ANNUAL UN FORUM SPOTLIGHTS ROLE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOR DEVELOPMENT

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ANNUAL UN FORUM SPOTLIGHTS ROLE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
FOR DEVELOPMENTNew York, Jul 1 2013 1:00PMInnovations in science and
technology will be vital for tackling today's global challenges, from
reducing poverty to ensuring sustainable development, top United
Nations officials stressed, as they kicked off the annual
<"http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/substantive2013/index.shtml">substantive
session of the Economic and Social Council
(<"http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/">ECOSOC).

"Science, technology, innovation and culture can significantly impact
each of the three dimensions of sustainable development – economic,
social and environmental," said the President of ECOSOC, Ambassador
Néstor Osorio of Colombia.

"They present huge opportunities. But effectively channelling them for
sustainable development also poses significant challenges," he added,
addressing the opening in Geneva of the high-level segment of the 2013
session of the central UN forum for discussing global economic and
social issues.

While ECOSOC's substantive session runs from 1to 26 July, Government
ministers, private sector leaders and heads of UN agencies, funds and
programmes are meeting for the next four days for the high-level
segment, which this year is focusing on science, technology and
innovation, or STI.

"The steadily increasing pace of technological innovation makes ours
an era of a long profound change… So many fields of human endeavour –
medicine, energy, agriculture – have made significant, even drastic,
improvements in just a few generations," noted Mr. Osorio.

"Yet, in the field of development, despite our progress, there are
still over one billion people living in extreme poverty. And tonight
many, if not most, will go to bed hungry," he added.

"This raises the question: How can the world's intelligence,
creativity and energy – the kind that brought us smart phones, digital
imagery and the global positioning system – be fostered and harnessed
to address today's major development challenges?"

The need for innovation is clear, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
<"http://www.un.org/sg/statements/index.asp?nid=6942">told
participants. "Every development success has drawn in large measure
from absorbing knowledge, technology and ideas and adapting them to
local conditions. In other words, by innovating."

"Ultimately," he continued, "a successful development strategy must
build extensive innovation capacities that address local challenges
and foster growth."

He added that many solutions for sustainable development are waiting
to be scaled up, but this requires the right incentives and ensuring
that knowledge and information are shared in a collaborative, open and
problem-solving manner.

"Young people deserve special attention and support," said Mr. Ban.
"Their passion, creativity, energy and innovation will help to bring
new solutions to old problems."

The Secretary-General noted that the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) have been one of the greatest innovations in the history of
development work. The Goals set specific targets on poverty
alleviation, education, gender equality, child and maternal health,
environmental stability, HIV/AIDS and malaria reduction, as well as a
global partnership for development, all with a deadline of 2015.

A progress report launched today shows that while a number of
successes on key MDG targets have already been met, or are within
close reach by 2015, serious challenges remain.

"We must intensify our efforts, particularly to tackle the disparities
across regions and between different social groups… The future we want
is within reach. Let us innovate together to achieve it," Mr. Ban
stated.

Speaking at the launch of the ECOSOC Innovation Fair 2013, the
Secretary-General said the event highlights important contributions
for solving some of the most pressing development challenges.

Vuk Jeremi&#263;, President of the UN General Assembly, said at the
opening of the high-level segment that the ever-increasing
interdependence at the global level, brought about by new forms of
communication, required a stronger commitment by Member States to work
in concert to face challenges and advance the greater good of the
world.

A revitalized General Assembly and a reformed ECOSOC could lead the UN
in setting the world on a more equitable, prosperous and
environmentally sound path, he added.

The opening of the high-level segment also heard from Ueli Maurer, the
President of Switzerland, as well as from Irina Bokova,
Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) and Hamadoun Toure, Director-General of the UN
International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

The four-day segment will also feature the Annual Ministerial Review,
which this year will focus on international goals and commitments, as
well as discussions on the Council's role in shaping the post-2015
development agenda. In addition, a policy dialogue will be held
between the UN, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization and the
International Monetary Fund on current developments in the world
economy.

Also, five countries – France, Nigeria, Peru, Thailand and Viet Nam –
will give national voluntary presentations on their progress in
implementing the internationally agreed development goals, including
the MDGs, and the role of science, technology and innovation, as well
as culture, as part of this process.Jul 1 2013 1:00PM
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