Index. Setting the scene Ecosystems and evolution Measuring Innovation From SDGs to SDIs South-South cooperation Moving forward

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1 UN Sustainable Development Goals and Innovation (aka STI): report from the Multi Stakeholder Forum Anilkumar D. Dave Index Setting the scene Ecosystems and evolution Measuring Innovation From SDGs to SDIs South-South cooperation Moving forward MAKE 1

2 First annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) 6 Jun Jun 2016 UNHQ, New York Side-event: Let s get real! How do we walk the talk to make STI work for SDGs? Take home messages bag The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were the eight international development goals established during the Millennium UN Summit in 2000 (following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration). All 189 United Nations member states at the time (there are 193 currently) committed to help achieve the MDGs by

3 The Heads of State and Government and High Representatives meeting (25-27 September 2015 c/o UN HQ NY) have adopted a historic decision on a comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centered set of universal and transformative goals and targets. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (along with 169 targets) encompass a broad spectrum of challenges and will stimulate action over the next 15 years. In the list of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their associated targets, the word science appears 10 times; technology shows up 31 times and finally innovation reveals itself 17 times. Clearly, Science, Technology and Innovation or STI are perceived as important instruments that can help the world attain the SDGs The immediate follow-up was the creation of a Technology Facilitation Mechanism thus challenging the set-up of an innovation eco-system for growth and poverty reduction. Urbanization sustainability, environment protection and (water) sanitation, affordable and clean energy, sustainable consumption and production are some of the global trends that could drive the innovation revolution. 3

4 STI for SDGs: Triggering failures (so far) or lessons learnt? Developed Countries Developing Countries Multinat. PA (ie gov) R&D Intermediaries Consultants Associations Unions PA (ie gov) FDIs Multinationals Accelerators start-ups Unicorns (?) HEI PA NGOs Not-for-profit Incubators VCs R&D Crowdfund. (citizen) PPPs HEI Micro-enterprises citizen 4

5 Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck Anilkumar Dave 1972 as late as possible Charles Darwin If an organism changes duringevolution life is affecting the ecosystem Organisms as a are all different and that order to adapt to its environment, whole thoseand not only the single species thoseor which happen to have changes are passed on to its offspring. elements; it requires more adaptability variations that help them to survive Change is made by what the organisms and increases the overall entropy. The in their environments survive and want or need new habitat is characterized by smart species (ie start-ups, innosmes), have new more offspring. Other fields (ie digital economy), individuals, new that are not so well innovation approaches (Inclusive, adapted, Frugal, die off Reverse) and new challenges (SDGs!). Anilkumar D. Dave Multi-stakeholder Forum on STI for the SDGs 6/6, NY UNHQ 5

6 The Technology Achievement Index (TAI) is used to measure how well a country is creating and diffusing technology and building a human skill base The countries that rank highest are described as technological leaders: Finland, US, Sweden and Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore. The second level of potential leaders in technology includes many developing countries: Malaysia, Mexico, Argentina, Costa Rica and Chile. The third level, dynamic adopters, includes: Iran, South Africa, Panama, Brazil, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and others hive.nic.in/index.php mmes/horizon2020/ Credits to orlds-leading-nations-innovation-andtechnology/224/ 6

7 (G)Localisation VS Reverse Innovation 7

8 STRATEGY Direction Support policies PEOPLE Mindset/ Skillset Skills and competences STRUCTURE Power Embedded in ecosystems Ref. Galbraith STAR Model, «Designing Organisations», San Francisco, 2002 REWARD Motivation Added value services PROCESSES Information Defeat socio-econ. values Reverse Innovation VS Sustainable Dev. Innovations 8

9 New Old paradigm MAKE Developed Developing Developing MAKE South-South cooperation 9

10 MAKE South-South cooperation MAKE Forward Urbanization sustainability, environment protection and (water) sanitation, affordable and clean energy, sustainable consumption and production are some of the global trends that could drive the innovation revolution. Where is SSH?? 10

11 The ones who things happening, The ones who asks has happened? The ones who MAKES things happen [Jim Lovell] Anilkumar D. Dave Thanks to Andrea Ragazzon for the graphic support, and to Ezio Bosso for his wonderful and inspiring music during my sleepless nights 11