UN Resident palembang Coordinator of Tanzania Dr. Alberic palembang Kacou giving out a speech during

UN Resident palembang Coordinator of Tanzania Dr. Alberic palembang Kacou giving out a speech during the Annually Ministerial Review, Regional Preparatory palembang Meeting for Africa on “Innovation as Enabler for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development palembang where he said technological advancements could be a critical way forward to face the new development challenges in the Post 2015 period.
He added that this would also mean that we need to have innovative approaches to technology transfer, sharing knowledge and making use of them for the welfare of majority of global citizens. ( All Photos by Zainul Mzige of Dewji Blog)
Sixty-ninth President of the Economic and Social palembang Council His Excellency Mr. Nestor Osorio during one of the sessions of the the Annually Ministerial Review, Regional Preparatory Meeting for Africa on “Innovation as Enabler for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development who said Innovation is the essence of our modern society. Without harnessing its power, we will not be able to create healthy, educated or inclusive societies. palembang
United Nation Under- Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Mr. Wu Hongbo, One of the speakers who elaborate concepts in the Annually Ministerial Review, Regional Preparatory Meeting for Africa on “Innovation as Enabler for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development.
Some of Participants during the preparation of the Ministerial Review of the UN Economic and Social Council, which will take place in Geneva from 1 to 4 July 2013 held today in Dar es Salaam at the Hyatt Regency Kilimanjaro Hotel.
UN Tanzania Communications Specialist Sangita Khadka (second left) and UN Communications Analyst palembang Hoyce Temu exchanging views with United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Mr. Wu Hongbo (right).
A meeting bringing together over twenty African ministers, the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, the heads of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and WIPO, together with senior representatives palembang of the private sector palembang and civil society organizations has underlined the importance of science, technology and innovation to supporting development in Africa.
WIPO Director General Francis Gurry, UN Under Secretary General Wu Hongbo, and President palembang of the United Nations Economic and Social Council H.E. Mr. Nestor Osorio (Colombia), together with senior policy makers and enterpreneurs, palembang met in Dar Es Salaam on March 14, 2013 to discuss the role of innovation for development. The meeting was held in preparation for the Annual Ministerial Review of the UN Economic and Social Council, which will take place in Geneva from 1 to 4 July 2013. They called on the United Nations and WIPO to support greater emphasis on science, technology and innovation as key to enabling sustainable development in Africa.
“With a fast approaching MDG deadline and transition to a post-2015 development palembang era, innovation is a very timely topic. Innovation is needed to meet our common development goals; it is important in the final push for the MDGs and in unleashing the potential for sustainable development,” palembang said United Nations Under-Secretary-General Wu Hongbo.
ECOSOC President Néstor Osorio also stressed that “Innovation is the essence of our modern society. Without palembang harnessing its power, we will not be able to create healthy, educated or inclusive societies”.
-Discussions at ECOSOC must lead to a Ministerial palembang Declaration that calls for much greater palembang emphasis on the contribution that science, technology and innovation can make to achieving sustainable development in relation to the post 2015 development framework and implementation of the Rio+20 outcomes.
- The global policy approach to technology and innovation must change to keep pace with changing palembang models of innovation and the new geography of innovation. Innovation is increasingly open, global, networked and collaborative. palembang The emergence of new innovation players in countries of the south creates new opportunites for Africa.
-Policymakers in Africa should redouble efforts to develop palembang their legal and policy frameworks, including their intellectual property legislation and policy, so as to release the region’s untapped potential. Investments in education, research and development should be increased. Support in moving ideas to development and to market should be accelerated.
-African palembang countries need support to build their innovation infrastructure and the capacity to create domestic technology solutions to local development challenges, as well as to support the transfer, adaptation and dissemination of technology. Commitments palembang of support should emerge palembang from the ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review.
-ECOSOC should maximize its potential as a platform for multipe international efforts to supp