Knowledge Exchange on Inclusive Technology and Innovation Policies
The Asia-Pacific region hosts some of the more transformative efforts to use technology and innovation for inclusive development: the grassroots movement solving local needs in India, small entrepreneurs earning a better living by trading online in Indonesia, women furthering scientific careers in Malaysia, research addressing social problems in the Republic of Korea, frontier technologies enabling better care for the elderly in Japan, and technology transfer enabling affordable access to clean energy in rural areas of Tajikistan provide just a few examples.
The technology and innovation policies programme fosters knowledge exchange and intergovernmental discussions to raise awareness about and promote inclusive technologies and innovations.
Intergovernmental discussions
- Committee on Information and Communications Technology & Science, Technology and Innovation, Third Session, hybrid event, Bangkok, Thailand, 19-20 August 2020
- Expert Group Meeting: Regional Consultation on Guidelines for Inclusive Technology and Innovation Policies for Sustainable Development, virtual event, 15 July 2020
- Committee on Information and Communications Technology & Science, Technology and Innovation, Second Session, Bangkok, 29-31 August 2018
- Expert meeting on Disability-inclusive Technology and Innovation, Bangkok, 30 August 2018
- Regional Consultation on Inclusive Technology and Innovation Policies, Bangkok, 28 August 2018
Forums and Summits
- Frontiers of Inclusive Innovation Policy Forum, virtual event, 01/Nov - 03/Dec 2021
- AI for Social Good Summit 2020, virtual event, 22/Oct – 26/Nov 2020
- Asia-Pacific Innovation Forum 2019, Tehran, Iran, 10-12 June 2019
- Asia-Pacific AI for Social Good Summit, Bangkok, 13-14 December 2018
- ESCAP Forum on Policies for Inclusive Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship, Puspitek, Indonesia, 27 September 2018
Webinars and Workshops
- Webinar on Technology and Innovation with Equity: Perspectives from Asia and the Pacific, virtual event, 24 February 2022
- Catalyzing Financial Innovation for Women Entrepreneurs Webinar, virtual event, 11 May 2021
- Expert Group Meeting on Technology for Active Ageing and Report Launch, virtual event, 06 May 2021
- Webinar on Promoting Grassroots Innovation: Present Situation, Challenges, and Policies, virtual event, 02-03 November 2020
- Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) gap assessment of SPECA countries: Paving the way to action under the SPECA Innovation Strategy for Sustainable Development, virtual event, 26 November 2020
- United Nations Joint Capacity Building Workshop on STI for Sustainable Development Goals, Guilin, China, 9-17 December 2019
- Workshop on Policies to Support Grassroots Innovation, Ahmedabad, India, 27 January 2019
ARTNETonSTI Conversation series
- The Future of Innovation Hubs, virtual event, 27 July 2021
- Why Social Media Based Businesses Fail to Scale? Opportunities to Support the Growth of Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh, virtual event, 29 June 2021
- How Can We Harness Science, Technology & Innovation to Build Back Better?, virtual event, 25 May 2021
Frontiers of Inclusive Innovation series
- Policy Discussion on Inclusion: The Next Frontier of Innovation, virtual event, 01 November 2021
- Expert Group Meeting on Designing Policies for Inclusive Digital Economies, virtual event, 03 November 2021
- Expert Group Meeting on Formulating Inclusive Science, Technology and Innovation Policies, virtual event, 16 November 2021
- Expert Group Meeting on Promoting Grassroots Innovation at the Policy Level, virtual event, 17 November 2021
- Expert Group Meeting on Inclusive Business: Innovating to Deliver Solutions for Low-Income People, virtual event, 29 November 2021
- Policy Discussion on Expanding Frontiers of Inclusive Innovation: The way forward, virtual event, 03 December 2021