BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8e8c07b57cc DTSTART:20230509T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230509T140000Z LOCATION:Hybrid\, South Africa SUMMARY:UNCTAD-DSI Regional Workshop on Technology Assessment CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD’s pilot project on technology assessment has recently entered a new phase as some beneficiary countries have begun to select the technologies to be assessed and have embarked on steps 3 and 4 of the UNC TAD TA Methodology\, In accomplishing these steps\, project counterparts w ill analyze the societal\, political and scientific domains related to the technologies\, map the relevant actors and stakeholders\, and initialize action to influence the policymaking process\, among other activities.\n\n In order to equip the beneficiary countries with the required knowledge an d skills to move forward with the TA\, a hybrid regional workshop is takin g place in Pretoria\, South Africa\, from 9 to 10 May 2023. In particular\ , the workshop aims to provide the project counterparts with opportunities for exchange of challenges and lessons learned of the progress made so fa r\, receive further training on technology assessment by practitioners and in particular on steps 3 and 4 of the UNCTAD TA methodology\, and gain kn owledge on specific technologies among those selected.\n\nThe workshop wil l be attended in-person by the members of the steering committee and exper t group of South Africa\, as well as by selected members of the steering c ommittee and expert group of Seychelles and Zambia\, in addition to UNCTAD staff. Guest speakers and other project counterparts will participate rem otely.\n\nUNCTAD'\;s pilot project on technology assessment has entere d a new phase\, with some beneficiary countries having chosen the technolo gies to be evaluated and embarking in steps 3 and 4 of the UNCTAD TA Metho dology. In accomplishing those steps\, project counterparts will analyze t he societal\, political\, and scientific aspects of the technologies\, ide ntify the relevant actors and stakeholders\, and define action to influenc e the policymaking process\, among other activities.\n\nTo equip the benef iciary countries with the required knowledge and skills to advance with th e TA\, a hybrid regional workshop is taking place in Pretoria\, South Afri ca\, from 9 to 10 May 2023. The workshop\, organized jointly by UNCTAD and South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology\, aims to provide p roject counterparts with opportunities to share the challenges and lessons learned during the project'\;s progress thus far\, obtain additional training on technology assessment by practitioners\, particularly steps 3 and 4 of the UNCTAD TA methodology\, and acquire knowledge on particular t echnologies from among those selected.\n\nThe members of the steering comm ittee and expert group of South Africa will attend the workshop in-person\ , as well as selected members of the steering committee and expert group o f Seychelles and Zambia\, along with UNCTAD staff. Guest speakers and othe r project counterparts will participate remotely.\n\n\n<\;p>\;UNCTAD ’s pilot project on technology assessment has recently entered a new pha se as some beneficiary countries have begun to select the technologies to be assessed and have embarked on steps 3 and 4 of the UNCTAD TA Methodolog y\, In accomplishing these steps\, project counterparts will analyze the s ocietal\, political and scientific domains related to the technologies\, m ap the relevant actors and stakeholders\, and initialize action to influen ce the policymaking process\, among other activities.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\; p>\;In order to equip the beneficiary countries with the required knowle dge and skills to move forward with the TA\, a hybrid regional workshop is taking place in Pretoria\, South Africa\, from 9 to 10 May 2023. In parti cular\, the workshop aims to provide the project counterparts with opportu nities for exchange of challenges and lessons learned of the progress made so far\, receive further training on technology assessment by practitione rs and in particular on steps 3 and 4 of the UNCTAD TA methodology\, and g ain knowledge on specific technologies among those selected.<\;/p>\;\n \n<\;p>\;The workshop will be attended in-person by the members of the steering committee and expert group of South Africa\, as well as by selec ted members of the steering committee and expert group of Seychelles and Z ambia\, in addition to UNCTAD staff. Guest speakers and other project coun terparts will participate remotely.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;UNCTAD'\ ;s pilot project on technology assessment has entered a new phase\, with s ome beneficiary countries having chosen the technologies to be evaluated a nd embarking in steps 3 and 4 of the UNCTAD TA Methodology. In accomplishi ng those steps\, project counterparts will analyze the societal\, politica l\, and scientific aspects of the technologies\, identify the relevant act ors and stakeholders\, and define action to influence the policymaking pro cess\, among other activities.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;To equip the bene ficiary countries with the required knowledge and skills to advance with t he TA\, a hybrid regional workshop is taking place in Pretoria\, South Afr ica\, from 9 to 10 May 2023. The workshop\, organized jointly by UNCTAD an d South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology\, aims to provide project counterparts with opportunities to share the challenges and lesson s learned during the project'\;s progress thus far\, obtain additional training on technology assessment by practitioners\, particularly steps 3 and 4 of the UNCTAD TA methodology\, and acquire knowledge on particular technologies from among those selected.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The memb ers of the steering committee and expert group of South Africa will attend the workshop in-person\, as well as selected members of the steering comm ittee and expert group of Seychelles and Zambia\, along with UNCTAD staff. Guest speakers and other project counterparts will participate remotely.& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on un ctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/unctad-dsi-regional-workshop-technolo gy-assessment DTSTAMP:20260826T064735Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8e8c07b57f1 DTSTART:20230510T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230510T140000Z LOCATION:Hybrid\, South Africa SUMMARY:UNCTAD-DSI Regional Workshop on Technology Assessment CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD’s pilot project on technology assessment has recently entered a new phase as some beneficiary countries have begun to select the technologies to be assessed and have embarked on steps 3 and 4 of the UNC TAD TA Methodology\, In accomplishing these steps\, project counterparts w ill analyze the societal\, political and scientific domains related to the technologies\, map the relevant actors and stakeholders\, and initialize action to influence the policymaking process\, among other activities.\n\n In order to equip the beneficiary countries with the required knowledge an d skills to move forward with the TA\, a hybrid regional workshop is takin g place in Pretoria\, South Africa\, from 9 to 10 May 2023. In particular\ , the workshop aims to provide the project counterparts with opportunities for exchange of challenges and lessons learned of the progress made so fa r\, receive further training on technology assessment by practitioners and in particular on steps 3 and 4 of the UNCTAD TA methodology\, and gain kn owledge on specific technologies among those selected.\n\nThe workshop wil l be attended in-person by the members of the steering committee and exper t group of South Africa\, as well as by selected members of the steering c ommittee and expert group of Seychelles and Zambia\, in addition to UNCTAD staff. Guest speakers and other project counterparts will participate rem otely.\n\nUNCTAD'\;s pilot project on technology assessment has entere d a new phase\, with some beneficiary countries having chosen the technolo gies to be evaluated and embarking in steps 3 and 4 of the UNCTAD TA Metho dology. In accomplishing those steps\, project counterparts will analyze t he societal\, political\, and scientific aspects of the technologies\, ide ntify the relevant actors and stakeholders\, and define action to influenc e the policymaking process\, among other activities.\n\nTo equip the benef iciary countries with the required knowledge and skills to advance with th e TA\, a hybrid regional workshop is taking place in Pretoria\, South Afri ca\, from 9 to 10 May 2023. The workshop\, organized jointly by UNCTAD and South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology\, aims to provide p roject counterparts with opportunities to share the challenges and lessons learned during the project'\;s progress thus far\, obtain additional training on technology assessment by practitioners\, particularly steps 3 and 4 of the UNCTAD TA methodology\, and acquire knowledge on particular t echnologies from among those selected.\n\nThe members of the steering comm ittee and expert group of South Africa will attend the workshop in-person\ , as well as selected members of the steering committee and expert group o f Seychelles and Zambia\, along with UNCTAD staff. Guest speakers and othe r project counterparts will participate remotely.\n\n\n<\;p>\;UNCTAD ’s pilot project on technology assessment has recently entered a new pha se as some beneficiary countries have begun to select the technologies to be assessed and have embarked on steps 3 and 4 of the UNCTAD TA Methodolog y\, In accomplishing these steps\, project counterparts will analyze the s ocietal\, political and scientific domains related to the technologies\, m ap the relevant actors and stakeholders\, and initialize action to influen ce the policymaking process\, among other activities.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\; p>\;In order to equip the beneficiary countries with the required knowle dge and skills to move forward with the TA\, a hybrid regional workshop is taking place in Pretoria\, South Africa\, from 9 to 10 May 2023. In parti cular\, the workshop aims to provide the project counterparts with opportu nities for exchange of challenges and lessons learned of the progress made so far\, receive further training on technology assessment by practitione rs and in particular on steps 3 and 4 of the UNCTAD TA methodology\, and g ain knowledge on specific technologies among those selected.<\;/p>\;\n \n<\;p>\;The workshop will be attended in-person by the members of the steering committee and expert group of South Africa\, as well as by selec ted members of the steering committee and expert group of Seychelles and Z ambia\, in addition to UNCTAD staff. Guest speakers and other project coun terparts will participate remotely.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;UNCTAD'\ ;s pilot project on technology assessment has entered a new phase\, with s ome beneficiary countries having chosen the technologies to be evaluated a nd embarking in steps 3 and 4 of the UNCTAD TA Methodology. In accomplishi ng those steps\, project counterparts will analyze the societal\, politica l\, and scientific aspects of the technologies\, identify the relevant act ors and stakeholders\, and define action to influence the policymaking pro cess\, among other activities.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;To equip the bene ficiary countries with the required knowledge and skills to advance with t he TA\, a hybrid regional workshop is taking place in Pretoria\, South Afr ica\, from 9 to 10 May 2023. The workshop\, organized jointly by UNCTAD an d South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology\, aims to provide project counterparts with opportunities to share the challenges and lesson s learned during the project'\;s progress thus far\, obtain additional training on technology assessment by practitioners\, particularly steps 3 and 4 of the UNCTAD TA methodology\, and acquire knowledge on particular technologies from among those selected.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The memb ers of the steering committee and expert group of South Africa will attend the workshop in-person\, as well as selected members of the steering comm ittee and expert group of Seychelles and Zambia\, along with UNCTAD staff. Guest speakers and other project counterparts will participate remotely.& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on un ctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/unctad-dsi-regional-workshop-technolo gy-assessment DTSTAMP:20260826T064735Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR