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This high-level side event will be convened by the informal Inter-agency Working Group on a Technology Facilitation Mechanism (IAWG).
It will focus on how the United Nations system is prepared to coordinate its capacity-building efforts and initiatives on science, technology and innovation in support of the sustainable development goals.
It will provide an opportunity for a dialogue with Member States and other stakeholders, including the private sector, on a coordinated way forward to support implementation of the STI-related decisions contained in the Addis Ababa Accord, notably with regard to a global technology facilitation mechanism.
It will report on the progress of inter-agency coordination on technology facilitation through the work of the IAWG.
