The Joint Research Centre, DESA and ECA have joined forces to co-organize this workshop on Building capacity and scaling up STI actions and adoption of countries’ STI4SDGs Roadmaps in Africa. Supported by the Global Solutions Summit and the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), the event is set to take place on Oct. 12-13, 2023 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
It seeks to build on the work of the UN Inter-Agency Task Team sub-working group on STI for SDGs Roadmaps co-led by UN-DESA, UNESCO, and EC/JRC, and the recent discussions on STI roadmaps at the 2023 STI Forum and the Global Solutions Summit. It aims to share experiences and the expectations of existing and new roadmap countries and promote a dialogue between them and international partners.
Objectives:
The overall objective of the joint workshop is to support governments in assessing and advancing the implementation of STI roadmaps/actions and promoting partnerships. It intends to:
• Enhance capacity on implementation of STI roadmap by better understanding on gaps, needs and challenges;
• Identify roadmap partners and present the opportunity for the STI policy makers to meet with the potential donors;
• Enhance capacity for and scale up adoption of the Member States’ STI4SDGs Roadmaps and other tools to bring science, innovation and technology policy in line with sustainable development strategies; and
• Mobilize resources through regional networks, such as the STI for Africa Coalition.