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Digital Cooperation & Diplomacy Network Meeting

Agenda: 10:30 am Welcome – Vint Cerf – Update on project on Mothers of the Internet 10:45 am WSIS Gender Mainstreaming – Doreen Bogdan & Gitanjali Sah, ITU 11:00 am Smart Cities Capacity Building (slides) – Minerva Novero, UNDP 11:15 am PLACE Presentation and Demo – Amy Regas & Nigel Edmead 11:40 am IEEE Working Group on Spatial Web – Dan Mapes, Spatial Web 12:00 pm Measurement in a Digital World – David Kirkpatrick, Techonomy… Continue reading Digital Cooperation & Diplomacy Network Meeting

Unit Masters: Mei Lin Fung / Enabling Global Participation

https://youtu.be/bqNfLp4Bi10 Mei Lin Fung is a technology pioneer working to ensure that technology works for humanity as the next 3.9 billion people come online. In 1989 she was part of the 2-person skunkworks team that developed “OASIS,” the first customer relationship management (CRM) system and working closely with Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce. She… Continue reading Unit Masters: Mei Lin Fung / Enabling Global Participation

Organizational Culture/DNA – Creating Organizations That Don’t Suck Your Will to Live

Virtual Meeting

I'm glad to share this get together organized by our own Kimberly Wiefling who has been a pillar of the People Centered Internet Community and our People-mobilizing initiative: The Global Help Desk .....over a decade ago I cold-called Kimberly because I was so interested to find out more of her magic .... her work helps… Continue reading Organizational Culture/DNA – Creating Organizations That Don’t Suck Your Will to Live

(REF S114) Science and SDG 1: Poverty: to end poverty in all its forms and everywhere by 2030

SDG 1 Poverty The SDG 1 is a universal and urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing - to end poverty in all its forms and everywhere by 2030. The goal, being adopted in 2015 is a follow-up of the partially achieved millennium goals. Among others, this goal includes the eradication… Continue reading (REF S114) Science and SDG 1: Poverty: to end poverty in all its forms and everywhere by 2030

(REF OP14) Opening Plenary: How Science will Support the Attainment of the SDGs

Overview The main objective of the SSUNGA76 virtual meetings will be to raise awareness of the role and contribution of science to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The event will also demonstrate initiatives that provide models for global science mechanisms and activities in support of the SDGs, particularly in the area… Continue reading (REF OP14) Opening Plenary: How Science will Support the Attainment of the SDGs

(REF S215) Science and SDG 2: Zero Hunger: Convened by GODAN Juan Miguel González-Aranda

SDG 2 Zero Hunger The SDG 2 is a universal and urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing - to end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030. The goal, being adopted in 2015 is a follow-up of the partially achieved millennium goals. Among others,… Continue reading (REF S215) Science and SDG 2: Zero Hunger: Convened by GODAN Juan Miguel González-Aranda

(REF SY15) A Systems approach to Innovation for Agrifood and Life Sciences Matthias Berninger

The session will examine how a systems approach will be necessary to ensure the transition and translation of research into tangible innovation outcomes to address grand challenges. Innovation has many dimensions and has many different policy expressions. The session will look at a more robust integration between SDG objectives and how to realize change efficiently,… Continue reading (REF SY15) A Systems approach to Innovation for Agrifood and Life Sciences Matthias Berninger

The Marconi Society offering Digital Inclusion webinar with Vint Cerf on Sept 15

Dear PCI Community, The Marconi Society, a nonprofit chaired by Vint Cerf and dedicated to bridging the digital divide, is offering a complimentary webinar called The Issues That Keep Us Up at Night, which will take place on September 15 at 11 a.m. ET. Moderated by luminary Sir David Payne, panelists Vint Cerf (Google), Jane Coffin (ISOC), Joseph… Continue reading The Marconi Society offering Digital Inclusion webinar with Vint Cerf on Sept 15

(REF AS15) The Unique Role of Astronomy in Advancing the SDGs

15 September 2021 15.00 – 17.30 CEST UN GA 76 SCIENCE SUMMIT THE UNIQUE ROLE OF ASTRONOMY IN ADVANCING THE SDGS1,2 Organised under auspices of Intelligence in Science and AERAP by the International Astronomical Union Office of Astronomy for Development and its European Regional Office3 15 September 2021 15.00 – 17.30 CEST PROGRAMME 15.00 –… Continue reading (REF AS15) The Unique Role of Astronomy in Advancing the SDGs

(REF S316) Science and SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing. Health and Medical Science Plenary

SDG 3 Good Health and Wellbeing The SDG 3 is a universal and urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing - to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages by 2030. The goal, being adopted in 2015 is a follow-up of the partially achieved millennium goals. Among… Continue reading (REF S316) Science and SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing. Health and Medical Science Plenary