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1 Workshop on STI for the SDGs, Session 5, 28 Feb 2019,Bangkok. Taking stock and Lessons-Learnt from the startup phase of the TFM since 2015 Points of Lessons-Learnt to Accelerate Actions for SDGs February 28, 2019 Tateo Arimoto and Fumie Imabayashi* National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan Science & Technology Agency (JST) * & International Institute for Advanced Studies 1

2 Possible roles for the HLPF in strengthening the science-policy interface GSDR 2015, Chapter 1. Science Policy Interface for Sustainable Development : The scientific community has a crucial role to play by sharing its advice and evidence in a compelling manner with policy-makers and conducting a dialogue with them. 2

3 Science Policy Interface for SDGs STI for SDGs vs SDGs for STI Policy Boundary & public space Science Policy Interface Code of conduct Science Society & People Local/ Subnational - National - Regional - Global Policy Society SDGs 17 goals to be addressed ; poverty, hunger, health, education, gender, water, energy, economic growth, innovation, inequality, cities, consumption & production, climate Change, oceans, land, inclusive society, and global partnership Bridging Science, Society & Policy Evidence-informed policy making, Analysis and Design for real actions 〇 Co-creating solutions 〇 Building eco-system among multistakeholders Science Society STI enterprise : Disciplines Organizations, Sectors, Human capital, Resources, Information, Facilities

4 MIT UCL NAS (USA) SCJ (Japan) acatech (GE) U Tokyo IIT UBC The International Landscape & Building Dynamic Partnership of STI Enterprise for SDGs Development Agencies R&D Funding Agencies JSPS NEDO JST NSF National Academies Royal Society (UK) CAS (China) Colombia Stockholm U Cambridge U Australia VINNOVA AMED UKRI UKRI ERC Global Young Academy DFG NSFC Universities International IUPAP IUPAC TWAS IAP Pacific Rim ASENAN Univ. Networks American Assoc. Univ. JICA UNAID DFID Sida IDRC German OECD-DAC Global Research Council (GRC) Int l Science Council (ISC) [ICSU+ISSC] World Federation of Eng. Org. (WFEO) Int l Assoc. of Univ. (IAU) Univ. 21 (U21) Univ. network for SDGs SDSN NIH CNRS RIKEN NII CERN AIRI AIST Int l Network for Science Advice to Gov. (INGSA) Nat l/ Local Gov. IIASA NIST Member States Fraunhofer NARO EU-JRC Local/Sub-national National. Regional - Global G7 STI Forum for SDGs RISE CNRC-NRC NHGRI Helmholtz G20 Dynamic Partnerships; Building networks & system of systems for SDGs at institutional level IGES Nat l Res. Labs CEA Foreign Minister S&T Adviser Network (FAMSTAN) UN systems & Int l Org UNDESA UNCTAD UNESCO ITU World Bank UNGC Davos WBCSD Int l Fora AAAS SFSA JST/Agora CILAC STS forum CAST GFCC FAO UN SDGs Foundations G-STIC ESOF OECD NFIBF IBF Global Solution summit WHO Keidanren UNU UNEP Singapore BF FSB NAIC Philanthropies Gates foundation Rockefeller foundation Bertelsmann Stiftung Walton foundation Japan foundation WIPO IAEA COCN Business Federation IPCC IPBES UNIDO *There are many other organizations not listed here due to space limitation.

5 29 SDGs Future Cities selected by GOJ across Japan Selection criteria : universality, inclusiveness, participation, integration, transparency & accountability Sharing cases & experiences; Customization & Commonization

6 Winners of the Japan SDGs Awards Shimokawa-town, Hokkaido Successfully realizing regional vitalization through the SDGs Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka Supporting cities in developing countries to be more environmental friendly Okayama University Aligning its entire educational program with the SDGs <Shimokawa-town, Hokkaido : rural area> <Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka: Industrial area> Two mayors Invited at HLPF s Now Other winners; NPO Shinsei Palsystem Consumers' Co-operative Union Kanazawa Institute of Technology Saraya.Co.Ltd Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. Yoshimoto Kogyo Co.,Ltd. ITO EN. LTD. Yanagawa Elementary School, Koto-ku, Tokyo JOICFP 6

7 Big Earthquake, Tsunami and Fukushima nuclear accidents (March 2011): Recovery & Reconstruction of cities, local economies & QOL using STI in impacted areas with different context Sharing experiences & knowledge of recovery and reconstruction Match-making & capacity building Nationwide Network

8 STI for SDGs Roadmaps ; How to develop national / local ones? National/local needs 8 Modified by 10MG based on source original from Carl Dahlman (the World Bank consultant)

9 Recommendations to improve the TFM activities Highlighting STI at the UN / HLPF for implementing the SDGs - Enhancing science and policy interface at the UN to recognize importance of STI Understanding the overall framework of stakeholders to integrate agenda - Connecting with global, national and regional networks of STI Enhancing visibility of STI by having side-event at HLPF - Opportunity to form networks with high level of member states Improving format where leaders of private sectors, founders, investors, universities and national research institutes engage in the TFM and STI forum - Scheduling STI forum and related workshops in advance to invite influential people Two or three deliverables from the TFM for every four years - Producing creditable statement(s) to share STI perspectives/contribution for the SDGs 9

10 Thank you very much for your attention Tateo Arimoto

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