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DTSTART:20180702T020000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20180702T020000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entreprene
 urship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development\, sixt
 h session
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Harnessing science\, technology and innovation\, closing techno
 logy gaps and scaling up capacity-building at all levels are essential for
  the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.\n\nThis r
 epresents a serious challenge for many developing countries. Effectively h
 arnessing science\, technology and innovation involves identifying\, acces
 sing\, adopting\, adapting\, and using a vast range of technologies.\n\nTh
 is session of the multi-year expert meeting could consider options and rec
 ommendations to:\n\n\n\nPromote effective international and national polic
 ies to harness science\, technology\, innovation and entrepreneurship as a
 n effective means of implementation of the sustainable development goals\n
 \n\nLeverage new approaches to innovation such as digitally enabled open\,
  collaborative innovation\, inclusive innovation\, social innovation and g
 rass-roots innovation\n\n\nBenefit from experiences and lessons learned fr
 om international partnerships for technological learning and development\,
  in order to promote access to technologies by developing countries\n\n\n\
 nParticipation\n\nThis meeting is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Oth
 er organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodi
 es and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categorie
 s\, as well as academia\, research institutions and the private sector\, m
 ay participate as observers.\n\nContributions from Experts\n\nExperts are 
 encouraged to prepare and submit brief papers (5-12 pages) related to the 
 issues contained in the provisional agenda. These papers will be made avai
 lable at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received.\
 n&lt\;p&gt\;Harnessing science\, technology and innovation\, closing techn
 ology gaps and scaling up capacity-building at all levels are essential fo
 r the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.&lt\;/p&g
 t\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;This represents a serious challenge for many developing 
 countries. Effectively harnessing science\, technology and innovation invo
 lves identifying\, accessing\, adopting\, adapting\, and using a vast rang
 e of technologies.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;This session of the multi-yea
 r expert meeting could consider options and recommendations to:&lt\;/p&gt\
 ;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&lt\;p&gt\;Promote effective internationa
 l and national policies to harness science\, technology\, innovation and e
 ntrepreneurship as an effective means of implementation of the sustainable
  development goals&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&lt\;p&gt\;Le
 verage new approaches to innovation such as digitally enabled open\, colla
 borative innovation\, inclusive innovation\, social innovation and grass-r
 oots innovation&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&lt\;p&gt\;Benef
 it from experiences and lessons learned from international partnerships fo
 r technological learning and development\, in order to promote access to t
 echnologies by developing countries&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&g
 t\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Participation&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt
 \;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;This meeting is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Othe
 r organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodie
 s and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categories
 \, as well as academia\, research institutions and the private sector\, ma
 y participate as observers.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Cont
 ributions from Experts&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Experts 
 are encouraged to prepare and submit brief papers (5-12 pages) related to 
 the issues contained in the provisional agenda. These papers will be made 
 available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are receiv
 ed.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meetin
 g/multi-year-expert-meeting-investment-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-pro
 ductive-capacity-4
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DTSTART:20180703T020000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20180703T020000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entreprene
 urship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development\, sixt
 h session
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Harnessing science\, technology and innovation\, closing techno
 logy gaps and scaling up capacity-building at all levels are essential for
  the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.\n\nThis r
 epresents a serious challenge for many developing countries. Effectively h
 arnessing science\, technology and innovation involves identifying\, acces
 sing\, adopting\, adapting\, and using a vast range of technologies.\n\nTh
 is session of the multi-year expert meeting could consider options and rec
 ommendations to:\n\n\n\nPromote effective international and national polic
 ies to harness science\, technology\, innovation and entrepreneurship as a
 n effective means of implementation of the sustainable development goals\n
 \n\nLeverage new approaches to innovation such as digitally enabled open\,
  collaborative innovation\, inclusive innovation\, social innovation and g
 rass-roots innovation\n\n\nBenefit from experiences and lessons learned fr
 om international partnerships for technological learning and development\,
  in order to promote access to technologies by developing countries\n\n\n\
 nParticipation\n\nThis meeting is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Oth
 er organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodi
 es and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categorie
 s\, as well as academia\, research institutions and the private sector\, m
 ay participate as observers.\n\nContributions from Experts\n\nExperts are 
 encouraged to prepare and submit brief papers (5-12 pages) related to the 
 issues contained in the provisional agenda. These papers will be made avai
 lable at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received.\
 n&lt\;p&gt\;Harnessing science\, technology and innovation\, closing techn
 ology gaps and scaling up capacity-building at all levels are essential fo
 r the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.&lt\;/p&g
 t\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;This represents a serious challenge for many developing 
 countries. Effectively harnessing science\, technology and innovation invo
 lves identifying\, accessing\, adopting\, adapting\, and using a vast rang
 e of technologies.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;This session of the multi-yea
 r expert meeting could consider options and recommendations to:&lt\;/p&gt\
 ;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&lt\;p&gt\;Promote effective internationa
 l and national policies to harness science\, technology\, innovation and e
 ntrepreneurship as an effective means of implementation of the sustainable
  development goals&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&lt\;p&gt\;Le
 verage new approaches to innovation such as digitally enabled open\, colla
 borative innovation\, inclusive innovation\, social innovation and grass-r
 oots innovation&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;\n&lt\;p&gt\;Benef
 it from experiences and lessons learned from international partnerships fo
 r technological learning and development\, in order to promote access to t
 echnologies by developing countries&lt\;/p&gt\;\n&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&g
 t\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Participation&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt
 \;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;This meeting is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Othe
 r organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodie
 s and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categories
 \, as well as academia\, research institutions and the private sector\, ma
 y participate as observers.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Cont
 ributions from Experts&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Experts 
 are encouraged to prepare and submit brief papers (5-12 pages) related to 
 the issues contained in the provisional agenda. These papers will be made 
 available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are receiv
 ed.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meetin
 g/multi-year-expert-meeting-investment-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-pro
 ductive-capacity-4
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