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SUMMARY:(REF SH23) Roundtable with the High Representative of the Coalition for the Sahel\, Dr Djimé Adoum\, High Representative\, Coalition for the Sahel.
DESCRIPTION:“The real Southern Frontier of Europe\,” as EU Special Representative for the Sahel Emanuela del Re describes the region\, is central to the transit of goods and people between the continents. The Sahel is home to some of the world’s least developed and youngest nations with 50% of its inhabitants less than 15 years of age. \nOften cited as the region with significant concurrent development challenges\, countries in the region often experience fragile governance (Mali\, Chad and Sudan each have transitional governments) which results in limited delivery of public services from education and healthcare\, to peace and security. “The Sahel is a microcosm of cascading global risks converging in one region\,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. \nClimate change adds a new dimension to challenges in the Sahel\, sending semi-nomadic livestock herding and farming practices to the brink and forcing communities to overuse the resources of their land. COVID-19 has further exacerbated these vulnerabilities\, adding pressure to the economic and health challenges\, while pushing an additional six million people into extreme poverty. \nSince 2014\, the countries of Mauritania\, Mali\, Burkina Faso\, Niger and Chad have joined forces under the “G5 Sahel” umbrella\, and the Sahel Coalition was launched in 2020 to coordinate regional responses to the intersecting security and development challenges\, which combine to make the Sahel a unique opportunity to achieve significant progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. \nThis session will explore: \n\nPoliy responses by individual member states and regional bodies\nOpportunities for increased international support and funding priorities\nRoadmaps toward stronger\, more ambitious partnerships with the Sahel\nPriority areas of cooperation\, research and development partnerships\nClimate change and its impact on security in the sub-region\nShort and medium-term economic growth and job creation opportunities\nBoosting regional economic integration through innovative financing mechanisms\n\n 
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SUMMARY:(REF S1629) Science and SDG 16: Peace\, Justice and Strong Institutions
DESCRIPTION:SDG 16 Peace\, Justice and Strong Institutions\nThe SDG 16 is a universal and urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development\, provide access to justice for all and build effective\, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels by 2030. The goal\, being adopted in 2015 is a follow-up of the partially achieved millennium goals.\nAmong others\, this goal includes the reduction of all forms of violence and related death rates\, the end of abuse\, exploitation\, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children\, the promotion of the rule of law\, reduction of illicit financial and arms flows\, reduction of corruption and the achievement of responsive\, inclusive\, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels. The creativity\, know-how\, technology and financial resources from all of society is necessary to achieve the SDG 16 in every context. \nWednesday September 29\, 2021 10:00am – 11:00am CEST\n\n  SDG16
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-s1629-science-and-sdg-16-peace-justice-and-strong-institutions/
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SUMMARY:(REF NI29) Roundtable on Nigeria Jaagz Bajaj • Samuel Adunreke
DESCRIPTION:THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION IN ADDRESSING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN NIGERIA \nScience and Innovation have a significant role to play in the attainment and realization of economic\, political and social independence in Nigeria and Africa at large. The issues of underdevelopment in Africa had in the past been multi-dimensional in nature and as such requires a multidimensional approach to address. This calls for “aggressive intervention”. Having identified our peculiar problems and limitations\, we can’t afford to undermine our own development. It would be a great crime in humanity if we fall off the scale of development. With efforts of various International and Inter-Governmental Institutions globally like the United Nations\, The European Union and other agencies and International Development Organizations in participatory development\, we have to put into consideration what research\, sciences and innovation has in place for us so that we would not be a victim of underdevelopment. \nThe outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic no doubt is a difficult development in the world today and the whole world is ravaged by this negative development. Notwithstanding\, we have seen the important role of science\, research and innovation plays through surviving the pandemic. This without doubt has exposed the weaknesses in National and Global Structures and in particular the field of sciences in Africa.\nThe European Union through her Horizon Europe Program is set out to promote science and Innovation for the preservation and transformation of lives and humankind. \nThe need for the promotion of science and innovation in building the development bridges among nationalities across education and academic institutions cannot be over emphasized as the benefits spans the timely and meaningful attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. The calls for scientific approach in closing the gaps and vacuums dealt to the Sciences\, Innovation and RD &D Industry in Africa and the need to transform the Continent by changing the narratives; taking into account the role of science and innovation plays in the new approach for fostering economic growth of modern societies and the mobilization of capital and improvement of Foreign Direct Investment. This is instrumental to the attainment of the SDGs cannot be ruled out. This is certainly one of our mandate at Innovea Development Foundation to build development bridges through innovations. \nThe compartmentalization of innovation and the removal of stereotypes through the depolarization of cross cutting issues like addressing gender imbalance represented in most of the representations is another good way forward. Marginalization is certainly a major challenge in Africa\, this had led to underdevelopment in Africa without doubt infrastructural deficits has undermined our evolution and journey to self-actualization. The access to financing of research and academic works in the field of sciences needs thorough governance and looking through the lens of equitable financing and promotion of the efforts of governments in Africa in these topical issues and thematic. \nIt is about time the ordinary people take ownership of sciences as we humanize research and innovation; creating a space where the little ingenuity in our younger generation and little child in the African villages can be translated into dreams spanning a millennial period. The European Union’s Intervention in Sciences through the Horizon Europe is helping developing nations realize the attainment of global cooperation in research and innovation. \nAccording to Declan Kirrane at a recent Africa-Europe Innovation Partnership event\, the success stories in the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) is radically saving lives and is an intervention that is multi-transformational in nature since the outbreak of the Covid-19 Pandemic\, The European Commission has taken leadership to support the entire humanity. \nResearch and Development are imminent in transforming these sectors in their intersections. These areas include but not limited to the understated: \n\nThe Food Systems: The food systems safely in a manner that promotes nature positive and healthy nutrition as alternates the genetically modified seedlings\, innovations for reduction of food waste\,\nCircular Economy:\nEnergy Development at a time when the world is in desperate transition to carbon free energy is another good reason for mitigating the impact of fossil fuels on both economic and social lifestyles of global citizens. The Nigerian Nuclear Energy commissions can be better empowered to conduct research and improve existing pragmatic solutions to reduce the negative footprints of the Nuclear energy on environment and Human Health\nTelecommunications: The improvement in the Telecommunications space for intelligence gathering\, aerial security and territorial integrity protection is a formidable tool to combat insecurity in Nigeria and The Sub Saharan Africa Region. Leaving no stone unturned Nigeria has the capacity to provide leadership for the continent. Through efficient utilization and maximization of the capacities of the NigComSat.\nAviation Technology: The nexus of Blue\, Green and Digital Economies allows for improvement in Renewable Energy\, Telecommunications and Space research in find lasting solutions to addressing basic challenges in the global aviation space. This definitely can make something happen to human mobility as there are improvements on Aviation fuels through the use of fuel cells and Hydrogen technology to replace existing aviation fuels. According to IRENA 2020\, The need for the scaling of hydrogen technologies in mitigating emissions from entirely hard to abate sectors like aviation and manufacturing cannot be over emphasized.\nBio-sciences\, Medicine and Health:\nParticularly\, we believe that the Climate Science is a reason for\nAccording to the recent submissions of Intergovernmental Party on Climate Change IPCC; climate science needs improved environmental research and strong international governance\nHelispherical and Meteorological Sciences\nAnthropology\nSpace Sciences and Technology: Satellite technology is essential through governance that avails the need for clearer\, precise climate\, weather and ecological prediction for a more sustainable and accurate predictions\, early warning systems\, flood predictions among other ecological advancements which abates the adversities in and limitations in geographical strata. Through data interoperability\, space governance and solutions for interplanetary benefits. The United Nations office of outer space can accelerate the major space science and research towards addressing the major challenges in outer space technologies and had lived up to her responsibilities in providing thorough political and governance structure for development globally. The Nigeria Government should look to strengthen and empower the National Space research and Development Agency for optimal capacity.\nInformation and Communication Technology and the capital flights\, Nigeria must live up to her responsibilities through the policies and social governance.\nEnvironmental Sciences and biodiversity research\, Animal Science\, Health Science\,\nResearch in the areas of climate science can better be improved upon by in-depth review on past literatures in solar and the roles of Centers of Excellence\, Academia and Research Institutions in improving on research outcomes can never be over emphasized. This should go beyond politicizing\nMarine Sciences: There is a lot of advancement in the marine spaces with sporadic transformations in the context of oceanography\, adaptation and oceanographic manage
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SUMMARY:(REF DT28) Digital Transformation for Health for the SDGs\, Convened by HSE\, Ireland
DESCRIPTION:The Digital Transition for Healthcare – Stay Left\, Shift Left [DT 28]\nA paradigm\, policy\, platform and prescription for wellness and better health \nProf. Martin Curley\, Director Digital Transformation and Innovation\, HSE\nDeclan Kirrane\, CEO\, ISC Intelligence in Science \nThe broad adoption of Digital Health as a paradigm\, platform and a policy will be fundamentally important to the achievement of SDG #3; Ensure Healthy Lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages.\nIntroduction – Why?\nAll around the world healthcare systems are facing increasing pressures and demands. Well developed countries are facing epidemics such as Diabetes or Obesity while developing countries struggle to leverage diagnostics and access to medicines. All health systems have struggled to cope with the Covid 19 pandemic but there has been a benefit in that many health systems turned to digital solutions to cope. Despite the progress many countries have runaway health budgets with rates of growth which are unsustainable. Arguably Digital is the best Medicine for our sick healthcare systemi. Leading physicians such as Erik Topol and Robert Wachter have written about the creative destruction of medicine and digital doctors respectively but how do we make the digital transition of healthcare as quickly and sustainably as possible. Michael Porter and Elizabeth Teisberg have long advocated for redefining healthcare using value based competition. In this context a new paradigm is emerging\, Open Innovation 2.0 which helps enable structural transformation of an Industry through digital technologies and trust based co-opetition1. \nIn the past the arrival of a single disruptive technology such as railways or the internal combustion engine drove dramatic societal change and benefit. Today we are at a unique point in history where we have multiple digital disruptive technologies all showing up at the same time. Technologies such as Cloud Computing\, Mobile and Social\, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things create opportunities to radically transform healthcare. According to the OECD Healthcare is a decade behind other industries in digitalizing https://www.oecd.org/health/health-in-the-21st-century-e3b23f8e-en.htm but the time is now to harness these digital technologies to help lengthen life expectancy and provide more effective and cost efficient care. Covid 19 has been a big bang disruptor forcing the healthcare industry to adopt digital solutions – necessity is the mother of invention. Digital technology can be a democratizing force for achieving health equality with digital solutions enabling remote diagnostics\, consultations and more effective medicines for all.\nThe opportunity: The Digital Dividend\nDigital Technologies create the opportunity for the dominating paradigm of healthcare to change. Today’s healthcare systems are reactive and focussed on trying to restore health to ill people. The opportunity exists to shift resources and focus to keep well people well or helping treat people with\nchronic conditions mainly in their homes or in the community. With digital technologies it is becoming possible to offer citizens equivalent or better care in their homes than in a hospital or clinic and at lower infection risk. Acute Hospital services consume much of healthcare systems budget but basing the healthcare system on secondary care is inefficient – there is a higher return both financially and in terms of patient outcomes by applying a proactive healthcare approach\, for example monitoring citizens proactively to detect chronic disease emergence allowing for earlier more holistic interventions.\nWhat? – Stay Left\, Shift Left\nTo align and accelerate progress we propose that countries adopt a Stay Left\, Shift Left paradigm\, policy and platform for adopting digital health solutions. The HSE’s digital innovation strategy is called Stay Left\, Shift Left (SL2) and extends the concept of “Shift Left” which was first introduced by Intel Corporation’s Doug Busch and Andy Grove and is an approach to using solutions to make people’s health better. SL2 helps implement the Irish Government Health policy Slaintecare.\nStay Left: is about keeping well people well or if you happen to have a chronic condition you can be managed best of all at home\nShift Left: is about moving patients as quickly as possible from an acute to community to a home setting \nEach time we seek a disruptive technology outcome we look for four linked outcomes\, the so called quadruple aim\, improvement in quality of care\, quality of life\, clinician experience and reduction in cost of care. 2 For such a complex transition we need take a new approach\, choosing platforms not products for building next generation healthcare systems. By using interoperable platforms with open programmable interfaces (APIs) we create a platform for both significantly improved healthcare and\nfurther innovation. The use of digital and other technologies can achieve 10X impacts in cost or quality of care and life. \nLeap Frog Strategy \nWith the confluence of different digital technologies there is the possibility for both developing and developed countries to agree and execute a Leapfrog strategy. Instead of concentrating on deploying monolithic electronic healthcare record systems in acute hospitals\, countries should focus on deploying home and community based solutions and shared care records that are mobile and cloud based. Advances in the Medical Internet of Things mean that low cost but effective remote monitoring and consultation tools can be deployed. Health system wide efficiency and effectiveness can be significantly improved as well as individual outcomes being be significantly better. \nWe propose that countries move their healthcare systems from paper and presence based systems to digital\, virtual and cloud based systems where healthcare takes place primarily in the home and community. In this new model the focus shift to proactive\, preventative and predictive health. Data is more joined\, linked and used to better specify and target interventions. The use of closed loop digital systems which enable precision real-time care to be provided. Digiceuticals and digital theraputics will become common place with physicians or real-time AI systems suggesting and actioning new or modified titrations of medicine. Already Germany has moved to put in place a registry and approval progress for so called DIGAs.3 \nMany countries lack of a roadmap for digital health progression. Together with the Innovation Value Institute and other stakeholders we have set a collective goal of building a Digital Health Capability Maturity Framework which will allow countries assess their current level of digital health maturity and determine next actions to improve outcomes. Having a simple common model will streamline how all actors in the digital health ecosystem can innovate and work together to provide best outcomes for all. \nThe capability maturity framework consist of four macro capabilities and maturity paths how much and how we spend our digital health budget\, how we develop and orchestrate collective digital health capability\, how we measure and manage digital health value and finally the business model we deploy and use for digital health. We expect that in the future all health will become digital health but for now it is useful to discuss and measure digital health maturity.\nDeterminants of Health \nMost healthcare spending is focussed on Healthcare Delivery but paradoxically healthcare outcomes are only 10% determined by Healthcare delivery. Other factors such as behaviour\, genetics and public health are far more impactful as shown in the attached figure. The emergence of digital technologies such as the internet of things and artificial intelligence can significantly influence and change behaviours and create precision medicines for people with certain genetic dispositions. The digital transition thus can also enable a shift in policy\, budget and emphasis on proactive/preventative healthcare. \nA H \nTuesday September 28\, 2021 3:00pm – 5:00pm CEST\n\n  SDG10
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SUMMARY:(REF DP28) Data Protection and trust for innovation for the SDGs
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday September 28\, 2021 10:00am – 2:30pm CEST\n\n  SDG 8
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-dp28-data-protection-and-trust-for-innovation-for-the-sdgs-jean-claude-burgelman-kurt-zatloukal-andrew-v-biankin-declan-kirrane-rita-lawlor-ant/
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SUMMARY:(REF GN28) Genomics for Shared Research and Better Health Outcomes
DESCRIPTION:Genomics is a highly important tool in achieving SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being. In the context of UNGA76 ISC will convene this session focussed on research and policy priorities in the development of genomics and precision medicine as a driver of beneficial health outcomes for world citizens. \nThe session will bring together leaders from government\, industry\, and healthcare to share practical examples of how genomics is being utilised as a tool to deliver benefits to citizens and to share practical learnings that arise when undertaking research collaborations between various states and continents. \nGenomics is a prime example of innovation\, driven through international collaboration and hence an exemplary realization of SDG 17 – Partnerships to achieve the Goals. \nTopics explored will include opportunities for the advancement of the field of genomics by ensuring diversity in genome research\, the application of genomics in understanding the biological drivers of mental illness and policy priorities for genomics development globally. \nTuesday September 28\, 2021 9:00am – 10:00am CEST\n\n  Clinical Trials
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-gn28-genomics-for-shared-research-and-better-health-outcomes/
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SUMMARY:(REF RS27) A Resilience Strategy for the UN Sustainable Development Goals – A New Approach. Convened by Cranfield University\, UK.
DESCRIPTION:A Resilience Strategy for the UN Sustainable Development Goals – A New Approach\n  \nResilience is acknowledged both explicitly and implicitly in a range of the proposed SDG targets. For example\, Target 1.5 represents the core resilience target\, as follows: ‘By 2030 build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations\, and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic\, social and environmental shocks and disasters. \nThe vision set out in the SDGs – for people\, planet\, prosperity and peace – will inevitably fail if shocks and stresses are not addressed. The pledge that ‘no one will be left behind’ requires a specific focus on the poorest and most vulnerable people. A focus on strengthening resilience can protect development gains and ensure people have the resources and capacities to better reduce\, prevent\, anticipate\, absorb and adapt to a range of shocks\, stresses\, risks and crises. \nHowever\, the ongoing SDG implementation is likely to fall short of its intended goal unless attention is given to the interconnectedness of the SDGs and the socio-technical ecological system upon which they depend. Simply quantifying a list of risks\, i.e.\, the SDG’s\, and not examining their interconnectedness will prevent a resilient strategy to be put in place. \nSlowly emerging challenges (e.g.\, climate change\, rising levels of obesity\, ageing populations)\, as well as shocks and crises (e.g.\, terrorist attacks\, extreme weather events\, pandemics)\, are continually testing the resilience of systems (natural or designed). Whilst\, resilience is about addressing the sources or causes of future challenges e.g.\, climate change through adaptation. It is also about our ability to cope with disruption e.g.\, extreme weather events (through mitigation). \nThe Need for Investment in resilience at a significant scale is too frequently made only after a major shock – e.g. pandemic\, hurricane\, and drought\, and confined to those areas in which the shock appears to have principally affected. Often such investments are made to address the previous shock\, rather than what is likely to come. A radically different approach is becoming ever more urgent if we are to secure the resilience of our society and natural resources (see\, for example\, Nature 581\, 119; 2020). Society must go beyond siloed strategies to include all components of the system in which we live\, and address these at three timescales – reactive\, adaptive and provident (Weise et al\, 2020). \nThe delivery of the SDGs occurs within tightly coupled systems of systems\, contain poorly understood interdependencies and shared vulnerabilities and opportunities\, which cannot be considered in isolation. Ensuring resilience across large-scale complex programmes\, emerging from formerly independent technologies and their associated human systems\, such as critical infrastructure\, is challenging due to emergent system behaviour at different scales (e.g.\, industry\, community\, region). This may produce unexpected behaviour\, with such systems vulnerable to cascade failures. The science of complex systems and resilience has been a fruitful area of research but predominantly occurs within cognate areas and disciplines. Although disciplines are still important\, providing linkages to well-characterised and developed conceptual and theoretical frameworks based on extensive\, rigorous evidence\, the science of resilience\, focusing on the interdependencies and feedbacks between the five capitals components of the system is in its infancy.\nCommon threads in the work on resilience are the notions of “capital” and “service flows” and the role of feedbacks and diversity. \nThe 5 capitals \nThe “Five Capitals” schema attempts to capture the entire system. \n\nNatural = ecosystems/assets from which there are a flow of services and/or products;\nSocial = pattern and intensity of networks and beliefs among the population that add value to organisations and communities;\nHuman = collective skills\, and knowledge that can be used for economic value and that promote wellbeing;\nBuilt (manufactured) = materials\, goods or fixed assets contributing to the production process but are not part of the output;\nFinancial = representative of outputs of others (e.g. shares\, bonds\, cash). Mapping the SDG’s to the Five Capitals\, figure 1.0\, identifies a complex system:\nwhat are their identities\, connections\, interdependencies and feedbacks?\nHow does investment in one\, secure outcomes in others?\nif we degrade one\, are others degraded?\nIs this always the case?\n\nFigure 1.0: The Connection between the 5 capitals and the UN SDG’s Connected approach will enhance resilience SDGsIt is proposed that a programme of work on Connected Resilience is developed and resourced with academic involvement from several disciplines\, institutions\, and countries. It is also firmly stakeholder-led and hence highly applied. \nThis interdisciplinarity means that the research on resilience spans the remits of traditional funding sources. The UN and its partners represent one of the few interdisciplinary funding sources that will allow this work to develop further. It is foreseen that UN/partnership funding would accelerate and amplify the research on connected resilience\, which would support the delivery of the SDG goals. Furthermore\, it is hoped it\nwould provide the basis for further collaborative projects with the numerous statutory and non-statutory organisations involved in the practical implementation of resilience interventions. \nThe work would examine different kinds of systems and scalability across system levels (micro to macro)\, which facilitate integrative conversations and science across disciplines concerned with socio-technical-ecological adaptation in a potentially threatening world. Addressing the key question of how the components of the SDG system work\, their interdependencies and feedbacks\, is\, we suggest\, the principal way in which resilience can be described and secured\, with a properly engaged group of disciplines and stakeholders to develop a comprehensive approach for developing a cross-sectoral\, multi-dimensional and dynamic understanding of “Connected Resilience” that will be conceptualised and applied through research and implementation within the UN. \nReferences \n\nNature 581\, 119 (2020)\nWeise\, H.\, Auge\, H.\, Baessler\, C.\, Bärlund\, I.\, Bennett\, E.M.\, Berger\, U.\, Bohn\, F.\, Bonn\, A.\, Borchardt\, D.\, Brand\, F. and Chatzinotas\, A.\, 2020. Resilience trinity: safeguarding ecosystem functioning and services across three different time horizons and decision contexts. Oikos\, 129(4)\, pp.445-456.\n\n  \nMonday September 27\, 2021 5:00pm – 7:00pm CEST\n\n  Financing
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CATEGORIES:Building Resilient Communities
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SUMMARY:(REF IS27) Science and Innovation for Africa: a more systematic approach\, Exploring UN level iniatives for a systems approach\, aligning government\, industry\, the scientific community and other stake holder to crate... Declan Kirrane
DESCRIPTION:Science and Innovation for Africa: \nExploring UN level initiatives for a systems approach\, aligning government\, industry\, the scientific community and other stakeholders to create the necessary enabling policy\, regulator and funding environment  \nSpeakers \nDaniel Adams Dept Science and Innovation\, South Africa\nMahama Ouedraogo Director Innovation and Human Resources African Union Commission\, Ethiopia\nManuel Heitor Portugal Science Minister\nKarina Angelieva\, Ministry for Science and Education\, Bulgaria\n  \n\nOutcomes \n\n\nIntegrated platform advancing industry-led innovation in Africa\npossible UN recognition for the platform\nadvancing the innovation agenda with development financing bodies including the IMF and World Bank\nspecific agenda item at EU – Africa Summit Q1 2022
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SUMMARY:(REF AS27) American Society of Microbiology (ASM): Achieving the SDSs Stefano Bertuzzi
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SUMMARY:(REF ND27) Leveraging the NDICI for ICT for Africa Andrew Rugege
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SUMMARY:(REF RM27) The significance of international research cooperation for the attainment of SDGs – approaches from research management. Convened by DLR\, Germany.
DESCRIPTION:Research funding on science and innovation is becoming more and more mission-oriented\, in order to push topics that contribute to the solution of societal challenges\, such as the ones connected to the SDGs. Contributing to the SDGs also requires a clear perspective on technology and knowledge transfer through close collaboration with all stakeholders. The session should address the following questions: \n\nAre new formats of funding needed?\nHow can stakeholders be involved in order to address global challenges?\nHow can we understand and measure the impact of science to these challenges?\nIs a new framework needed to integrate the SDGs into the framework of impact assessment of STI policies?\n\nAgenda \nThematic overview/ setting the scene: The significance of international research cooperation for the attainment of SDGs (DLR/ DLR-PT) \nResearch management perspective:\nHow can we increase the efficiency of international cooperation through targeted research management? The German African Innovation Incentive Award could serve as an example of how innovation cooperation with SSA and its accompanying measures can increase the cooperation’s efficiency. The award/ program focuses on technology and knowledge transfer. \nSDGs and the Theories of Change and Impact Pathways (TCIP) Instrument in the multilateral STI cooperation:\nThe co-design of common programmes are key for the success of multilateral cooperations. The Theories of Change and Impact Pathways (TCIP) Instrument serves the development of a shared common understanding of challenging situations and identifying common goals. Linking the roadmaps of the TCIP instrument to the SDGs allows a comprehensive Monitoring\, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) process\, which points thereby also to the need for cyclic multistakeholder programming approaches. The SDGs are therefore suggested to be part of the basis of each cyclic programmatic approach in the field of STI and should be based on the TCIP Instrument. The topic is illustrated by the example of the EU-funded ‘LEAP-Projects’ and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). \n \nInternational perspective: global approaches/ measures on SDG\, impact assessment and STI.
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-rm27-the-significance-of-international-research-cooperation-for-the-attainment-of-sdgs-approaches-from-research-management-convened-by-dlr-germany/
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SUMMARY:(REF S1427) Science and SDG 14: Life Below Water. Convened by LifeWatch ERIC Christos Arvanitidis
DESCRIPTION:SDG 14 Life Below Water\nThe SDG 14 is a universal and urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – to conserve and sustainably use the oceans\, seas and marine resources for sustainable development by 2030. The goal\, being adopted in 2015 is a follow-up of the partially achieved millennium goals.\nAmong others\, this goal includes the prevention and significant reduction of marine pollution of all kinds\, the sustainable management and protection of marine and coastal ecosystems\, the effective regulation of harvesting and end of overfishing\, and the conservation of at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas. The creativity\, know-how\, technology and financial resources from all of society is necessary to achieve the SDG 14 in every context. \nMonday September 27\, 2021 12:00pm – 2:00pm CEST\n\n  SDG14
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-s1427-science-and-sdg-14-life-below-water-convened-by-lifewatch-eric-christos-arvanitidis/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210927T090000
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SUMMARY:(REF S1326) Science and SDG 13: Climate Action
DESCRIPTION:SDG 13 Climate Action\nThe SDG 13 is a universal and urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by 2030. The goal\, being adopted in 2015 is a follow-up of the partially achieved millennium goals.\nAmong others\, the goal includes strengthening the resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters\, the integration of climate change measures into national policies\, and improved education\, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation. The creativity\, know-how\, technology and financial resources from all of society is necessary to achieve the SDG 13 in every context. \nMonday September 27\, 2021 10:00am – 11:00am CEST\n\n  SDG13
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-s1326-science-and-sdg-13-climate-action/
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SUMMARY:(REF CO24) Communicating the SDGs: How to Build Sustainable Policymaker Engagement for Scientists\, Researchers and Innovators
DESCRIPTION:Friday September 24\, 2021 6:00pm – 8:00pm CEST\n\n  Communicating
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-co24-communicating-the-sdgs-how-to-build-sustainable-policymaker-engagement-for-scientists-researchers-and-innovators-nat-hill-manoj-patairiya-mei-lin-simon-bergm/
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SUMMARY:(REF SK24) A Skills Agenda for the SDGs. Convened by InnoPharma
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-sk24-a-skills-agenda-for-the-sdgs-convened-by-innopharma/
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SUMMARY:(REF SD24) Science Diplomacy to achieve the SDGs: Convened by DLR\, Germany
DESCRIPTION:Friday September 24\, 2021 3:00pm – 6:00pm CEST\n\n  Science Diplomacy
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-sd24-science-diplomacy-to-achieve-the-sdgs-convened-by-dlr-germany-jan-marco-muller-professor-sir-peter-gluckman-angela-schindler-daniels/
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SUMMARY:REF OS24) Open Science\, Invention Machines and achieving the SDGs
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-os24-open-science-invention-machines-and-achieving-the-sdgs/
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SUMMARY:(REF S1124) Science and SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
DESCRIPTION:SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities \nThe SDG 11 is a universal and urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – to make cities and human settlements inclusive\, safe\, resilient and sustainable by 2030. The goal\, being adopted in 2015 is a follow-up of the partially achieved millennium goals.\nAmong others\, this goal includes the insurance of access for all to adequate\, safe and affordable housing\, access to safe\, affordable\, accessible and sustainable transport systems\, the reduction of the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities\, and universal access to safe\, inclusive and accessible\, green and public spaces. The creativity\, know-how\, technology and financial resources from all of society is necessary to achieve SDG 11 in every context. \nFriday September 24\, 2021 12:00pm – 2:00pm CEST\n\n  SDG11
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-s1124-science-and-sdg-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities/
CATEGORIES:Building Resilient Communities
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SUMMARY:(REF CO24) COST as the European instrument enabling global RTDI collaboration
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-co24-cost-as-the-european-instrument-enabling-global-rtdi-collaboration/
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SUMMARY:(REF S1224) Science and SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
DESCRIPTION:SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production\nThe SDG 12 is a universal and urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns by 2030. The goal\, being adopted in 2015 is a follow-up of the partially achieved millennium goals.\nAmong others\, this goal includes the implementation of the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production\, the achievement of the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources\, reduction of global food waste\, the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes\, and the substantial reduction of waste generation through prevention\, reduction\, recycling and reuse. The creativity\, know-how\, technology and financial resources from all of society is necessary to achieve the SDG 12 in every context. \nFriday September 24\, 2021 9:00am – 11:00am CEST\n\n  Consumption
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-s1224-science-and-sdg-12-responsible-consumption-and-production/
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SUMMARY:(REF GS23) GeoScience for the SDGs: Earth systems span national borders and play out over timescales well beyond the 2030 horizon of the SDGs.
DESCRIPTION:Geoscience for the SDGs \nThe United Nations 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals represent the global strategy for achieving a better future for all. Yet\, the Earth subsystems required to support the SDGs have been largely ignored. The agenda overlooks the spatial boundaries and geophysical processes of Earth subsystems such as river basins and coastal deltas\, and the consequences of environmental feedbacks on the SDGs remain a key knowledge gap. The problem stems in part from the national-level focus of SDG monitoring and reporting\, which is of course a matter of pragmatism in global policy\, but it is compounded by the lack of geoscience in the SDG debate. \nExcellent progress has been made in evaluating how the pursuit of certain SDGs might affect others globally and across different socio-economic contexts\, these assessments are invariably performed with countries as the units of analysis instead of Earth subsystems. Recent research has expanded to account for the SDG interactions between countries that are embedded in global trade\, but the interactions among SDGs\, as well as the overall success of the 2030 Agenda\, may look very different if one considers different environmental contexts\, different system boundaries\, longer timescales\, or indeed other indicators beyond those defined by the 2030 Agenda. \nTake\, for example\, river basins and coastal deltas. Coastal deltas are hugely important places to focus on in order to meet the SDGs\, being home to more than 5% of the world’s population despite accounting for less than 0.5% of the world’s land area. Such high population density leads to substantial pressure on environmental resources\, as well as challenges in providing adequate housing\, ensuring good sanitation\, and maintaining health and well-being. Deltas are also hugely important for global food production because of their flat lands\, fertile soils and historically abundant freshwater resources. But deltas are precariously positioned between upstream basin development pressures and rising sea levels\, and consideration of this Earth-system context will be key to any successful implementation of the SDGs in these places.\nThe river basins that drain to coastal deltas often span multiple countries\, and downstream inhabitants depend on upstream freshwater and other resources provided by the river. \nPolicymakers need to think longer term and across scales. The processes relevant for Earth systems span national borders and play out over timescales well beyond the 2030 horizon of the SDGs. Focusing on SDG interactions in the here and now could blur important future implications\, both ‘here’ and in other places.\nLimitations to the national-level structure of SDG monitoring and reporting must be addressed. Better spatial and temporal resolution of SDG indicator data will help5\, but this alone will not suffice. \nAfrica-EU Infrastructure for Geoscience (AEIG) \nThe “Africa-EU Infrastructure for Geoscience (AEIG)” initiative can provide a bridge between key policy objectives in Europe and Africa. This initiative has been constructed within the framework of the Africa-Europe Radio Astronomy Program (AERAP). The Africa-EU Infrastructure for Geoscience (AEIG) will provide:\n• Human capital development including designated funding for the development of young women\ngeoscientists and young researchers.\n• Synergies between African and European geological surveys and research consortia.\n• Support for water security\, agricultural sustainability\, energy security\, raw materials\navailability especially with regards the critical minerals necessary for decarbonisation\, the blue\neconomy\, and community safety from geohazards including climate change and the Green Deal.\n• Critical information for global\, national region and local government policymakers\, land-use\nand natural resources management and regulators;\n• Digital and sensor infrastructure for geo-and related sciences. \nThe European Commission’s Africa Strategy calls for partnerships to achieve common goals is in line\nwith UN SDG 17\, “partnerships for the goals” and the African Union’s Agenda 2063 for socio-economic\ntransformation. The foundation for this strong and enduring partnership needs to be rooted in our\nshared Earth\, informed by the knowledge of what science and technology can bring. Geoscience is\nrequired to justly achieve the green transition and the digital transformation while delivering the United\nNations Sustainable Development Goals for our planet home. \nViable solutions to ensure carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050 must be based on accurate\, reliable\nEarth-related data. Strategically collecting the vast amounts of necessary data will involve developing\nand constructing cutting-edge analytical platforms and ICT infrastructure. It will also require a step-\nchange to empower African and European citizens to engage in citizen projects throughout our two\ncontinents. The production of young new geoscientists\, particularly women\, with data analysis and\nmanagement skills together with an engaged public will accelerate sustainable growth\, create new jobs\,\nand provides the promise of more virtual mobility through the availability of the new data.\nBeyond the direct data and related societally important knowledge gained an AU-EU geoscience\npartnership would also yield exciting new insights in fields such as geodesy and geodynamics and is\nlikely to influence existing fundamental scientific paradigms in myriad other fields from astronomy to\nzoology. \nAn AU-EU partnership in geoscience can be leveraged through the expansion of the existing cooperation\nbetween the Organization of African Geological Surveys (OAGS) and the European Geological Surveys\n(EGS) such as PanAfGeo which has been ongoing since 2016. iCRAG\, which is a large multi-institution\nthe research group working across the full spectrum of earth science and sustainability topics in both\nEurope and Africa is ideally placed and actively seeking to aid in ensuring an AU-EU partnership\ndelivers on goals critical to addressing the primary challenges outlined in the European Commission’s\ncomprehensive strategy with Africa. \n\n\nThursday September 23\, 2021 5:00pm – 8:00pm CEST\n\n\n  GeoScience
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-gs23-geoscience-for-the-sdgs-earth-systems-span-national-borders-and-play-out-over-timescales-well-beyond-the-2030-horizon-of-the-sdgs-anna-karren-nguno-yasushi-watanabe-d/
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SUMMARY:(REF MF23) Medicines for the Future
DESCRIPTION:Thursday September 23\, 2021 5:00pm – 7:00pm CEST\n\n  Diagnostics
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-mf23-medicines-for-the-future-oskar-mencer-christian-gruber-zisis-kozlakidis-kurt-zatloukal-declan-kirrane/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210923T160000
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SUMMARY:(REF HY23) Research Proposal Writing Workshop Seán McCarthy
DESCRIPTION:How to Write a Competitive Proposal for EU Funding Programmes\nUN Summit 16th and 23rd September 2021\nDr. Seán McCarthy Hyperion Ltd (www.hyperion.ie) \nEuropean Funding Programmes are one of the instruments used by the European Union to implement EU Policies. In the current funding period (2021-2027) there are over 30 funding programmmes – and each of these is divided into sub-programmes. \nThis workshop will address the following \n1. Overview of EU Funding Programmes\nThis module provides and overview of the funding programmes with particular focus on opportunities for International Cooperation. \n2. Overview of Horizon Europe\nA quick overview of Horizon Europe will be presented. This will identify opportunities for International organisations. This section will also demonstrate how the UN Sustainable Development are used to define research topics in Horizon Europe\n3. Strategic Networking at a European Level\nProjects funded in European programmes typically involve a consortium of partners. This section describes how a consortium is structured\, the different roles in a consortium and opportunities for newcomers to participate in funded project. The finals sections will provided advice on how to network strategically at a European level.\n4. How Horizon Europe proposals are evaluated\nIn any funding programme it is critical to understand the evaluation process used. It is also important to understand the profile of the evaluators of proposals. The best way to understand this process is to become an evaluator. These issues will be presented in this section.\n5. Guideline for Writing Horizon Europe proposals\nProposals are written to convince the evaluators on the merits of the ideas. This section describes how the evaluation process described in section 4 can be used as a template to screen and prepare competitive proposals. \nHow To Write A Competitive Proposal For Horizon Europe (UN Summit Hyperion) PDF\n\nThursday September 23\, 2021 4:00pm – 6:00pm CEST\n  Clinical Trials
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-hy23-research-proposal-writing-workshop-sean-mccarthy/
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SUMMARY:(REF FO23) Nature based solutions: the mythbuster session. Convened by ICRAF
DESCRIPTION:Nature based solutions: the mythbuster session. \nThe overwhelming evidence that climate change requires drastic action and that the decarbonisation of transport\, industry\, energy systems\, construction and the rest of our economy is unlikely to proceed at a pace sufficient to avoid serious catastrophe has led many to focus on nature-based solutions\, sometimes as a stopgap while the rest of the economy is decarbonised\, sometimes as a major contributor to solving the problem as with BECCS\, fire energy with carbon capture and storage. \nHowever\, much of the resulting discussion fails to take into account the complex interactions between the biosphere\, the atmosphere\, the lithosphere\, the cryopsphere\, the oceans and more. Is the solution really as simple as avoiding beef and planting trees? In this session\, we’ll explore some tenacious myths about nature-based solutions involving agriculture\, forestry and livestock rearing\, and discuss what the science tells us. \nAre massive tree planting campaigns really the right way of getting the climate and other benefits of forestry? \nIs moving to a vegan diet really the best way of diminishing the emissions of agriculture? \nIs helping smallholders adopt agroecology really the best way of enhancing the efficiency of agriculture? \nWhat are the most promising ways of protecting and boosting biodiversity in agricultural and forestry landscapes? \nWhat role do forests play in the global water cycle? What does this imply for forestry? \nHow should the planet assuage its growing hunger for timber and fibre? \nIn short\, what are the most promising kinds of nature based solutions\, and how should they be harnessed? \nOur speakers will explore the state of the science on these questions\, and help us coalesce around some basic rules to guide investors and policymakers as they seek to navigate this extraordinarily complex space.
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-fo23-nature-based-solutions-the-mythbuster-session-convened-by-icraf-declan-kirrane-fergus-sinclair-fred-pearce-nicolette-hahn-niman-patrick-worms/
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SUMMARY:(REF DF24) How Development Finance can support Science for the SDGs\, including leveraging other funding instruments\, Convened by ISC
DESCRIPTION:(REF DF28) How Development Finance can support science to achieve the SDGs\nAbstract \nDevelopment Finance Institutions (DFIs) are specialised development organisations that are usually majority-owned by national governments. DFIs invest in private sector projects in low and middle-income countries to promote job creation and sustainable economic growth. They apply stringent investment criteria aimed at safeguarding financial sustainability\, transparency\, and environmental and social accountability. \nFacing the corona crisis\, many Development Finance Institutions support industries fighting the pandemic. The International Monetary Fund has agreed to boost the finances of low and middle-income countries to support their pandemic response through a $650bn allocation of its special drawing rights. “This is a historic decision — the largest SDR allocation in the history of the IMF and a shot in the arm for the global economy at a time of unprecedented crisis\,” said Kristalina Georgieva\, IMF managing director\, in a statement on Monday\, 2 August 2021. \nThe IMF is not the only one allocating funds aimed at overcoming the pandemic. The World Bank designated numerous programs designed to deal with the challenges of the pandemic. As part of the World Bank Group’s response to the pandemic\, IFC is deploying fast-track financing to help keep companies in business and preserve jobs. \nIn synergy with the IMF and the World Bank are significant initiatives by the DFIs after the pandemic: \n\nThe European Investment Bank invests into digitalisation and a green revival;\nThe African Development Bank Group is spurring sustainable economic development and social progress\, with an objective of poverty reduction in its Regional Member Countries (RMCs)\, achieving this by: mobilising and allocating resources for investment in RMCs; and providing policy advice and technical assistance to support development efforts;\nThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has dedicated 21 billion € to help counter the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.\n\nThe United States International Development Finance Cooperation has a multi-pronged response to COVID-19\, which marshals public and private resources to expand access to critical therapeutics and medical equipment designed for low-resource environments\, to bolster liquidity and funding for these purposes\, thereby strengthening existing health systems and assets to build resilient local capacity and assure essential services are not severely disrupted by the pandemic. \nThis Session will explore the link between development financing and science and innovation.\nThe commitment to addressing the Covid pandemic by development banks and many multilateral fora is extensive. It can be informed by a more comprehensive engagement with the science\, and medical research community. Digital tools for steering financing and directing funding to better effect and accelerating results towards achieving the UN SDG’s can greatly enhance policy development and operational oversight. The Session will examine how: \n\nLinking development finance to science and research can improve both;\nTo maintain policies\, legal frameworks\, regulations and programmes which promote multi-disciplinary cross-sector research collaboration for achieving the UN SDG’s – among scientists\, research institutions and innovative businesses;\nMethodological policy support can vastly improve flexible and agile research collaborations that facilitate rapid\, interdisciplinary\, and evidence-based responses to future systemic crises and natural disasters across nations;\nPromoting effective and efficient processing as well as sharing of research data as openly as possible and securely as necessary\, improving the availability\, sustainability\, usability and interoperability of research data\, technologies\, infrastructure and services;\nDevelopment finance using digital finance tracking innovations can improve science programmes funded by nations\, science funding bodies and others;\nImproving development finance funding mechanisms are defined for international comparison and learning can increase synergy and generate re-usable scientific knowledge from the global initiatives for science;\nDevelopment finance can support capacity building for scientific research addressing COVID 19 and other diseases in areas including clinical trials\, biobanking\, other medical sciences\, agri-food\, and environment\, amongst others;\nSupporting blockchain\, AI\, and federated learning can enable data analytics and evidence-based response to pandemics and pandemic preparedness;\nEnsuring the global approaches to regulations prioritise funding effectiveness for science and innovation to achieve the UN SDG’s: E.g. data protection regulation\nInput on science and innovation for policymakers at regional\, national and multistakeholder levels can increase global scientific impact in achieving the UN SDGs;\nSupporting policy alignment for synergy in development finance at the international level;\nSupporting awareness by creating an inventory and directory of development finance initiatives can reduce waste and duplication\n\nThursday September 23\, 2021 2:00pm – 4:30pm CEST\n\n  Financing
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-df24-how-development-finance-can-support-science-for-the-sdgs-including-leveraging-other-funding-instruments-convened-by-isc-declan-kirrane-mei-lin-alex-cahana-fo/
CATEGORIES:Digital Finance
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SUMMARY:(REF S1023) Science and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities Andrew Rugege
DESCRIPTION:SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities\nThe SDG 10 is a universal and urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – to reduce inequality within and among countries by 2030. The goal\, being adopted in 2015 is a follow-up of the partially achieved millennium goals.\nAmong others\, this goal includes the empowerment and promotion of the social\, economic and political inclusion of all\, ensuring equal opportunity and reducing inequalities of outcome\, adoption of policies\, especially fiscal\, wage and social protection policies\, the improvement of the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets\, and ensuring the enhanced representation and voice for developing countries in decision-making in global international economic and financial institutions. The creativity\, know-how\, technology and financial resources from all of society is necessary to achieve the SDG 10 in every context. \nThursday September 23\, 2021 12:00pm – 2:00pm CEST\n\n  SDG10
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-s1023-science-and-sdg-10-reduced-inequalities-andrew-rugege/
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SUMMARY:(REF AS24) Arab Science Cooperation to achieve UN SDGs. Convened with The Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN)
DESCRIPTION:This session will discuss Science as a means for development in the Arab region and how cooperation in science at national\, regional\, and global levels will support the efforts towards achieving the UN SDGs. It will present the efforts in conducting science from policies to actions including research\, education and innovation and related cooperative projects and activities. \nWe will explore and present efforts and plans on achieving the UN SDGs through Science with a focus on SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing\, SDG 13: Climate Action and SDG 14: Life below Water. Furthermore\, the session will cover more aspects of Science Cooperation \nThe Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) has adopted strategies of open science\, open data and open access in cooperation with the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) and national authorities of relevance in addition to regional organization. The main objective is to facilitate comprehensive access to scientific resources and repositories in order to enhance productivity in science and innovation in research. \nScience and research user communities enabled scientists and academics to be engaged with their peers through research and education communities to exchange knowledge\, share experience and best practices\, and collaborate to solve pressing scientific programs. \nThe Arab states Research and Education Network is a not-for-profit organization with the fundamental objective to implement\, manage and extend sustainable Pan-Arab e-Infrastructures dedicated for the Research and Education communities and to boost scientific research and cooperation in member countries through the provision of world-class e-Infrastructures and e-services. \nwww.asrenorg.net \nThursday September 23\, 2021 10:00am – 12:00pm CEST\n\n  Regulation
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-as24-arab-science-cooperation-to-achieve-un-sdgs-convened-with-the-arab-states-research-and-education-network-asren-mohammad-herzallah-yousef-torman-ola-el-zein/
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SUMMARY:(REF KI23) Kilimanjaro Innovation Hub to Enable Africa to Achieve SDG’s on Time
DESCRIPTION:The world is undergoing a fourth industrial revolution at an unprecedented rate. Africa must proactively embrace it to ensure the communities benefit\, and the youth succeed in the new world. Africa is yet to realize its potential in the digital space and leverage technology to build a more prosperous society. Urgent\, bold\, and coordinated action is needed so we can make this transformation successful. Leveraging these digital opportunities demands a new mindset and leadership. Like many new and mostly unknown opportunities\, there are risks to mitigate and lessons to be learnt to ensure our future is safe and inclusive. To realize this newly identified opportunity it demands learning\, collaboration\, and partnerships\, both within and beyond Africa.\n“The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reduced economic growth and altered patterns of international economic interactions. While we are still in the midst of the crisis\, there is real concern that the majority of macroeconomic effects will not be temporary\, but will disproportionately shift long-term development pathways in low- and middle-income countries\, offsetting some of the gains made towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in recent decades.” UNDP – Analyzing long-term socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 across diverse African contexts 2021.\n \nThe need to design innovative programs targeting over 50% of the African population i.e. its youth is critical at this preceding moment. Kilimanjaro Innovation Hub (KIH) is established with a broad social entrepreneurial vision of capacity building of the youths\, empowering with business\, entrepreneurial and digital skills to remove insecurity and instil confidence. KIH envisioned a nation free from unemployment and ensured fruitful engagement in the economic development of the country by attaining innovation\, entrepreneurship and digital literacy.\n \nObjective \n\nBuilding the skills of youth in ICT that will enhance their digital and marketing skills to promote commerce\nTraining in business development\, financial management and entrepreneurship;\nProvide a platform for startups working on innovation to transform their pilot-scale initiatives into impactful ventures\nTraining in supply chain management in order to become connected and value add across the spectrum\nMobilize funds from national & international organizations\, multilateral and bilateral agencies\, private sector for seed money and grant-making\nCreating collaborative and consortium partnerships for promoting entrepreneurship\nExtend initial support or tie-ups for startups to scale up their innovations\nLink the startup entrepreneurs with investors and financial institution to enable them to raise the seed capital\nCreate inter-generation link through mentorship and coaching\nBridge the gap between education –internship-to employment\n\nStudies are showing the long-term effect of the economic downturn caused by COVID 19 pandemic will lead to an erosion of the gains made towards the SDG’s. While still there are a lot of unknowns the need to create economic empowerment for the youth will ultimately help to sustain the gains and lead to greater development. Kilimanjaro Innovation Hub envisions to be a real source to achieve the SDG’s in Africa. The Session will examine how: \n\nCreating an innovation hub in Africa will contribute to economic growth and partnership and creativity across the continent;\nInvesting in skill and empowerment of youth helps to sustain the gains made towards SDG’s;\nExpanding talents on ICT will enhance youth digital and marketing skills to promote commerce in general and e-commerce in particular;\nIndigenous knowledge can be aided through technology and innovation to create sustained solutions;\nInternational cooperation and partnership flourished through innovation;\nInvestment in economic empowerment of youth speed up the economic recovery from COVID 19 pandemic;\nKilimanjaro innovation hub envisions to be a real source to achieve SDG’s in Africa.\n\nwww.kilimanjarohub.com
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-ki23-kilimanjaro-innovation-hub-to-enable-africa-to-achieve-sdgs-on-time-addis-kassahun-mulat-rahel-belete-pamela-steele/
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SUMMARY:(REF BB22) Biobanking to support the SDGs. Convened by the Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure (BBMRI)
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URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-bb22-biobanking-to-support-the-sdgs-convened-by-the-biobanking-and-biomolecular-resources-research-infrastructure-bbmri-jens-habermann-kurt-zatloukal/
CATEGORIES:Digital Finance
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SUMMARY:(REF SS22) South-South/North Science Capacity Building and Research Collaboration for the SDGs
DESCRIPTION:South-South/North Science Capacity Building and Research Collaboration for the SDGs  \nThe United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation [UNOSSC] is a knowledge hub providing advisory and consulting services that works to nurture South-South linkages through research and analysis that inform intergovernmental dialogue\, leading to policy decisions on strategies and practical programmes essential to the deepening of South-South cooperation. \nGuided by the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation\, its policy work includes advocating for the adoption of South-South approaches to development globally and in the United Nations system. In this area\, the activities of UNOSSC are designed to enable developing countries to effectively face their development challenges and harness opportunities to address them by improved collective problem-solving. Through a better conceptual understanding of the real value of South-South cooperation efforts to achieve internationally agreed development goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals can be met. \nThe work of UNOSSC in this area also includes technical advice to United Nations Member States and other partners on measures to integrate South-South and triangular cooperation into the operational programmes and policy advisory services of the United Nations Development Programme [UNDP] and United Nations country teams. \nThe majority of the policy work of UNOSSC is carried out through: \n\neffective servicing of intergovernmental bodies\, including the High-level Committee (HLC) on South-South Cooperation (SSC)\, enabling policymakers to take informed decisions on issues and strategies relevant to SSC in bilateral\, regional\, intergovernmental and multilateral processes;\nenhancing the effectiveness of United Nations system support\, especially that of UNDP\, to SSC for development; and\nassisting developing countries to integrate SSC into their national development policies\, strategies\, and programmes.\n\nRecognising the enormous scope for the contribution of science and innovation to the SSC process\, and the holistic collaboration of the South South with the North Professor Mammo Muchie\, Tshwane University of Technology\, will lead a roundtable meeting within the context of the UNGA76 Science Summit which will take place virtually from 14 September to 30 November 2021. \nEntitled South-South/North Science Capacity Building and Research Collaboration for Advancing the SDGs\, the session will contribute to raising awareness of the contribution of science\, collaborative research and development and innovation to addressing the challenges set out in the SDGs\, and how responses can be developed\, in particular\, ensuring innovative science capacity building across the South-South and connecting this process to North initiatives for a truly global response. The session will look at the enabling policy and regulatory environment impacting science performance. Regarding themes\, the session will be cross-thematic\, focusing on environment and health\, recognising the interplay between the SDG Sunday science and innovation response mechanisms. \nEnsuring access by the South-South community to scientific data at global level\, including ongoing research resources\, patent data and information\, best practice and use cases\, as well\nas stimulating inclusive collaborations and in particular\, promotion South-South actors in North research initiatives\, infrastructures and capacity building initiatives which support science at the global level. \nDETAILS: \nDate: 22 September 2021 at 15h00 CEST\nTitle: South-South/North Science Capacity Building and Research Collaboration for Advancing the SDGs \nAGENDA [CEST] \n15h00 Welcome & Introduction – Professor Mammo Muchie \n15h10 Introduction to UNGA76 – Declan Kirrane \n15h15 Inclusive science capacity building: [8 mins each] \n– Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure [BBMRI]\nKurt Zatloukal\, Medical University of Graz\, Austria \n– LifeWatch Eric Research Infrastructure for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Juan-Miguel Gonzales-Aranda\, CTO LifeWatch ERIC\, Spain \n– Leapfrogging and Diverse Mode of Catch up by Latecomers\nKeun Lee\, Professor of Economics at the Seoul National University\, South Korea \n– Externalities of Environmental Degradation: Challenges towards Sustainable Development Goals\nSandeep Kaur\, Associate Professor\, Central University of Punja\, India \n15h45 Challenge Scenes from the South-South: [7 mins each]\nPresentation of CRIS-IS.org/ASSIST model of South-South STI collaboration \n– Geci Karuri-Sebina\, Vice President of Africalics Board\, South Africa \n– Need for South South Cooperation in establishing workable Innovation Systems in the Global South\nRajesh Gopalakrishnan Nair\, Member of Africalics Board\, India \n16h00 How to improve inclusiveness in South-South/North cooperation:\n[8 mins each] \n– Mother Nature Needs Her Daughters: Intersectionality and the barriers weighing down women in STEMM\nFabian Dattner\, Founder Homeward Bound\, Australia \n– Feed the Agriculture of the Future\nSâadia Lakehal\, President Global Women in AgriTech\, Canada \n– STEMM is Everywhere\nCathy Foley\, Chief Scientist\, Australia \n– TOPIC TO FOLLOW\nScott Beale\, Associate Director Peace Corps\, United States \n– Mission Frameworks for Collaboration\nMariana Mazzucato\, UCL\, United Kingdom \n16h40 Measures to support an enabling inclusive policy and regulatory environment for South-South / Nth Science cooperation:\n[8 mins each] \n– Local manufacturing for health in Africa in the time of\nCovid-19: experience and lessons for policy\nDinar Kale & Maureen Mackintosh \n– Capacity Building for Implementation and Evaluation of Policies Advancing SDGs: Environmental Sustainability Practices among the SMEs in the South\nAngathevar Baskaran\, Associate Professor\, University of Malaysia\, Malaya \n– TOPIC TO FOLLOW\nMichiko Iizuka\, Director National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies\, Japan \n– Development from Below and Digital Innovations: Exploring ‘Frugal Secondary Innovations’ from China\nSheik Fayaz Ahmad\, Post-PhD Innovation Researcher\, Zhejiang University\, China \n17h20 Leveraging global science support instruments\, including the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme\, and the Neighbourhood\, Development\, and International Cooperation Instrument [NDICI] in addition to the multilateral development finance communities support mechanisms.\n[10mins each] \n– TOPIC TO FOLLOW\nSerey Chea\, Director General National Bank of Cambodia\, Cambodia \n– TOPIC TO FOLLOW\nEnrico Ferro\, Director Blockchain Innovation Observatory\, Italy \n– Blockchain\, ESG and Innovative Instruments\nLisa Short\, Director Hephaestus Collective\, United Kingdom.\nKevin Haines\, Head of Social Policy Bedford Row Capital\, United Kingdom.\nDean Armstrong\, Head of Chambers 36 Group\, United Kingdom \n– TOPIC TO FOLLOW\nAbdelkader Djeflat\, Professor\, University of Lille\, France \n18h00 Draft policy and regulatory recommendations for UNOSSC\n&nb
URL:https://peoplecentered.net/event/ref-ss22-south-south-north-science-capacity-building-and-research-collaboration-for-the-sdgs-sheikh-fayaz-ahamad-mammo-muchie-geci-karuri-sebina-dean-armstrong/
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