Why AI investment must go beyond data centres
Investment in the wider ecosystem, including affordable connectivity, research and skills, will be crucial to making the benefits of AI more inclusive.
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- United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development
A subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for which UNCTAD provides secretariat service and substantive support.
Areas of work
- Strengthening National Innovation Systems
- Building Capacity for STI Policy-making
- Gender perspectives in science, technology and innovation
- Intellectual property and investment in public health
Projects
- Gender-inclusive digital transformation in ASEAN
- Science, technology and innovation to support the achievement of SDGs in Africa and Asia
- Science, Technology and Innovation Parks for Sustainable Development
- Training for female Researchers and Entrepreneurs on the Bio-Circular-Green Economic (BCG) Model
- CropWatch Innovative Cooperation Programme
- Technology assessment in the energy and agricultural sectors in Africa
- Young Female Scientist Programme
- Earth Observations: Satellite technologies
- Young Scientist PhD Programme
Special iniatives
- STIxNET Network of Experts
- Gender Advisory Board
- UNCTAD and the Technology Facilitation Mechanism
- UN capacity-building programme on technology facilitation for SDGs
UN Interagency Task Team Workstream 6 on Capacity Building in Science, Technology and Innovation for SDGs
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- UN capacity-building programme on technology facilitation for SDGs
The index comprises five building blocks: ICT deployment, skills, R&D activity, industry activity and access to finance.
Secretary-General Statements
26 October 2026
WIF 2026: High-level opening of the AI track
Meetings
15 December 2026 – 15 April 2027
STI Policy and Practice: e-Learning course
5 November 2026
UN CSTD Side Event: Data asymmetry and equitable stewardship: the gender imperative for development
Geneva (Hybrid), Switzerland
4 – 5 November 2026
8th meeting of the UN CSTD multi-stakeholder working group on data governance at all levels
Online and Geneva, Switzerland
27 October – 2 November 2026
Simulation webinars on science, technology and innovation parks policies and practices, autumn 2026
Online
8 – 9 September 2026
7th meeting of the UN CSTD multi-stakeholder working group on data governance at all levels
Online and Geneva, Switzerland
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