Report of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development on its 20th session and provisional agenda and documentation for its 21st session — E/DEC/2017/250 | UN Mandate Registry
Report of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development on Its 20th Session and Provisional Agenda and Documentation for Its 21st Session
At its 41st plenary meeting, on 6 July 2017, the Economic and Social Council:
(a) Took note of the report of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development on its twentieth session;55
(b) Approved the provisional agenda and documentation for the twenty-first session of the Commission as set out below:
1
Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
2
Progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society at the regional and international levels.
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General
3
Science and technology for development: priority themes:
a
The role of science, technology and innovation in significantly increasing the share of renewable energy by 2030;
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General
b
Building digital competencies to benefit from existing and emerging technologies, with special focus on gender and youth dimensions.
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General
4
Presentation of reports on science, technology and innovation policy reviews.
5
Election of the Chair and other officers for the twenty-second session of the Commission.
6
Provisional agenda and documentation for the twenty-second session of the Commission.
7
Adoption of the report of the Commission on its twenty-first session.
