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STI Imperatives for the SDGs
Jonathan Wong
Regional Adviser on Science, Technology & Innovation
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific
Twitter: @UN_JonathanWong

Priorities for harnessing STI for
sustainable development
• Visionary leadership
• Policies for economy, society and environment
• Institutions and infrastructure
• Nurturing talent
• Investment
• International collaboration
• Inclusive innovation
• Open innovation

• Committed leadership at the highest level
• Whole of government approach
• Integrated policies

• Institutions that support
ideas from lab to use
• Internet connectivity
• Corporate law and IP

• Scientific education for all
• Digital skills
• Nurture scientists and entrepreneurs
• Challenge-driven universities

• Encourage movement of students, scientists,
engineers and other professionals
• Promote sharing of technical knowledge
• Pooled investment funds

Inclusive Innovation
Inclusion of marginalized people in the innovation
process, and the development of products and services
for marginalized people

Open innovation
Open innovation describes the process of harnessing
the distributed and collective intelligence of the crowd.
It is based on a number of principles, including
collaboration, sharing, self organization,
decentralization, transparency of process and plurality
of participants.

Concluding Points
• Sri Lanka has shown visionary leadership through this Forum and
demonstrated an openness to international knowledge sharing and
collaboration.
• There is an opportunity for countries around the world to learn from the
Sri Lanka experience.
• Our role at the United Nations is to surface innovative practice in the
pursuit of the SDGs.
• Member States in the Asia-Pacific region have established a STI
Committee as a platform for governments to facilitate knowledge-sharing
and collaboration in the region.
• Sri Lanka will play a prominent role at this inaugural Committee.
• We look forward to supporting Sri Lanka on this journey, and sharing Sri
Lanka best practices to support governments around the world to harness
STI for the SDGs.

Thank You
Email: jwong@un.org
Twitter: @UN_JonathanWong

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ISDB-T is a digital terrestrial broadcasting standard used in Japan and other countries that provides benefits beyond just digitalization. It allows for high quality pictures, spectrum efficiency, integrated services like data broadcasting, emergency warning systems, and mobile broadcasting. Mobile broadcasting through One-Seg allows TV viewing on phones and tablets, proposing new viewing styles. During disasters, One-Seg continues to provide information even when power is out. ISDB-T forms an international community where member countries exchange experiences implementing the standard.

ICT & Amp; Social Innovation - Athula Ginige

Professor Athula Ginige from Western Sydney University in Australia has done research on developing digital knowledge ecosystems to empower farmers in Sri Lanka. His research involved: 1) Creating a mobile-based information system (MBIS) that aggregates context-specific and actionable information for farmers based on their needs, context, and prior knowledge. 2) Developing ontologies and context models to organize knowledge for farmers about crop life cycles, cultivation practices, and local conditions. 3) Evaluating prototypes of the MBIS with farmers to understand how information flows can be improved to enhance decision making, skills, and empowerment.

ICT & Amp;Social Innovation - Jung Hwan Park

1. The document discusses how scientific tools and methods can be used to break curses by pushing the limits of what was previously thought constrained by connecting people to knowledge, prediction, and nature. 2. It describes the TerraGreen Network project which uses a mobile application, server, and database system to identify plant species around the world and build a long-term global ecological dataset. 3. Connecting science, technology, imagination and the support of people is key to nurturing the breaking of curses.

Electronics and Robotics V Kadirkamanathan

The document discusses how control engineering, systems engineering, and robotics can help enable a smarter planet through technologies like cyber-physical systems and autonomous intelligent systems. Control engineering plays a key role in applications through technologies like modeling, optimization, and decision-making. Systems engineering is important for integrating these technologies and designing complex systems. Robotics can deliver complete functionality through autonomous machines. Overall, these fields will be crucial for developing technologies to address challenges in areas like transportation, healthcare, and manufacturing.

Electronics and Robotics - Ajith Amarasekara

The document discusses opportunities and challenges in the electronics industry due to paradigm shifts driven by new technologies. It notes that mechanical systems are increasingly being replaced by intelligent electronic systems, enabling autonomous operation and adaptability. However, it also notes that working with manufacturers to understand requirements, long development times, and needing skills in areas like data analytics, signal processing, machine learning and control theory present challenges. The opportunities lie in developing solutions that leverage Sri Lanka's existing strengths and addressing niche application areas.

Electronics and Robotics Pradeep Dutta

This document discusses government programs and industry-academic partnerships that are important for developing high-tech industries. It provides examples of successful programs in China, Korea, Taiwan, and initiatives in the Philippines, Vietnam, India, and Armenia. Government funding of research, support for university education in technology fields, and industry partnerships are key components of these programs that aim to strengthen domestic semiconductor and electronics industries through growing skilled workforces and supporting research.

Electronics and Robotics - Beshan Kulapola

This document discusses options for electric vehicle charging equipment, including super chargers that can fully charge an EV in under 30 minutes using 25kW or under 20 minutes using 50kW, both of which require 3-phase input. It also mentions level 2 chargers that can fully charge in 4-6 hours and have versions for 3.3kW or 6.6kW use at homes, businesses, apartments, hotels and restaurants using 15A or 30A service lines. The document notes that chargers can operate via SMS, phone apps, allow for remote monitoring and authentication, and enable remote turn on/off for load balancing of the electric grid for home use.

Electronics and Robotics - Ajith Pasqual

The document summarizes a session on electronics and robotics in Sri Lanka. It provides statistics on Sri Lanka's electronics industry exports in 2015, the country's external sector performance for that year including imports, exports, trade deficit, foreign remittances and tourism earnings. It also lists the annual graduate output in electronics from state and private engineering faculties and science programs, totaling 850 engineering graduates and 150 science graduates with electronics majors.

Using Social Media - Nalaka Gunawardene

The document discusses the rise of social media in Sri Lanka and whether science and rational discourse can thrive in this environment. It notes that while social media allows for greater discussion, it has also facilitated the spread of myths, pseudoscience, and conspiracy theories. However, it also profiles some Sri Lankan social media pages and videos that aim to promote critical thinking and debunk myths. It argues that rational voices must continue engaging online to counter misinformation and enrich social media conversations.

Informal Science Education - Sean Perera