BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a5159b1d1a7a DTSTART:20220302T100000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220302T143000Z LOCATION:Victoria and online (Hybrid)\, Seychelles SUMMARY:National consultative workshop for Seychelles stakeholders on the U NCTAD technology assessment project on energy and agriculture CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has a project promoting technology assessment in the energy and agricultu ral sectors in Africa to accelerate progress in science\, technology and i nnovation.\n\nThe Department of Science Technology and Innovation (DSTI) o f the Ministry of Investment\, Entrepreneurship and Industry cordially inv ites national stakeholders to participate in a two-day workshop to prepare for Seychelles'\; participation in the UNCTAD project.\n\nTechnology assessment (TA) is gaining currency among academics\, technocrats and poli cymakers as a powerful tool for making strategic choices about the procure ment\, development\, introduction\, and governance of new technologies. It entails critical and participatory evaluation of the social\, economic an d environmental benefits and risks of a particular technology. While TA is still in its infancy in Africa\, there have been various TA-like initiati ves in the health\, energy\, water and agriculture sectors\, and some rela ted to biotechnology and nanotechnology.\n\nThe UNCTAD project will seek t o strengthen the capacities of science\, technology and innovation policym akers and other stakeholders in sub-Saharan Africa\, and propose policies and mechanisms to support the learning\, diffusion and adoption of technol ogies in the energy and agricultural sectors. This is particularly importa nt to build resilience and facilitate recovery in the context of the COVID -19 pandemic.\n\nThe objectives of the workshop are as follows:\n\n\nTo un derstand better the concept of TA and the methodology to be used in the pr oject\;\nTo identify gaps in TA\, especially in Agriculture/Fisheries and Energy\;\nTo determine the priority areas for TA to be investigated under the project\, in either Energy or Agriculture/Fisheries\, for the Seychell es\;\nTo develop a work plan for the Seychelles'\; participation in th e UNCTAD project.\n\n\nThe workshop is open to Seychelles stakeholders.\n\ n\n<\;p>\;The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCT AD) has a project promoting technology assessment in the energy and agricu ltural sectors in Africa to accelerate progress in science\, technology an d innovation.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Department of Science Technolo gy and Innovation (DSTI) of the Ministry of Investment\, Entrepreneurship and Industry cordially invites national stakeholders to participate in a t wo-day workshop to prepare for Seychelles'\; participation in the UNCT AD project.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Technology assessment (TA) is gainin g currency among academics\, technocrats and policymakers as a powerful to ol for making strategic choices about the procurement\, development\, intr oduction\, and governance of new technologies. It entails critical and par ticipatory evaluation of the social\, economic and environmental benefits and risks of a particular technology. While TA is still in its infancy in Africa\, there have been various TA-like initiatives in the health\, energ y\, water and agriculture sectors\, and some related to biotechnology and nanotechnology.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The UNCTAD project will seek to strengthen the capacities of science\, technology and innovation policymak ers and other stakeholders in sub-Saharan Africa\, and propose policies an d mechanisms to support the learning\, diffusion and adoption of technolog ies in the energy and agricultural sectors. This is particularly important to build resilience and facilitate recovery in the context of the COVID-1 9 pandemic.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The objectives of the workshop are a s follows:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;To understand better t he concept of TA and the methodology to be used in the project\;<\;/li&g t\;\n<\;li>\;To identify gaps in TA\, especially in Agriculture/Fisher ies and Energy\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;To determine the priority areas for TA to be investigated under the project\, in either Energy or Agricul ture/Fisheries\, for the Seychelles\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;To develop a work plan for the Seychelles'\; participation in the UNCTAD project .<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The workshop is open to Seyche lles stakeholders.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;img alt="\;"\; d ata-entity-type="\;file"\; data-entity-uuid="\;f3e40e91-122e-4 5e6-95e4-487c39239ab2"\; height="\;576"\; src="\;/sites/de fault/files/inline-images/%40UNCTADinnovate.png"\; width="\;1024&q uot\; />\;<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.o rg/meeting/national-consultative-workshop-seychelles-stakeholders-unctad-t echnology-assessment-project DTSTAMP:20260710T204433Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a5159b1d1aed DTSTART:20220303T100000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220303T143000Z LOCATION:Victoria and online (Hybrid)\, Seychelles SUMMARY:National consultative workshop for Seychelles stakeholders on the U NCTAD technology assessment project on energy and agriculture CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has a project promoting technology assessment in the energy and agricultu ral sectors in Africa to accelerate progress in science\, technology and i nnovation.\n\nThe Department of Science Technology and Innovation (DSTI) o f the Ministry of Investment\, Entrepreneurship and Industry cordially inv ites national stakeholders to participate in a two-day workshop to prepare for Seychelles'\; participation in the UNCTAD project.\n\nTechnology assessment (TA) is gaining currency among academics\, technocrats and poli cymakers as a powerful tool for making strategic choices about the procure ment\, development\, introduction\, and governance of new technologies. It entails critical and participatory evaluation of the social\, economic an d environmental benefits and risks of a particular technology. While TA is still in its infancy in Africa\, there have been various TA-like initiati ves in the health\, energy\, water and agriculture sectors\, and some rela ted to biotechnology and nanotechnology.\n\nThe UNCTAD project will seek t o strengthen the capacities of science\, technology and innovation policym akers and other stakeholders in sub-Saharan Africa\, and propose policies and mechanisms to support the learning\, diffusion and adoption of technol ogies in the energy and agricultural sectors. This is particularly importa nt to build resilience and facilitate recovery in the context of the COVID -19 pandemic.\n\nThe objectives of the workshop are as follows:\n\n\nTo un derstand better the concept of TA and the methodology to be used in the pr oject\;\nTo identify gaps in TA\, especially in Agriculture/Fisheries and Energy\;\nTo determine the priority areas for TA to be investigated under the project\, in either Energy or Agriculture/Fisheries\, for the Seychell es\;\nTo develop a work plan for the Seychelles'\; participation in th e UNCTAD project.\n\n\nThe workshop is open to Seychelles stakeholders.\n\ n\n<\;p>\;The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCT AD) has a project promoting technology assessment in the energy and agricu ltural sectors in Africa to accelerate progress in science\, technology an d innovation.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Department of Science Technolo gy and Innovation (DSTI) of the Ministry of Investment\, Entrepreneurship and Industry cordially invites national stakeholders to participate in a t wo-day workshop to prepare for Seychelles'\; participation in the UNCT AD project.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Technology assessment (TA) is gainin g currency among academics\, technocrats and policymakers as a powerful to ol for making strategic choices about the procurement\, development\, intr oduction\, and governance of new technologies. It entails critical and par ticipatory evaluation of the social\, economic and environmental benefits and risks of a particular technology. While TA is still in its infancy in Africa\, there have been various TA-like initiatives in the health\, energ y\, water and agriculture sectors\, and some related to biotechnology and nanotechnology.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The UNCTAD project will seek to strengthen the capacities of science\, technology and innovation policymak ers and other stakeholders in sub-Saharan Africa\, and propose policies an d mechanisms to support the learning\, diffusion and adoption of technolog ies in the energy and agricultural sectors. This is particularly important to build resilience and facilitate recovery in the context of the COVID-1 9 pandemic.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The objectives of the workshop are a s follows:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;To understand better t he concept of TA and the methodology to be used in the project\;<\;/li&g t\;\n<\;li>\;To identify gaps in TA\, especially in Agriculture/Fisher ies and Energy\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;To determine the priority areas for TA to be investigated under the project\, in either Energy or Agricul ture/Fisheries\, for the Seychelles\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;To develop a work plan for the Seychelles'\; participation in the UNCTAD project .<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The workshop is open to Seyche lles stakeholders.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;img alt="\;"\; d ata-entity-type="\;file"\; data-entity-uuid="\;f3e40e91-122e-4 5e6-95e4-487c39239ab2"\; height="\;576"\; src="\;/sites/de fault/files/inline-images/%40UNCTADinnovate.png"\; width="\;1024&q uot\; />\;<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.o rg/meeting/national-consultative-workshop-seychelles-stakeholders-unctad-t echnology-assessment-project DTSTAMP:20260710T204433Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR