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UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT (CSTD), twenty-first session

Geneva, 14-18 May 2018

Briefing by the co-chairs of the third Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum)

Statement submitted by H.E. Mr. Toshiya Hoshino Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York Japan Monday, 14 May 2018

DISCLAIMER: The views presented here are the contributors' and do not necessarily reflect the views and position of the United Nations or the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

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Statement by Ambassador Toshiya Hoshino Deputy Permanent Representative

• f Japan to the United Nations

At the Twenty-first Session Of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) 14May20l8 (Introduction)

To beginXallow

me

to say/ that it its

my

great p

have

this

• pportunity74o

speak at the Commission

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Science and Technology for Development/f'or

the firs; e(fi a

Co-Chair/f the

United Nations DecembeJwhen I was appointed to Co-Chair the STI: Forum, I have been working Jth my fellow Co-Chair, Ambassador Juan Sandoval %4-

make this e 's STI Forum.(which will be held in NY(iff three weeks.)on June C c

5th and 6thl as)fruitful and engaging as possible.

(Message) I think :I) that Science, Technology and Innovation STI (to" further facilitate the im lementation

• f concrete action" to) achieve the

SDGs.

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Concluding/Way 'irward seSSi 'the

• -ther

sessions of the Forum can

be

categorized iB

!!

e first)is a stand-alone session@n the')"Impact

u

• f rapid

technological change

• fi

e achievement

• f SDGs7-he second

group es several sessions,,eoncerning theJJe,m s g t is g's pi

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l water and sanitatio 74. 6rdable and clean EnergyQlj Sustainable cities and

communities, @ Responsible consumption and

production, and (Ei)

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landyWe are a% planning,

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the second 4ay

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sessions

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stakeholder( to)

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4 each

5t: iri 5Faer to facilitate matchmaking and

networking7 In

accordance mandate,,ie will be roviding several

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elements in'to,po-[-y7For the STI roadmaps, w-e would like t

• m

the

Science, Technology And Innovation Policy Revie05l {JNCTAD and relevant

experiences " ious countriese believe that this year's STI Forum should

serve :e first step n %- Qopconcrete action7-for,'ithe

STI Roadmaps.7

We would y to have the particination%and voices of all relevan-t experiences serve th We would stakeholders. have

participatirnd

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the them rom the

• to

the last mile: Technology Development Business

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General information

• n

these meetings(ha;already been did7

t the programJassed

around

earlieglease

take

! look

at those

documents.

In previous in New York

• n

this year's STI Forum/we the call frori several

• f the

{JN Member Statepo leri@ a eater focus to the gender

perspecti4hough we

have not planned any

• ses-sions

specifically <

because the topics

• f STI

For ar4yith themes

• f the

HL O'Fp"u'geehnodpeer to focus the discussions4t G-STJ on the issue

• f gnd'.ito

broadly

include a gender perspectiv cussions of the STI Forum. (Conclusion)

Today s

discu,sipn at the

CSTDare}focused on sustainable and resilient societieJwhich is,/i a theme

• f the
• STI

ForumJis

yearJogether

apid technological cha-nge'e, the Co,= i

• f the

STI Forum, a

hnnnred to have been invited to the CS TD,; i turn, 'iwe are honored to invite re g ix the CSTD the STI F6

• As

a concrete step toward our

new collaboration, we would life

to

bring?

the

discussions here at the

I thank you.

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