BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a589ed171ce2 DTSTART:20221114T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221114T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Investment\, Enterprise and Development Commission\, thirteenth ses sion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and i nvestment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their imp lications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.\n\nSc aling up the mobilization of public and private finance towards investing for the Sustainable Development Goals:\n\nAt a high-level panel\, senior p olicymakers and business executives will review new financing initiatives that allow for the increased engagement of key players from both the upstr eam part of the investment chain\, including institutional investors and c apital markets\, as well as downstream parts\, including micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises\, where the impact is more visible .\n\nThe discussions will be informed by the World Investment Report 2022: International Tax Reforms and Sustainable Investment.\n\n2022 UNCTAD Inve stment Promotion Awards\n\nAwards will be granted to the best performing i nvestment promotion agencies for their exceptional achievements in promoti ng and facilitating sustainable investment in agribusiness.\n\nLeveraging the impact of new technologies through technology assessments:\n\nThe Comm ission will consider experiences and good practices in technology assessme nt exercises in the formulation of science\, technology and innovation pol ices for sustainable development.\n\nTechnology assessment is a process th at examines the opportunities and risks\, as well as the societal effects\ , when a technology is introduced\, extended or modified. Technology asses sment is therefore an important tool to inform policymakers\, to encourage public dialogues and to help the framing of supportive policies to minimi ze risks and maximize benefits. Discussion at the Commission will allow th e identification of the challenges confronting developing countries in thi s area and potential solutions to them.\n\nA particular focus will be plac ed on technologies in the fields of energy and agriculture. The discussion will also benefit from the experience gained so far in an UNCTAD project on technology assessment in selected African countries.\n\nReports of meet ings:\n\n\nMulti-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrep reneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.\n Expert Meeting on Revisiting Development Strategies for Small Island Devel oping States in the Post-Pandemic Competitive Landscape.\nIntergovernmenta l Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Re porting.\n\n\nParticipation \n\nThe Commission is open to all member State s of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organizations (general and special c ategory) are also eligible to participate as observers.\n\nLogistics\n\nTh e session will be held with physical participation\, in room XVII of the P alais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous inte rpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.\n \nA link to the formal virtual meeting will be sent to registered particip ants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.\n<\;p>\;The Commission provides the opportun ity for member States and investment and development stakeholders to discu ss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their implications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Scaling u p the mobilization of public and private finance towards investing for the Sustainable Development Goals:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p> \;At a high-level panel\, senior policymakers and business executives will review new financing initiatives that allow for the increased engagement of key players from both the upstream part of the investment chain\, inclu ding institutional investors and capital markets\, as well as downstream p arts\, including micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises\ , where the impact is more visible.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The discussi ons will be informed by the <\;em>\;World Investment Report 2022: Inte rnational Tax Reforms and Sustainable Investment<\;/em>\;.<\;/p>\; \n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;2022 UNCTAD Investment Promotion Awards< \;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Awards will be granted to the be st performing investment promotion agencies for their exceptional achievem ents in promoting and facilitating sustainable investment in agribusiness. <\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Leveraging the impact of new t echnologies through technology assessments:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;The Commission will consider experiences and good practices in technology assessment exercises in the formulation of science\, technol ogy and innovation polices for sustainable development.<\;/p>\;\n\n< \;p>\;Technology assessment is a process that examines the opportunities and risks\, as well as the societal effects\, when a technology is introd uced\, extended or modified. Technology assessment is therefore an importa nt tool to inform policymakers\, to encourage public dialogues and to help the framing of supportive policies to minimize risks and maximize benefit s. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of the chall enges confronting developing countries in this area and potential solution s to them.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A particular focus will be placed on technologies in the fields of energy and agriculture. The discussion will also benefit from the experience gained so far in an UNCTAD project on tec hnology assessment in selected African countries.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4&g t\;<\;strong>\;Reports of meetings:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n& lt\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovat ion and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Expert Meeting on Revisiting Develo pment Strategies for Small Island Developing States in the Post-Pandemic C ompetitive Landscape.<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting.&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Participation &l t\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Commission is open to all m ember States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organizations (general an d special category) are also eligible to participate as observers.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Logistics<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The session will be held with physical participation\, in room XVII of the Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous interpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A link to the formal virtual me eting will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/investmen t-enterprise-and-development-commission-thirteenth-session DTSTAMP:20260716T090521Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a589ed171d0d DTSTART:20221115T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221115T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Investment\, Enterprise and Development Commission\, thirteenth ses sion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and i nvestment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their imp lications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.\n\nSc aling up the mobilization of public and private finance towards investing for the Sustainable Development Goals:\n\nAt a high-level panel\, senior p olicymakers and business executives will review new financing initiatives that allow for the increased engagement of key players from both the upstr eam part of the investment chain\, including institutional investors and c apital markets\, as well as downstream parts\, including micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises\, where the impact is more visible .\n\nThe discussions will be informed by the World Investment Report 2022: International Tax Reforms and Sustainable Investment.\n\n2022 UNCTAD Inve stment Promotion Awards\n\nAwards will be granted to the best performing i nvestment promotion agencies for their exceptional achievements in promoti ng and facilitating sustainable investment in agribusiness.\n\nLeveraging the impact of new technologies through technology assessments:\n\nThe Comm ission will consider experiences and good practices in technology assessme nt exercises in the formulation of science\, technology and innovation pol ices for sustainable development.\n\nTechnology assessment is a process th at examines the opportunities and risks\, as well as the societal effects\ , when a technology is introduced\, extended or modified. Technology asses sment is therefore an important tool to inform policymakers\, to encourage public dialogues and to help the framing of supportive policies to minimi ze risks and maximize benefits. Discussion at the Commission will allow th e identification of the challenges confronting developing countries in thi s area and potential solutions to them.\n\nA particular focus will be plac ed on technologies in the fields of energy and agriculture. The discussion will also benefit from the experience gained so far in an UNCTAD project on technology assessment in selected African countries.\n\nReports of meet ings:\n\n\nMulti-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrep reneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.\n Expert Meeting on Revisiting Development Strategies for Small Island Devel oping States in the Post-Pandemic Competitive Landscape.\nIntergovernmenta l Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Re porting.\n\n\nParticipation \n\nThe Commission is open to all member State s of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organizations (general and special c ategory) are also eligible to participate as observers.\n\nLogistics\n\nTh e session will be held with physical participation\, in room XVII of the P alais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous inte rpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.\n \nA link to the formal virtual meeting will be sent to registered particip ants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.\n<\;p>\;The Commission provides the opportun ity for member States and investment and development stakeholders to discu ss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their implications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Scaling u p the mobilization of public and private finance towards investing for the Sustainable Development Goals:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p> \;At a high-level panel\, senior policymakers and business executives will review new financing initiatives that allow for the increased engagement of key players from both the upstream part of the investment chain\, inclu ding institutional investors and capital markets\, as well as downstream p arts\, including micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises\ , where the impact is more visible.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The discussi ons will be informed by the <\;em>\;World Investment Report 2022: Inte rnational Tax Reforms and Sustainable Investment<\;/em>\;.<\;/p>\; \n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;2022 UNCTAD Investment Promotion Awards< \;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Awards will be granted to the be st performing investment promotion agencies for their exceptional achievem ents in promoting and facilitating sustainable investment in agribusiness. <\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Leveraging the impact of new t echnologies through technology assessments:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;The Commission will consider experiences and good practices in technology assessment exercises in the formulation of science\, technol ogy and innovation polices for sustainable development.<\;/p>\;\n\n< \;p>\;Technology assessment is a process that examines the opportunities and risks\, as well as the societal effects\, when a technology is introd uced\, extended or modified. Technology assessment is therefore an importa nt tool to inform policymakers\, to encourage public dialogues and to help the framing of supportive policies to minimize risks and maximize benefit s. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of the chall enges confronting developing countries in this area and potential solution s to them.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A particular focus will be placed on technologies in the fields of energy and agriculture. The discussion will also benefit from the experience gained so far in an UNCTAD project on tec hnology assessment in selected African countries.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4&g t\;<\;strong>\;Reports of meetings:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n& lt\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovat ion and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Expert Meeting on Revisiting Develo pment Strategies for Small Island Developing States in the Post-Pandemic C ompetitive Landscape.<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting.&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Participation &l t\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Commission is open to all m ember States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organizations (general an d special category) are also eligible to participate as observers.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Logistics<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The session will be held with physical participation\, in room XVII of the Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous interpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A link to the formal virtual me eting will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/investmen t-enterprise-and-development-commission-thirteenth-session DTSTAMP:20260716T090521Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a589ed171d17 DTSTART:20221116T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221116T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Investment\, Enterprise and Development Commission\, thirteenth ses sion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and i nvestment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their imp lications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.\n\nSc aling up the mobilization of public and private finance towards investing for the Sustainable Development Goals:\n\nAt a high-level panel\, senior p olicymakers and business executives will review new financing initiatives that allow for the increased engagement of key players from both the upstr eam part of the investment chain\, including institutional investors and c apital markets\, as well as downstream parts\, including micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises\, where the impact is more visible .\n\nThe discussions will be informed by the World Investment Report 2022: International Tax Reforms and Sustainable Investment.\n\n2022 UNCTAD Inve stment Promotion Awards\n\nAwards will be granted to the best performing i nvestment promotion agencies for their exceptional achievements in promoti ng and facilitating sustainable investment in agribusiness.\n\nLeveraging the impact of new technologies through technology assessments:\n\nThe Comm ission will consider experiences and good practices in technology assessme nt exercises in the formulation of science\, technology and innovation pol ices for sustainable development.\n\nTechnology assessment is a process th at examines the opportunities and risks\, as well as the societal effects\ , when a technology is introduced\, extended or modified. Technology asses sment is therefore an important tool to inform policymakers\, to encourage public dialogues and to help the framing of supportive policies to minimi ze risks and maximize benefits. Discussion at the Commission will allow th e identification of the challenges confronting developing countries in thi s area and potential solutions to them.\n\nA particular focus will be plac ed on technologies in the fields of energy and agriculture. The discussion will also benefit from the experience gained so far in an UNCTAD project on technology assessment in selected African countries.\n\nReports of meet ings:\n\n\nMulti-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrep reneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.\n Expert Meeting on Revisiting Development Strategies for Small Island Devel oping States in the Post-Pandemic Competitive Landscape.\nIntergovernmenta l Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Re porting.\n\n\nParticipation \n\nThe Commission is open to all member State s of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organizations (general and special c ategory) are also eligible to participate as observers.\n\nLogistics\n\nTh e session will be held with physical participation\, in room XVII of the P alais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous inte rpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.\n \nA link to the formal virtual meeting will be sent to registered particip ants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.\n<\;p>\;The Commission provides the opportun ity for member States and investment and development stakeholders to discu ss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their implications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Scaling u p the mobilization of public and private finance towards investing for the Sustainable Development Goals:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p> \;At a high-level panel\, senior policymakers and business executives will review new financing initiatives that allow for the increased engagement of key players from both the upstream part of the investment chain\, inclu ding institutional investors and capital markets\, as well as downstream p arts\, including micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises\ , where the impact is more visible.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The discussi ons will be informed by the <\;em>\;World Investment Report 2022: Inte rnational Tax Reforms and Sustainable Investment<\;/em>\;.<\;/p>\; \n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;2022 UNCTAD Investment Promotion Awards< \;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Awards will be granted to the be st performing investment promotion agencies for their exceptional achievem ents in promoting and facilitating sustainable investment in agribusiness. <\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Leveraging the impact of new t echnologies through technology assessments:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;The Commission will consider experiences and good practices in technology assessment exercises in the formulation of science\, technol ogy and innovation polices for sustainable development.<\;/p>\;\n\n< \;p>\;Technology assessment is a process that examines the opportunities and risks\, as well as the societal effects\, when a technology is introd uced\, extended or modified. Technology assessment is therefore an importa nt tool to inform policymakers\, to encourage public dialogues and to help the framing of supportive policies to minimize risks and maximize benefit s. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of the chall enges confronting developing countries in this area and potential solution s to them.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A particular focus will be placed on technologies in the fields of energy and agriculture. The discussion will also benefit from the experience gained so far in an UNCTAD project on tec hnology assessment in selected African countries.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4&g t\;<\;strong>\;Reports of meetings:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n& lt\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovat ion and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Expert Meeting on Revisiting Develo pment Strategies for Small Island Developing States in the Post-Pandemic C ompetitive Landscape.<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting.&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Participation &l t\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Commission is open to all m ember States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organizations (general an d special category) are also eligible to participate as observers.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Logistics<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The session will be held with physical participation\, in room XVII of the Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous interpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A link to the formal virtual me eting will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/investmen t-enterprise-and-development-commission-thirteenth-session DTSTAMP:20260716T090521Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a589ed171d1f DTSTART:20221117T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221117T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Investment\, Enterprise and Development Commission\, thirteenth ses sion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and i nvestment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their imp lications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.\n\nSc aling up the mobilization of public and private finance towards investing for the Sustainable Development Goals:\n\nAt a high-level panel\, senior p olicymakers and business executives will review new financing initiatives that allow for the increased engagement of key players from both the upstr eam part of the investment chain\, including institutional investors and c apital markets\, as well as downstream parts\, including micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises\, where the impact is more visible .\n\nThe discussions will be informed by the World Investment Report 2022: International Tax Reforms and Sustainable Investment.\n\n2022 UNCTAD Inve stment Promotion Awards\n\nAwards will be granted to the best performing i nvestment promotion agencies for their exceptional achievements in promoti ng and facilitating sustainable investment in agribusiness.\n\nLeveraging the impact of new technologies through technology assessments:\n\nThe Comm ission will consider experiences and good practices in technology assessme nt exercises in the formulation of science\, technology and innovation pol ices for sustainable development.\n\nTechnology assessment is a process th at examines the opportunities and risks\, as well as the societal effects\ , when a technology is introduced\, extended or modified. Technology asses sment is therefore an important tool to inform policymakers\, to encourage public dialogues and to help the framing of supportive policies to minimi ze risks and maximize benefits. Discussion at the Commission will allow th e identification of the challenges confronting developing countries in thi s area and potential solutions to them.\n\nA particular focus will be plac ed on technologies in the fields of energy and agriculture. The discussion will also benefit from the experience gained so far in an UNCTAD project on technology assessment in selected African countries.\n\nReports of meet ings:\n\n\nMulti-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrep reneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.\n Expert Meeting on Revisiting Development Strategies for Small Island Devel oping States in the Post-Pandemic Competitive Landscape.\nIntergovernmenta l Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Re porting.\n\n\nParticipation \n\nThe Commission is open to all member State s of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organizations (general and special c ategory) are also eligible to participate as observers.\n\nLogistics\n\nTh e session will be held with physical participation\, in room XVII of the P alais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous inte rpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.\n \nA link to the formal virtual meeting will be sent to registered particip ants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.\n<\;p>\;The Commission provides the opportun ity for member States and investment and development stakeholders to discu ss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their implications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Scaling u p the mobilization of public and private finance towards investing for the Sustainable Development Goals:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p> \;At a high-level panel\, senior policymakers and business executives will review new financing initiatives that allow for the increased engagement of key players from both the upstream part of the investment chain\, inclu ding institutional investors and capital markets\, as well as downstream p arts\, including micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises\ , where the impact is more visible.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The discussi ons will be informed by the <\;em>\;World Investment Report 2022: Inte rnational Tax Reforms and Sustainable Investment<\;/em>\;.<\;/p>\; \n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;2022 UNCTAD Investment Promotion Awards< \;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Awards will be granted to the be st performing investment promotion agencies for their exceptional achievem ents in promoting and facilitating sustainable investment in agribusiness. <\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Leveraging the impact of new t echnologies through technology assessments:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;The Commission will consider experiences and good practices in technology assessment exercises in the formulation of science\, technol ogy and innovation polices for sustainable development.<\;/p>\;\n\n< \;p>\;Technology assessment is a process that examines the opportunities and risks\, as well as the societal effects\, when a technology is introd uced\, extended or modified. Technology assessment is therefore an importa nt tool to inform policymakers\, to encourage public dialogues and to help the framing of supportive policies to minimize risks and maximize benefit s. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of the chall enges confronting developing countries in this area and potential solution s to them.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A particular focus will be placed on technologies in the fields of energy and agriculture. The discussion will also benefit from the experience gained so far in an UNCTAD project on tec hnology assessment in selected African countries.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4&g t\;<\;strong>\;Reports of meetings:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n& lt\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovat ion and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Expert Meeting on Revisiting Develo pment Strategies for Small Island Developing States in the Post-Pandemic C ompetitive Landscape.<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting.&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Participation &l t\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Commission is open to all m ember States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organizations (general an d special category) are also eligible to participate as observers.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Logistics<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The session will be held with physical participation\, in room XVII of the Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous interpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A link to the formal virtual me eting will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/investmen t-enterprise-and-development-commission-thirteenth-session DTSTAMP:20260716T090521Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a589ed171d28 DTSTART:20221118T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221118T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Investment\, Enterprise and Development Commission\, thirteenth ses sion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and i nvestment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their imp lications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.\n\nSc aling up the mobilization of public and private finance towards investing for the Sustainable Development Goals:\n\nAt a high-level panel\, senior p olicymakers and business executives will review new financing initiatives that allow for the increased engagement of key players from both the upstr eam part of the investment chain\, including institutional investors and c apital markets\, as well as downstream parts\, including micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises\, where the impact is more visible .\n\nThe discussions will be informed by the World Investment Report 2022: International Tax Reforms and Sustainable Investment.\n\n2022 UNCTAD Inve stment Promotion Awards\n\nAwards will be granted to the best performing i nvestment promotion agencies for their exceptional achievements in promoti ng and facilitating sustainable investment in agribusiness.\n\nLeveraging the impact of new technologies through technology assessments:\n\nThe Comm ission will consider experiences and good practices in technology assessme nt exercises in the formulation of science\, technology and innovation pol ices for sustainable development.\n\nTechnology assessment is a process th at examines the opportunities and risks\, as well as the societal effects\ , when a technology is introduced\, extended or modified. Technology asses sment is therefore an important tool to inform policymakers\, to encourage public dialogues and to help the framing of supportive policies to minimi ze risks and maximize benefits. Discussion at the Commission will allow th e identification of the challenges confronting developing countries in thi s area and potential solutions to them.\n\nA particular focus will be plac ed on technologies in the fields of energy and agriculture. The discussion will also benefit from the experience gained so far in an UNCTAD project on technology assessment in selected African countries.\n\nReports of meet ings:\n\n\nMulti-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrep reneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.\n Expert Meeting on Revisiting Development Strategies for Small Island Devel oping States in the Post-Pandemic Competitive Landscape.\nIntergovernmenta l Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Re porting.\n\n\nParticipation \n\nThe Commission is open to all member State s of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organizations (general and special c ategory) are also eligible to participate as observers.\n\nLogistics\n\nTh e session will be held with physical participation\, in room XVII of the P alais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous inte rpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.\n \nA link to the formal virtual meeting will be sent to registered particip ants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.\n<\;p>\;The Commission provides the opportun ity for member States and investment and development stakeholders to discu ss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their implications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Scaling u p the mobilization of public and private finance towards investing for the Sustainable Development Goals:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p> \;At a high-level panel\, senior policymakers and business executives will review new financing initiatives that allow for the increased engagement of key players from both the upstream part of the investment chain\, inclu ding institutional investors and capital markets\, as well as downstream p arts\, including micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises\ , where the impact is more visible.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The discussi ons will be informed by the <\;em>\;World Investment Report 2022: Inte rnational Tax Reforms and Sustainable Investment<\;/em>\;.<\;/p>\; \n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;2022 UNCTAD Investment Promotion Awards< \;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Awards will be granted to the be st performing investment promotion agencies for their exceptional achievem ents in promoting and facilitating sustainable investment in agribusiness. <\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Leveraging the impact of new t echnologies through technology assessments:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;The Commission will consider experiences and good practices in technology assessment exercises in the formulation of science\, technol ogy and innovation polices for sustainable development.<\;/p>\;\n\n< \;p>\;Technology assessment is a process that examines the opportunities and risks\, as well as the societal effects\, when a technology is introd uced\, extended or modified. Technology assessment is therefore an importa nt tool to inform policymakers\, to encourage public dialogues and to help the framing of supportive policies to minimize risks and maximize benefit s. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of the chall enges confronting developing countries in this area and potential solution s to them.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A particular focus will be placed on technologies in the fields of energy and agriculture. The discussion will also benefit from the experience gained so far in an UNCTAD project on tec hnology assessment in selected African countries.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4&g t\;<\;strong>\;Reports of meetings:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n& lt\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovat ion and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Expert Meeting on Revisiting Develo pment Strategies for Small Island Developing States in the Post-Pandemic C ompetitive Landscape.<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting.&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Participation &l t\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Commission is open to all m ember States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organizations (general an d special category) are also eligible to participate as observers.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Logistics<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The session will be held with physical participation\, in room XVII of the Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous interpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A link to the formal virtual me eting will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/investmen t-enterprise-and-development-commission-thirteenth-session DTSTAMP:20260716T090521Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR