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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵIDO's 9th Ministerial Conference of the LDCs

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Event Date
From 25 Nov 2021 to 26 Nov 2021
Time
From 1:00pm to 1:00pm (UTC)

Background

This year's Ministerial Conference of the LDCs will be held on 25-26 November 2021, immediately prior to the , and will serve as the last global pre-event towards Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ LDC5. The Ministerial Declaration stemming from the Ministerial Conference will mainstream the DPoA into the policy orientations building Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵIDO Operational Strategy and Implementation Plan for the LDCs 2022-2031.

 

Side Events

25th November 2021

14:00 ¨C 15:30 (CET): ¡°Mainstreaming the 4IR in LDCs through Science, Technology and Innovation¡±

 

Key Objectives:

  • To present a policy paper which presents a compelling case for the rapid adoption of 4IR technologies by LDCs to achieve rapid economic growth and as well as meet their sustainable development and de-carbonization goals.
  • To invite distinguished speakers and experts to discuss how the LDCs can accelerate their transition to this new industrial paradigm despite the many development challenges they endure, as well as suggest practical recommendations by which LDCs can initiate their 4IR journey.

 

Speakers:

  • Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento, Managing Director, Directorate of Digitization, Technology & Agribusiness, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵIDO
  • B¨¦ata Habyarimana, Minister of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Kigali, Rwanda (tbc)
  • Ravi Gupta, CEO, Tambourine Innovation Ventures
  • Ratanakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
  • Joshua Setipa, Managing Director, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries
  • Sabine Dall¡¯Omo, Chief Executive Officer at Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa

 

Registration: Please register

 

26th November 2021

14:00 ¨C 14:15 (CET): Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵIDO Presentation: "From Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) to DPoA: Towards Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵIDO's Operational strategy for LDCs in the Next Decade"