The China Side Event of the 10th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development (STI Forum) Invitation Letter

The China Side Event of

the 10th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development (STI Forum)

Invitation Letter

Dear Sir/Madam,

We sincerely invite you to participate in the China Side Event of the 10th United Nations STI Forum - "Cross-regional Collaborative Innovation for Urban Sustainable Development" online on 8^th May , 2025, from 20:00 to 22:00. The side event will focus on core topics such as the construction of national sustainable development demonstration zones, regional zero-carbon industry collaboration, ecological co-protection and co-governance, the construction of smart city clusters, and the interconnection of infrastructure. Representatives from government agencies, leading enterprises, research institutions, and international organizations will discuss advanced cases from China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Yangtze River Delta region, and the western region led by Chengdu. This forum aims to promote policy coordination, technology sharing, and market linkage, providing innovative ideas and practical solutions for building an open, inclusive, resilient and net-zero carbon urban network. The outcomes of the meeting will be submitted to the STI Forum Organizing Committee and published on the UN official website.

Theme: Cross-regional Collaborative Innovation for Urban Sustainable Development

Organizer: Chengdu Zero Carbon Collaborative Innovation Advancement  Association (CCAA)

Co-Organizers:

l Chinese Society for Sustainable Development，CSSD (The Experimental Demonstration Work Committee) 

l Shenzhen Society for Sustainable Development

l Science-Innovation Institute of Sustainable  Development,Longgang,Shenzhen.（SISD)

Time: May 8, 2025, 20:00-22:00

Location: Online, Zoom conference

Agenda: Preparations for the forum are progressing in an orderly manner, and please pay attention to the agenda which will be released in SISD official website:https://sisd.org.cn/.

If you are interested in participating, please scan the code and submit your application.

Contacts：

Ms. Liu 13618026949 

Ms. Ma 15363391711

At the same time, we would like to collect innovative cases of sustainable development for China cities. If you have excellent cases, we expect you to send the practice information to sisd@sisd.org.cn. We will select some of them and submit them to STI Forum. We’re looking forward to your letter and jointly promote the sustainable development of the city!

Side Event Committee Secretariat

April 10, 2025

Appendix:

The tenth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from Wednesday, 7 May, to Thursday, 8 May 2025. The Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC His Excellency Mr. Bob Rae, who had appointed two co-chairs - H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations and H.E. Ms. Elina Kalkku, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations. As per its mandate, the Forum will be organized by the UN interagency task team on STI for the SDGs (IATT), convened by UN-DESA and UNCTAD, and the 10-Member Group of high-level representatives appointed by the Secretary General. 

As in previous years, the theme of the STI Forum will be closely aligned with that of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), to be held from Monday, 14 July, to Wednesday, 23 July 2025, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. The STI Forum will have an exclusive focus on the role and contributions of science, technology and innovation to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The 2025 HLPF will hold in-depth reviews of five SDGs: Goal 3. Ensure health and well-being for all; Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all; Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development; and Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development. 

Accordingly, the theme for the STI Forum 2025 is: “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, and evidence-based, science and technology solutions and innovations for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for leaving no one behind”.