Diplomatic Council: to join the twenty-second session of the Commission on Science and Technology fo

Diplomatic Council members had been invited to join the twenty-second session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) which will be held at the Palais des Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland from 13 to 17 May 2019.

The CSTD is a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the United Nations focal point for science, technology and innovation (STI) for development, in analyzing how STI, including information and communications technologies (ICTs), serve as enablers of the 2030 Agenda.

It acts as a forum for strategic planning, sharing lessons learned and best practices, providing foresight about critical trends in STI in key sectors of the economy, the environment and society, and drawing attention to emerging and disruptive technologies.