BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8dffa210cca DTSTART:20240930T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240930T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entreprene urship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development\, elev enth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Business development services for conducive business ecosystems in support of sustainable developmentMicroenterprises and small and mediu m-sized enterprises are the backbone of economies\, accounting for approxi mately 90 per cent of all businesses worldwide and providing over two thir ds of employment. However\, their failure rate is high\, and their product ivity tends to be low. In order for them to reach their full potential and optimize their contribution to economic competitiveness and sustainable\, inclusive development\, effective business development services are cruci al components of the business ecosystem.Responding to the renewed call mad e by member States at the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conferen ce on Trade and Development (TD/541/Add.2\, paragraph 127 (r)) and in Gene ral Assembly resolution 77/160 on entrepreneurship for sustainable develop ment\, experts will take stock of emerging trends in the provision of busi ness development services and identify policies enabling their effective d evelopment. They will discuss the need for adaptation of business developm ent services to novel entrepreneurial challenges in view of the dual trans itions - the acceleration of digitalization and new technologies on the on e hand and the greening of businesses on the other - and the emergence of new critical skills.ParticipationMember States are requested to nominate e xperts in the relevant fields by 6 September 2024.Experts\, who will parti cipate in the meeting in their personal capacities\, are expected to have proven expertise in the subject areas and may be selected from governmenta l and non-governmental organizations\, the private sector and academia.Spe cialized agencies and intergovernmental bodies that wish to participate in the meeting\, as well as non- governmental organizations in the general c ategory and those in the special category that wish to participate as obse rvers\, are requested to register by the same date.RegistrationOnline regi stration is mandatory.Contributed papersExperts are encouraged to prepare and submit brief papers (maximum 10 pages) related to their studies\, find ings and/or national experiences. These papers will be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received.LogisticsT he session will be held with physical participation in room XXVI of the Pa lais des Nations. Those who cannot attend the meeting in person will be ab le to listen to the live audio stream in the six official languages of the United Nations.The link to listen live will be sent to registered partici pants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView m eeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting -investment-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-productive-capacity-9 DTSTAMP:20260825T204834Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8dffa210cea DTSTART:20241001T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20241001T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entreprene urship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development\, elev enth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Business development services for conducive business ecosystems in support of sustainable developmentMicroenterprises and small and mediu m-sized enterprises are the backbone of economies\, accounting for approxi mately 90 per cent of all businesses worldwide and providing over two thir ds of employment. However\, their failure rate is high\, and their product ivity tends to be low. In order for them to reach their full potential and optimize their contribution to economic competitiveness and sustainable\, inclusive development\, effective business development services are cruci al components of the business ecosystem.Responding to the renewed call mad e by member States at the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conferen ce on Trade and Development (TD/541/Add.2\, paragraph 127 (r)) and in Gene ral Assembly resolution 77/160 on entrepreneurship for sustainable develop ment\, experts will take stock of emerging trends in the provision of busi ness development services and identify policies enabling their effective d evelopment. They will discuss the need for adaptation of business developm ent services to novel entrepreneurial challenges in view of the dual trans itions - the acceleration of digitalization and new technologies on the on e hand and the greening of businesses on the other - and the emergence of new critical skills.ParticipationMember States are requested to nominate e xperts in the relevant fields by 6 September 2024.Experts\, who will parti cipate in the meeting in their personal capacities\, are expected to have proven expertise in the subject areas and may be selected from governmenta l and non-governmental organizations\, the private sector and academia.Spe cialized agencies and intergovernmental bodies that wish to participate in the meeting\, as well as non- governmental organizations in the general c ategory and those in the special category that wish to participate as obse rvers\, are requested to register by the same date.RegistrationOnline regi stration is mandatory.Contributed papersExperts are encouraged to prepare and submit brief papers (maximum 10 pages) related to their studies\, find ings and/or national experiences. These papers will be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received.LogisticsT he session will be held with physical participation in room XXVI of the Pa lais des Nations. Those who cannot attend the meeting in person will be ab le to listen to the live audio stream in the six official languages of the United Nations.The link to listen live will be sent to registered partici pants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView m eeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting -investment-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-productive-capacity-9 DTSTAMP:20260825T204834Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR