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The seventh annual UN Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) was held from 5 to 6 May 2022 at the UN-HQ in New York, during the 2022 session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

The collaborative STI Forum is ...

In November 2021, at the 41th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, 193 Member States unanimously adopted the first global standard-setting instrument on open science, the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science.

Developed through a regionally balanced multistakeholder, inclusive and transparent consultation process, this landmark international agreement defines shared values and principles for ...

The WFEO Committee on Engineering for Innovative Technologies (CEIT) organized a webinar on “Build Back Wiser: Engineering a Sustainable, Inclusive and Green Future with Ethical AI” on Thursday, 17 March 2022.

On 24 November 2021, the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence was adopted by UNESCO’s General Conference ...

The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) and CESAER, the European association of leading specialised and comprehensive universities of science and technology, published their statement with foresight and strategic recommendations on key technologies for the next 30 years, and their implications for today.

The Statement(available in this link) ...

An International Webinar on the topic “Green Technologies: Precursor for transition to Smart Sustainable Cities” was organized under the aegis of the WFEO Committee on Information and Communication (CIC) on 22 February 2022.

The International webinar was hosted by The Institution of Engineers (India) in association with The Continue Reading →

The International Association of Engineering and Architecture (IAEA), an Associate of WFEO, has developed a systematic procedure that allows assessing safety and resilience considering governance, health, safe environment, cybersecurity, maritime and land services.

The seal certifies those who have demonstrated compliance with functional, structural and dimensional measures. It can be used by ...

The Institution of Engineers Kenya (IEK), the national WFEO member from Kenya, hosted the 28th International Conference in Mombasa, Kenya, from 8 to 11 November 2021. The Conference theme was “Engineers Accelerating Sustainable Economic Recovery”. The Engineers Board of Kenya was a co-host of this important event.

The ...

UNDESA, UNESCO, WFEO and UN Office of Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology have just released “Resource Guide on Artificial Intelligence Strategies” in June 2021.

This document is a continuation of the work on the STI for SDGs Roadmaps focusing on one specific area: AI strategy development. ...