The SPECA Working Group on Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development (WG on ITSD) is a subsidiary body within the governing structure of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA). It was created by decision of the SPECA Governing Council taken at its 14th session (Ashgabat, 21 November 2019), following a proposal by the SPECA Working Group on Knowledge-based Development (WG on KBD) to update its name and terms of reference to better reflect the priorities of the SPECA countries under the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The SPECA WG on KBD was first established following the decision by the SPECA Governing Council taken at its second session (Berlin, 14 November 2007) to broaden the mandate of the previous Project Working Group on ICT for Development (PWG on ICT) and to form it into the Project Working Group on Knowledge-based Development.
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| Working Group Activities |
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| Fourth Session of the SPECA Working Group on Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development and Subregional workshop 18-19 October 2023 (Tashkent Uzbekistan) Meeting page |
| Working with venture funds and business angels: UNECE practical online training for staff of business incubators and accelerators in the SPECA sub-region 16 March 2023, Virtual mode: online platform, (Geneva, Switzerland) Meeting page |
| Online training for SPECA countries “Development of business incubators and start-up accelerators: training for university management” 21 February 2023, Virtual mode: online platform, (Geneva, Switzerland) Meeting page |
| Online training for SPECA countries "Effective management and development of business incubators and accelerators" 27-29 September 2022, Virtual mode: online platform, (Geneva, Switzerland) Meeting page |
| Third Session of the SPECA Working Group on Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development 20 July 2022, Hybrid mode, (Almaty, Kazakhstan) Meeting page News item |
| Expert Group Meeting on Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development 19-20 July 2022, Hybrid mode, (Almaty, Kazakhstan) Meeting page News item |
| Webinar “New approaches to innovation policy in the transition economies of the SPECA sub-region” 19 May 2022, Virtual mode: online platform, (Geneva, Switzerland) Documents |
| Training for SPECA policymakers on supporting innovative high-growth enterprises in the SPECA sub-region 15 February and 17 February 2022, Virtual mode: online platform, (Geneva, Switzerland) Documents |
| Webinar: Challenges and opportunities for supporting innovative, high-growth enterprises in the SPECA countries 23 December 2021, Virtual mode: online platform , (Geneva, Switzerland) Documents |
| Second Session of the SPECA Working Group on Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development and Sub-regional SPECA workshop on Innovation for Sustainable Development 20-21 October 2021, Hybrid mode: online platform, (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) Documents |
| Supporting Innovation Policy for Sustainable Development in SPECA: The second meeting of the Task Force on the Roadmap for the Development of the Innovation Ecosystem of Kyrgyzstan until 2025 8 September 2021, virtual modality Documents |
| Supporting Innovation Policy for Sustainable Development in SPECA: The first meeting of the Task Force on the Roadmap for the Development of Innovation Support Infrastructure in the Kyrgyzstan until 2025 9 June 2021, virtual modality Documents |
| Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) gap assessment of SPECA countries 26 November 2020, virtual modality Documents |
| First Session of the SPECA Working Group on Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development 30 July 2020, virtual modality (Country chair - Kazakhstan) Documents |
| From ideas to applications: Sharing best practices on incubators, science parks and technology transfer 21-23 October 2019, Moscow, Russian Federation Documents |
| Eleventh Session of the SPECA Working Group on Knowledge-based Development and Regional Workshop on Innovation and Technology Applications for Sustainable Development 26-27 June 2019, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Documents |
| Tenth Session of the SPECA Working Group on Knowledge-based Development and Regional Workshop “Innovation Strategy, Technology Applications and Infrastructure for the SDGs” 4-5 July 2018, Baku, Azerbaijan Documents |
| Ninth Session of the SPECA Working Group on Knowledge-based Development and Regional Workshop “Making innovation work for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” 22-23 June 2017, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Documents |
| Eighth Session of the SPECA Working Group on Knowledge-based Development and Regional Workshop "Resilient ICT Connectivity for the Knowledge Economy, SDGs and the WSIS goals" 20-22 September 2016, Almaty, Kazakhstan Documents |
| Seventh Session of the SPECA Project Working Group on Knowledge-based Development and International Conference "Practical Steps Towards a Knowledge-based Economy" 16-17 June 2015, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Documents |
| Sixth Session of the SPECA Project Working Group on Knowledge-based Development and "Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development in SPECA countries" 11-12 June 2014, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Documents |
| Fifth Session of the SPECA Project Working Group on Knowledge-based Development 4 December 2013, Baku, Azerbaijan Prior to the session, ESCAP organized an expert consultation on the Asia-Pacific information superhighway on 3-4 December 2013. Documents |
| Regional Meeting on the Promotion and Financing of Innovative Green Technologies 19-20 November 2013, Almaty, Kazakhstan Expert Segment of the 2013 SPECA Economic Forum Documents |
| Joint National Seminar and Stakeholder Meeting on Promotion and Financing of Innovative Green Technologies 23-25 October 2013, Astana, Kazakhstan Documents |
| National Seminar and Stakeholder Meeting on Promotion and Financing of Innovative Green Technologies 15-17 May 2013, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Documents |
| Joint National Seminar and Stakeholder Meeting on Promotion and Financing of Innovative Green Technologies 7-9 November 2012, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Documents |
| Seminar on Information and Communication Technology Policy and Legal Issues for the Heads of Ministries and Agencies of Turkmenistan 13-14 June 2012, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Documents |
| Fourth Session of the SPECA Project Working Group on Knowledge-based Development 25 November 2011, Baku, Azerbaijan The Session will discuss the revised terms of reference of the Group, review implementation of its programme of work for 2011 and adopt the draft programme of work of the PWG for 2012-2013. Documents |
| International Conference on Knowledge-based Development and Innovative Entrepreneurship 24-25 November 2011, Baku, Azerbaijan Documents |
| Third Session of the SPECA Project Working Group on Knowledge-based Development and Related Capacity-building Workshop 28-30 September 2010, Astana, Kazakhstan Documents |
| Seminar on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights 11 November 2009, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Documents |
| Regional Capacity-Building Seminar in the Area of Financing of Innovative Enterprises, Commercialization of Intellectual Property and Public-Private Partnerships 10-11 November 2009, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Documents |
| Second Session of the SPECA Project Working Group on Knowledge-based Development 9 November 2009, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Documents |
| Inauguration Session of the SPECA Project Working Group on Knowledge-based Development 12 November 2008, Baku, Azerbaijan Documents |
| Regional Capacity-building Seminar on Information and Communication Technology Policy and Legal Issues with Special Reference to eCommerce Development 13-14 November 2008, Baku, Azerbaijan Documents |
| National Capacity-building Seminar on Information and Communication Technology Policy and Legal Issues 1-2 July 2008, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Documents |
| Past Activities |
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Project Working Group on ICT for Development |
| National Capacity-building Seminar on Information and Communication Technology Policy and Legal Issues 30-31 October 2007, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Documents |
| Workshop on Broadband and ICT Development for Improved Communications in Central Asia 21-22 June 2007 , Tashkent, Uzbekistan Documents |
| Regional Seminar on Capacity-Building for ICT Policymaking in Central Asia 11-14 July 2006, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Documents |
| Inaugural Session 5-6 December 2005, Baku, Azerbaijan Documents |