This second UNCTAD conference addressed three main topics, all of which required negotiations and resulted in significant confrontation between the G77 and Group B. These included attempts to agree details of a generalised system of trade preferences, discussions on technology transfer and the situation of the Least Developed Countries which followed into UNCTAD III. UNCTAD II was considered a failure by some, but hope remained for a generalised system of trade preferences as one of the outcomes of the conference. (Bell, 1973)
UNCTAD-II, New Delhi
UNU-IAS: S&T for Sustainable Societies
An Initiative by the United Nations University – Institute of Advanced Studies on Science and Technology for Sustainable Societies
OECD-UNESCO Workshop on Innovation for Development
OECD-UNESCO International Workshop in Paris on Innovation for Development: Converting Knowledge to Value
UNCTAD Least Developed Countries Report
UNCTAD The Least Developed Countries Report 2007: Knowledge, Technological Learning and Innovation for Development
Global Forum on Building Science, Technology and Innovation Capacity
The Global Forum on Building Science, Technology and Innovation Capacity for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction, Washington, DC, organised by The World Bank, the UN, and other international development agencies and institutions.
Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development, UN Millennium Task Force Report
‘Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development’, the Report of the UN Millennium Project Task Force on Science, Technology and Innovation’ underscores the critical importance of knowledge and innovation for development in every country. The Task Force on Science, Technology, and Innovation is part of the UN Millennium Project commissioned by the Secretary-General to advise on the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals.
Inter Academy Council Report: Inventing a Better Future
‘Inventing a Better Future: A strategy for building worldwide capacities in science and technology’, a report by the Inter Academy Council “proposes new initiatives to strengthen national scientific capabilities worldwide, to foster opportunities for cooperation among the world’s scientific and technological communities, against the backdrop of rapid globalization and a rapidly increasing disparity in scientific and technological capacities and development.” (UN website)
World Summit on Sustainable Development
The World Summit on Sustainable Development, held in Johannesburg in August 2002, addressed emerging and critical issues for the future, reflecting a global shift in emphasis since 1992, from environmental concerns to the more holistic approach of sustainable development focusing on the interrelationships of environment, society, and economy.
UN Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology to Development (UNACASTD)
UN Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology to Development (UNACASTD) established, and proposes a ‘World Plan of Action for the Application of Science and Technology for Development’.
UNESCO Regional Centres for Science and Technology
UNESCO establishes an institutional framework of ‘Regional Centres for Science and Technology’, converting its Science Cooperation Offices for Arab States (Cairo), for Asia (New Delhi), and Southeast Asia (Djakarta) into Regional Centers for Science and Technology to join the regional centre for Africa (Nairobi), and another planned for West Africa. Similarly, the Latin American Center for the Application of Science and Technology for Development was established in Sao Paulo, Brazil, by agreement of the Latin American states at a conference in Santiago 1965 (Katz, 1968: 413).