Smart Specialisation for Sustainable Development Goals

The workshop is linked to the works of the Global Pilot Programme of the UN Inter-Agency Task Team on STI Roadmaps for SDGs.

It will bring together two different perspectives: firstly, it will summarise the challenges and achievements in implementing Smart Specialisation (S3) as localised roadmaps for transformation and for the achievement of the SDGs. Secondly, it will bring together UN stakeholders including UN-DESA, UNIDO, UNESCO, UNCTAD, and countries involved in the UN Global Pilot Programme on STI Roadmaps for SDGs to discuss the progress in testing the emerging global methodologies and tackling sustainability challenges in the context of rapid technological change.

The event will bring together high-level speakers from EU and UN institutions, EU Member  States and  regions, the UN global pilot programme countries, other international institutions as well as experts and practitioners.

The main aim of the event is to present practical experience and advances in applying Smart Specialisation (S3) as a methodology driving the achievement of the SDGs through the establishment and implementation of transformative localised, place-based, innovation-driven strategies/roadmaps in a number of countries and sub-national territories.