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United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)

The Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) is a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

The Commission provides the General Assembly and ECOSOC with high-level advice on relevant science and technology issues.

UNCTAD is responsible for the substantive servicing of the Commission.

News

21 May 2012UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development in Geneva for week-long meeting

At the 21-25 May session, ministerial and other participants, including a Nobel laureate, will seek new ways to harness science and technology to address development challenges, and review the progress made in the implementation of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) outcomes.

16 May 2012ECOSOC elects 13 members of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development

On 26 April 2012, the Economic and Social Council elected 13 member States for a four-year term on the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD), beginning on 1 January 2013.

14 May 2012UNCTAD takes chair of UN group on information society

At a meeting convened today during the WSIS Forum 2012 in Geneva, UNCTAD took over the role as Chair of the United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS). UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi thanked the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), and its Secretary-General, Dr Hamadoun Touré, for excellent stewardship of UNGIS during the past 12 months.

25 January 2012Meeting on enhanced cooperation on 18 May 2012

Pursuant to General Assembly resolution (A/RES/66/184), the CSTD will hold an open, interactive meeting on enhanced cooperation on public policy issues pertaining to the Internet on 18 May 2012, in Geneva, Switzerland.

29 July 2011ECOSOC takes note of LDC-IV and extends appreciation for related Turkish initiatives

Upon recommendation of CSTD-14, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) took note of the outcome of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV) held in Istanbul in May 2011, and extended its appreciation to the Turkish Government for its initiative to set up an International Science, Technology, and Innovation Center.

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Documents

2012 Report of the United Nations Secretary-General: Progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society at the regional and international levels (A/68/65–E/2013/11)

26 Mar 2013, 362.7 KB

GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION A/RES/67/195: Information and communications technologies for development (A/67/434)

29 Jan 2013, 65.9 KB

2011 Report of the United Nations Secretary-General: Progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society at the regional and international levels [includes Addendum] (A/67/66–E/2012/49)

12 Mar 2012, 326.0 KB

2010 Report of the United Nations Secretary-General: Progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society at the regional and international levels (A/66/64–E/2011/77)

14 Mar 2011, 230.6 KB

Internet broadband for an inclusive digital society (E/CN.16/2013/3)

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Annual sessions

Start Date	Title	Location
23-27 May 2005	Commission on Science and Technology for Development, eighth session	Geneva
25-30 May 2008	Commission on Science and Technology for Development, eleventh session
21-25 May 2012	Commission on Science and Technology for Development, fifteenth session	Geneva
22-27 May 2011	Commission on Science and Technology for Development, fourteenth session	Geneva
14-19 May 2006	Commission on Science and Technology for Development, ninth session	Geneva
12-16 May 2014	Commission on Science and Technology for Development, seventeenth session	Geneva
24-28 May 2004	Commission on Science and Technology for Development, seventh session	Geneva
03-07 Jun 2013	Commission on Science and Technology for Development, sixteenth session	Geneva
05-09 May 2003	Commission on Science and Technology for Development, sixth session	Geneva
20-25 May 2007	Commission on Science and Technology for Development, tenth session	Geneva
16-21 May 2010	Commission on Science and Technology for Development, thirteenth session	Geneva
24-29 May 2009	Commission on Science and Technology for Development, twelfth session	Geneva
22 May 2007	CSTD-GAID panel on ICT for Development – A follow up to the World Summit on the Information Society
28 May-01 Jun 2001	Economic and Social Council, Commission on Science and Technology for Development, fifth session	Geneva
11-23 Apr 1993	Economic and Social Council, Commission on Science and Technology for Development, First session	Geneva
17-21 May 1999	Economic and Social Council, Commission on Science and Technology for Development, fourth session	Geneva
14-24 May 1995	Economic and Social Council, Commission on Science and Technology for Development, Second session	Geneva
12-16 May 1997	Economic and Social Council, Commission on Science and Technology for Development, Third session	Geneva

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Inter-sessional panels

Start Date	Title	Location
02-04 Dec 2013	CSTD 2013-2014 Inter-sessional Panel	Washington, D.C.
07-09 Jan 2013	CSTD 2012-2013 Inter-sessional Panel	Lima
13-15 Dec 2011	CSTD 2011-2012 Inter-sessional Panel	Manila
15-17 Dec 2010	CSTD 2010-2011 Inter-sessional Panel
09-11 Nov 2009	CSTD 2009-2010 Inter-sessional Panel
12-14 Nov 2008	CSTD 2008-2009 Inter-sessional Panel	Santiago
27-30 Nov 2007	CSTD 2007-2008 Inter-sessional Panel	Kuala Lumpur
06-08 Nov 2006	CSTD Panel - Promoting the building of a people-centred, development-oriented and inclusive information society, with a view to enhancing digital opportunities for all people	Paris
10-12 Nov 2005	CSTD Panel - Bridging the technology gap between and within nations	Rabat
27-29 Oct 2004	CSTD Panel Meeting on Science and Technology Promotion, Advice and Application for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals	Vienna
29-31 Oct 2003	CSTD, Panel Meeting on Promoting the Application of Science and Technology to Meet the Development Goals contained in the Millenium Declaration	Tuñez (Tuñez)
15-17 Jan 2003	CSTD-Third Panel Meeting on Enhancing Strategic Competitiveness in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)	Luanda (Angola)
15-17 Oct 2002	CSTD-Second Panel Meeting on Linking Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Technology Development for Capacity Building and Strategic Competitiveness	Colombo (Sri Lanka)
22-24 May 2002	CSTD-First Panel Meeting on Indicators of Technology Development	Geneva

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WGIGF

Start Date	Title	Location
24-28 Feb 2014	Third meeting of the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (WGEC)	Geneva
20-22 Feb 2012	Fifth meeting of the Working Group on improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
11-13 Jan 2012	Fourth meeting of the Working Group on improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
31 Oct-02 Nov 2011	Third meeting of the Working Group on improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
24-25 Mar 2011	Second meeting of the Working Group on improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
25-26 Feb 2011	First meeting of the Working Group on improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)	Montreux
06 Dec 2010	Consultation meeting on the establishment of the CSTD Working Group on the Internet Governance Forum

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Tab Control

About CSTD

Resolutions and Decisions

Working Groups of the CSTD

WSIS Follow-up

WSIS Follow-up Report

Annual Session 2013

Quick Links

Working Group on improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

Five year review of the outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society