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
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
Dear Convenors, Dear Speakers, Thank you very much for participating in the UNGA76 Science Summit! In order to make your experience as smooth as possible, we would like to provide you with some useful guidelines on how to navigate Sched. By clicking on the yellow tab "Video Stream" above, you will be redirected to our Youtube… Continue reading Guidelines for SSUNGA76 Speakers and Convenors
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
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
Tuesday September 14, 2021 6:00pm - 8:00pm CEST Poverty Reduction
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
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
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
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
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
Healthy Resilient Communities by design means bringing the social determinants of health into the set of interventions of health and medicine, to complement the clinical interventions which have up to now been the primary focus of medical scientific research. What makes a healthy community? Economic stabilityFood security Access to quality education Stable housing and neighborhoods Social and community support Access… Continue reading (REF MSP16) Health and Medical Science Plenary Anne Quaadgras
