Do open science practices help to maximise the impact of scientific production on sustainable development?

Join us for STRINGS' official side event to the UN STI Forum 2021. We’ll be sharing findings and recommendations from our research into how science, technology and innovation (STI) can be better aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and exchanging perspectives on how these can be applied to harness the power of STI for SDGs in the Decade of Action. Event description Billions of dollars are spent every year on STI but our understanding of how this supports the SDGs is limited. The complex relationships between SDGs and the actors involved make it difficult to assess the contribution STI can make. To accelerate progress and address inequalities in how STI is prioritised, we must unpack this complexity, improve understanding of plural pathways, and steer STI investments to better address the SDGs. The STRINGS project is producing an unprecedented mapping of how different areas of STI relate to SDGs, and their complex interlinkages. Using this mapping, we provide evidence and tools to identify pathways to better align STI and the SDGs. Our results will improve understanding of how STI supports the SDGs and provide decision makers and STI users with evidence and tools to steer research and innovation towards

Three members of the STRINGS team will be presenting at Forecasting the future of sustainable development: approaches to modelling and the science of prediction, a free three-day online workshop organised by CEST – Centro per l’Eccellenza e gli Studi Transdisciplinari on 16-18 June 2021. Across the three days, contributions will be devoted to some of the most important topics related to the methodological, practical and ethical challenges aroused by the adoption of models and forecasting within public and private sustainable decision-making processes. On Wednesday 16 June, Prof Andy Stirling and Dr Tommaso Ciarli will appear as panellists in session titled Innovation and mathematics for Sustainable Development Goals. The session aims to provide an overview on the definitions, mathematical tools and innovation practices about Sustainable Development Goals. It is designed to enhance the discussion among policymakers, data scientists and stakeholders. On Friday 18 June, Prof Joanna Chatway will be delivering they keynote talk in a session titled Policy pull or science push? Expert advice to government in the post-normal era. The aim of this session is to frame the complex relationship between scientific advice and government policymaking, framing both (i) the risks which may occur in the shift from “evidence-based

The 2nd Calestous Juma Seminar, 'Steering Science, Technology and Innovation to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals' took place on November 29-30, 2021. STRINGS partners John Ouma-Mugabe, Paul Kombo and Nora Ndege discussed STI pathways to sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Lake Victoria Basin. Project lead Tommaso Ciarli also spoke at the event to introduce the STRINGS project, present their key findings and recommendations for future actions.