BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ae3ffe379927 DTSTART:20230927T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230927T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entreprene urship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development\, tent h session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Recent developments\, challenges and opportunities in sustainab le economic diversification\n\nGreen technologies provide transformative s olutions for countries to diversify their economies in a sustainable manne r with cleaner and more efficient production.\n\nThe UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report 2023: Opening Green Windows – Technological Opportuni ties for a Low-Carbon World analyses the opportunities presented by the gr een revolution and examines pathways for developing countries to strategic ally position themselves to seize green windows of opportunity to build a smarter\, more inclusive and more sustainable society.\n\nResponding to th e renewed call made by member States at the fifteenth session of the Unite d Nations Conference on Trade and Development\, participants will discuss opportunities for developing countries to diversify their economies toward s sectors with lower carbon emissions.\n\nDiscussions will address the pol icies\, instruments and institutional reforms needed at the national and i nternational levels to promote more sustainable diversification and innova tion.\n\nParticipation\n\nMember States of UNCTAD are requested to nominat e experts in the relevant fields by 25 August 2023.\n\nExperts\, who will participate in the meeting in their personal capacities\, are expected to have proven expertise in the subject areas and may be selected from govern mental and non-governmental organizations\, the private sector and academi a.\n\nSpecialized agencies and intergovernmental bodies that wish to parti cipate in the meeting\, as well as non-governmental organizations in the g eneral category and those in the special category that wish to participate as observers\, are requested to register by the same date.\n\nRegistratio n\n\nOnline registration is mandatory.\n\nContributed papers\n\nExperts ar e encouraged to prepare and submit brief papers (maximum 10 pages) related to their studies\, findings and/or national experiences.\n\nThese papers will be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which th ey are received. Papers should be submitted by 15 September 2023 to the co ntact provided below.\n<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meet ing on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting-in vestment-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-productive-capacity-8 DTSTAMP:20261030T022435Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ae3ffe379963 DTSTART:20230928T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230928T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entreprene urship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development\, tent h session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Recent developments\, challenges and opportunities in sustainab le economic diversification\n\nGreen technologies provide transformative s olutions for countries to diversify their economies in a sustainable manne r with cleaner and more efficient production.\n\nThe UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report 2023: Opening Green Windows – Technological Opportuni ties for a Low-Carbon World analyses the opportunities presented by the gr een revolution and examines pathways for developing countries to strategic ally position themselves to seize green windows of opportunity to build a smarter\, more inclusive and more sustainable society.\n\nResponding to th e renewed call made by member States at the fifteenth session of the Unite d Nations Conference on Trade and Development\, participants will discuss opportunities for developing countries to diversify their economies toward s sectors with lower carbon emissions.\n\nDiscussions will address the pol icies\, instruments and institutional reforms needed at the national and i nternational levels to promote more sustainable diversification and innova tion.\n\nParticipation\n\nMember States of UNCTAD are requested to nominat e experts in the relevant fields by 25 August 2023.\n\nExperts\, who will participate in the meeting in their personal capacities\, are expected to have proven expertise in the subject areas and may be selected from govern mental and non-governmental organizations\, the private sector and academi a.\n\nSpecialized agencies and intergovernmental bodies that wish to parti cipate in the meeting\, as well as non-governmental organizations in the g eneral category and those in the special category that wish to participate as observers\, are requested to register by the same date.\n\nRegistratio n\n\nOnline registration is mandatory.\n\nContributed papers\n\nExperts ar e encouraged to prepare and submit brief papers (maximum 10 pages) related to their studies\, findings and/or national experiences.\n\nThese papers will be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which th ey are received. Papers should be submitted by 15 September 2023 to the co ntact provided below.\n<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meet ing on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting-in vestment-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-productive-capacity-8 DTSTAMP:20261030T022435Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR