About the event
The eighth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) was held from 3 to 4 May 2023. In line with recent mandates and as in previous years, the STI Forum facilitated discussions on science, technology and innovation cooperation in support of the SDGs, the Forum also took a broader look at the contribution of STI to the achievement of all the SDGs in recognition of the September mid-term review of SDG progress. Accordingly, the theme for the STI Forum 2023 was: “Science, technology and innovation for accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels”.
On the margin of the STI Forum, the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN) co-organized a thematic side-event, focusing on the theme of “Innovation in Technology and Policy Mechanism in Energy and Electricity”, on May 4th, 12:30-14:30 UTC.
The objective of this side-event was to address innovation issues in energy and power sectors, well aligned with this edition of the STI Forum. Technology innovation includes clean energy, advanced power transmission, smart grid, energy storage, grid operation control and other technologies, while policy mechanism innovation covers coal power phase-out mechanism, clean energy development incentive policy, power market mechanism, transnational power trading mechanism, etc.
Additional information:
- Click here for the side event agenda and background information.
- Click here for more information about the event.
