convene a SDG Action Event on Innovation<\/strong> on 17 May on the margins of the STI Forum and the New York Tech week.<\/p>\n

On the opening day of the series of the events, co-Chairs of the Forum will brief the media on the meeting and its expected outcomes.<\/p>\n

WHO:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 H.E. Mr. Macharia Kamau, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations, co-chair of the STI Forum
\n\u2022 Dr. Vaughan Turekian, Science and Technology Adviser to the US Secretary of State, co-chair of the STI Forum
\n\u2022 Ms. Mary Snapp, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Philanthropy in Microsoft’s Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs Department<\/p>\n

WHAT:<\/strong> Press Briefing on the Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/strong> Monday 15 May 2017, 2:30 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

WHERE:<\/strong> S-237, UN Headquarters, New York or live through http:\/\/webtv.un.org<\/a><\/p>\n

For UN Media Accreditation, please visit: https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/media\/accreditation\/<\/a><\/p>\n

EVENT INFORMATION<\/strong>
\nSecond Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (15-16 May)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 The two-day Forum aims to help build new networks that can foster scientific cooperation, innovation, and the development of new technologies that can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will bring innovators, policy makers, academia and the private sector from across the world together to explore new partnership possibilities to scale up innovation for the SDGs. The 2017 Forum will have the theme \u2018Science, Technology and Innovation for a Changing World\u2019 and will focus on SDGs: 1 on no poverty; 2 on zero hunger; 3 on health and well-being; 5 on gender equality; 9 on industry, innovation and infrastructure; and 14 on life below water.<\/p>\n

Information on the Forum, its programme and side events can be found at: https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/TFM\/STIForum2017#2017sti<\/a><\/p>\n

Science, Technology and Innovation Exhibition Hub (15-16 May)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 The STI Forum will also feature the Exhibition Hub, which will showcase 12 Innovations collected through a global call for innovation that provide practical examples of how concrete progress towards SDGs can be achieved through Science, Technology and Innovation. The exhibition hub will be accessible from Monday, 15 May 2017 \u2013 Tuesday, 16 May 2017: 8:00am to 6:45pm, in the Visitor Entrance, General Assembly Lobby, UN Headquarters.<\/p>\n

SDG Action Event on Innovation (17 May)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Building on the STI Forum, the President of the General Assembly will convene a High-Level Event on Innovation and Connectivity on Wednesday, 17 May. This event will provide leading innovators, thought-leaders, and technology companies an opportunity to engage with Member States and the UN system on how emerging technologies can be used to best effect and to ensure successful implementation of the SDGs.<\/p>\n

Information on the programme and the list of speakers can be found at: https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/event-latest\/high-level-event-on-innovation\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Available for Interviews on the Forum<\/strong>
\n\u2022 H.E. Mr. Macharia Kamau, Co-Chair of STI Forum (Kenya)
\n\u2022 Dr. Vaughan Turekian, Co-Chair of STI Forum (US)<\/p>\n

Additional interviewees (innovators)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 \u2018Missing Maps<\/a>\u2018 by Ms. Rebecca Firth
\n\u2022 \u2018Babajob in India<\/a>\u2018 by Mr. John Gibbons
\n\u2022 \u2018Farmer Query System in Bangladesh<\/a>\u2018 by Mr. Mridul Chowdhury
\n\u2022 \u2018doctHERs in Pakistan<\/a>\u2018 by Mr. Asher Hasan
\n\u2022 \u2018Virtual Water Prospecting Programme in India<\/a>\u2018 by Mr. Akash Bhavar
\n\u2022 \u2018Ingnitia in West Africa<\/a>\u2018 by Ms. Lizzie Merrill
\n\u2022 \u2018Virtual Farmers Market in Zambia<\/a>\u2018 by Ms. Ahnna Gudmunds
\n\u2022 \u2018OMOMI in Nigeria<\/a>\u2018 by Mr. Emmanuel Owobu
\n\u2022 \u2018Mobilized Construction in Africa<\/a>\u2018 by Mr. Kevin Lee
\n\u2022 \u2018Paper Airplanes<\/a>\u2018 by Ms. Bailey Ulbricht
\n\u2022 \u2018JokkoSante in Senegal<\/a>\u2018 by Mr. Adama Kane
\n\u2022 \u2018CodePhil in the Philippines<\/a>\u2018 by Ms. Jiwon Park and Ms. Amanda Wu<\/p>\n

Media contacts for the STI Forum, the Exhibition Hub and interviews:<\/strong>
\nUN Department of Public Information
\nKensuke Matsueda, T: +1 (917) 367-5414 | E: matsueda@un.org<\/p>\n

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
\nMatthias Klettermayer, T: +1 (212) 963-8306 | E: klettermayer@un.org<\/p>\n

Media contact for SDG Action Event on Innovation:<\/strong>
\nUN Office of the President of General Assembly
\nDan Thomas, T: +1 (212) 963-6274 | E: daniel.thomas@un.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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