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The United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development is a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It holds an annual intergovernmental forum for discussion on timely and pertinent issues affecting science, technology and development.

We’re in the midst of a significant transformation regarding the way we produce products thanks to the digitization of manufacturing. This transition is so compelling that it is being called Industry 4.0 to represent the fourth revolution that has occurred in manufacturing. From the first industrial revolution (mechanization through water and steam power) to the mass production and assembly lines using electricity in the second, the fourth industrial revolution will take what was started in the third with the adoption of computers and automation and enhance it with smart and autonomous systems fueled by data and machine learning.

Innovation for development is about identifying more effective solutions that add value for the people affected by development challenges – people and their governments, our users and clients. For example, new approaches include setting up innovation labs with governments to re-design public service delivery; embracing data innovation to implement and monitor the SDGs; exploring emerging and alternative sources of financing to deepen and diversify the resourcing and implementation of the SDGs, from social impact bonds to pay-for-success and crowdfunding avenues or using behavioural insights to facilitate policy-making.

 

This committee is apt for both experienced and inexperienced delegates.

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Agenda Item 1: The Role and Impacts of Industry 4.0.

 

Agenda Item 2: New Innovation Approaches to Support the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. 

 

 

Under Secretary General: Simay Çalışkan

simaycaliskan98@gmail.com

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President Chair: İpek Güneş

ipekmgunes2004@gmail.com

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Deputy Chair: Alara Gültekin

alaragultekin2004@gmail.com