Impact of Rapid Technological Change on the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

A/RES/72/242View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 177 Impact of exponential technological change on sustainable development and peace, published in 2017.

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3 subjects

Science and Technology Sustainable Development Technological Innovations

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5 operative paragraphs

Encourages Member States to continue considering the impact of key rapid technological changes on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals,3 in order to benefit from opportunities and address challenges in this regard, and to promote the development of national strategies and public policies, capacity-building and scientific engagement;

Requests the Technology Facilitation Mechanism, including its multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals and its inter-agency task team on science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the Commission on Science and Technology for Development, through the Economic and Social Council, to give due consideration to the impact of key rapid technological changes on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals within their respective mandates and existing resources;

Also requests the Technology Facilitation Mechanism to present its findings, with an evidence-based approach, in this regard at its third multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation, in June 2018;

Decides to include in the programme of the third multi-stakeholder forum a session on the impact of rapid technological change, including in cases in which changes may occur at an exponential pace, on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, to include Governments, the private sector, international organizations, civil society, the technical and academic communities and other relevant stakeholders, with support for the participation of developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, and to be funded from extrabudgetary resources,‎ to discuss the findings of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism on rapid technological change, and encourages the forum and the Commission to take into account the findings therein for their consideration;

Also decides to continue discussing the topic “Impact of rapid technological change on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals”, on an exceptional basis, at its upcoming session, in the fourth multi-stakeholder forum, in order to take stock of the outcome of the third forum, and decides to remain seized of the matter, unless otherwise agreed.

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