• United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development
  A subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for which UNCTAD provides secretariat service and substantive support.

Areas of work

• Strengthening National Innovation Systems
• Building Capacity for STI Policy-making
• Gender perspectives in science, technology and innovation
• Intellectual property and investment in public health

Projects

• Gender-inclusive digital transformation in ASEAN
• Science, technology and innovation to support the achievement of SDGs in Africa and Asia
• Science, Technology and Innovation Parks for Sustainable Development
• Training for female Researchers and Entrepreneurs on the Bio-Circular-Green Economic (BCG) Model
• CropWatch Innovative Cooperation Programme
• Technology assessment in the energy and agricultural sectors in Africa
• Young Female Scientist Programme
• Earth Observations: Satellite technologies
• Young Scientist PhD Programme

Special iniatives

• STIxNET Network of Experts
• Gender Advisory Board
• UNCTAD and the Technology Facilitation Mechanism
• UN capacity-building programme on technology facilitation for SDGs
  UN Interagency Task Team Workstream 6 on Capacity Building in Science, Technology and Innovation for SDGs

Frontier technologies

• UN capacity-building programme on technology facilitation for SDGs
  The index comprises five building blocks: ICT deployment, skills, R&D activity, industry activity and access to finance.