Science and technology for development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2009
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SymbolA/RES/64/212
TitleScience and technology for development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
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Summary
Recognizes that science and technology, including information and communications technologies, are vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and for the full participation of developing countries in the global economy; requests the Commission on Science and Technology for Development to provide a forum within which to continue to assist the Economic and Social Council as the focal point in the system-wide follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society and to address within its mandate, in accordance with Council resolution 2006/46, the special needs of developing countries in areas such as agriculture, rural development, information and communications technologies and environmental management; encourages the UN Conference on Trade and Development, in collaboration with relevant partners, to continue to undertake science, technology and innovation policy reviews; calls for continued collaboration between UN entities and other international organizations, civil society and the private sector in implementing the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, with a view to putting the potential of information and communications technologies at the service of development through policy research on the digital divide and on new challenges of the information society, as well as technical assistance activities, involving multistakeholder partnerships.
Action note2009-12-21
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 66th plenary meeting
DraftA/C.2/64/L.49
Committee reportA/64/422/Add.3
Meeting record
A/64/PV.66
Agenda information
A/64/251 55c Science and technology for development. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY--DEVELOPMENT
Date[New York] : UN, 12 Mar. 2010
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3 p.
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Issued in GAOR, 64th sess., Suppl. no. 49.