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The 蘑菇视频 Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries (Technology Bank) in collaboration with the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) developed a program to support least developed countries (LDCs) to establish academies of sciences where they do not exist and support existing academies of sciences. In March 2021, the program supported the establishment of the academy of sciences in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The program…
This article was published in the Trade Insight Volume 17 No. 3-4, South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE) When connectivity infrastructure, an enabling policy environment and private sector engagement work in tandem in the LDCs, science, technology and innovation have the potential to respond to systemic issues. Mo she Kao, Federica Irene Falomi, Jaye Sergeant and Chen-Wen Cheng Science, technology and innovation (STI) have…
This article was published in the Trade Insight Volume 17 No. 3-4, South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE) The failure to place productive capacity-building at the centre of the next ‘LDCs PoA’ will be a missed opportunity. Taffere Tesfachew November 2021 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the least developed country (LDC) category by the United Nation’s General Assembly (蘑菇视频GA). To properly understand the…
6 April 2022, Maseru – Today the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology (MCST) launched the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) Report for Lesotho on the last day of the three-day TNA workshop in Maseru with support from the United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries (蘑菇视频 Technology Bank) and Commonwealth Secretariat. The MCST has successfully completed its technology needs assessment process through the support of the…
Science, technology and innovation are critical tools towards achieving sustainable development goals in the least developed countries. Scientific knowledge enables full utilization of newly acquired and existing technologies and promotes the local capacity to address local needs on a sustainable basis for research and development. The 蘑菇视频 Technology Bank, as a focal point on science, technology and innovation for least developed countries, is…
Are we able to reimagine a world where clean air, water and food are available to all? Where economies are focused on health and well-being? Where cities are livable, and people have control over their health and the health of the planet? - World Health Day 2022, WHO Themed “our planet, our health”, World Health Day 2022 emphasizes the interdependence between the health of the planet and human health. Poor environmental conditions, including…
Masulani Bokola, an industrial design engineering masters’ student of the first cohort International Design Education (IDE) Program, a joint initiative by the United Nations Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries (蘑菇视频 Technology Bank), World Eco-Design Conference (WEDC) and Zhejiang University, Ningbo (ZJU, Ningbo), shared with us his experiences how this Program has changed him and gives his advice to prospective students. Born in 1998…
2 February 2022, Gebze – The 蘑菇视频 Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries (蘑菇视频 Technology Bank) and the Government of the Republic of Turkey signed a five-year Financial Agreement today at the 蘑菇视频 Technology Bank’s headquarters in Gebze, Turkey. The newly signed Financial Agreement marked Turkey’s continuous support to the world’s 46 least developed countries (LDCs) for their development in science, technology and innovation (STI) in reaching…
Gebze/Ningbo - The 2022 application period to the International Design Education (IDE) Program is open from January 26 to February 28, 2022. Aiming to provide educational support to the world’s 46 least developed countries (LDCs), scholarship opportunities are provided to students of the LDCs. Eligible students who hold Bachelor’s degrees can submit an online application here with supporting documents. Upon review process, selected students will…
To apply, please follow the application guide and instructions. Update: To encourage more students from the LDCs to participate, the deadline for applying to the IDE program is extended to 31 March 2022, 11:00 am EST. Gebze/Ningbo - The 2022 application period to the International Design Education (IDE) Program is open from January 26 to February 28, 2022. Aiming to provide educational support to the world’s 46 least developed countries (LDCs)…








