UN / SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION FORUM

Paula Narvaez, President of the Economic and Social Council said, “Despite the rapid pace of technological advancement, these transformations will not automatically align with equitable and sustainable development.” UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:01:26
• Production Date: 9 May 2024
• Asset Language: English; Spanish
• Personal Subject: DENNIS FRANCIS
• Corporate Name: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL - ECOSOC
• Subject Topical: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• MAMS Id: 3205309
• Parent Id: 3205309
• Alternate Title: unifeed240509b

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STORY: UN / SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION FORUM
TRT: 01:26
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: SPANISH /ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 09 MAY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Med shot, United Nations Headquarters

09 MAY 2024, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Paula Narvaez, President, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC):
“Despite the rapid pace of technological advancement, these transformations will not automatically align with equitable and sustainable development. And they may not adequately address the urgency and complexity of our global challenges. We must clearly identify ways to fully harness the potential of science, technology, and innovation for sustainable development. And find ways to deploy these tools equitably, on a large scale and with unprecedented speed to confront our shared challenges head-on.”
4. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly, United Nations:
“It is imperative that we work much harder – and engendering the desired political will – to mobilize science, for accelerated action and innovative sustainable solutions. The intensity of climate change, in particular, is particularly outpacing our capacities to cope – demanding urgent and coordinated action by governments, private sector, the scientific community and academia.”
6. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber

Storyline

Paula Narvaez, President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said, “Despite the rapid pace of technological advancement, these transformations will not automatically align with equitable and sustainable development.”

Addressing the 9th Multistakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) today (9 May) in New York, Narvaez said that technological advancement and transformations "may not adequately address the urgency and complexity of our global challenges.”

In the face of accelerating climate change, the burgeoning capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI), and the urgent pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the convergence of these domains presents both formidable challenges and unprecedented opportunities.

As governments, the private sector, and the academic science and engineering communities come together at the Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs, the focus is on harnessing the transformative power of science, science advice, and a wide range of technology solutions, most notably AI, to address the pressing challenges of climate change and achieve the SDGs by 2030.

The ECOSOC president said, “We must clearly identify ways to fully harness the potential of science, technology, and innovation for sustainable development. And find ways to deploy these tools equitably, on a large scale and with unprecedented speed to confront our shared challenges head-on.”

Also addressing the forum, Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly, said, “It is imperative that we work much harder – and engendering the desired political will – to mobilize science, for accelerated action and innovative sustainable solutions. The intensity of climate change, in particular, is particularly outpacing our capacities to cope – demanding urgent and coordinated action by governments, private sector, the scientific community, and academia.”