“Inclusive Capitalism, Technological advances, and the Sustainable Development Goals as key elements to promote Sustainable Economic and Social Innovation”
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Title, URL, Summary, Language and Publication Date
- Technology and gender equality: putting women and girls at the center of innovation
https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/technology-and-gender-equality%E2%80%94bringing-women-and-girls-centre-innovation
Promoting gender equality in technology is indeed a rights issue, but it goes beyond issues of justice.
English – March 14, 2023 - Governments and companies must collaborate on sustainability
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2023/03/radical-collaboration-for-a-sustainable-future-the-case-for-sustainability-collaboration/
Governments should implement regulations and incentives to encourage collaboration on sustainability, and companies should see collaboration as an opportunity.
English – March 17, 2023 - Sustainable methane utilization technology through photocatalytic halogenation with alkaline halides
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36977-0
Methyl halides are versatile platform molecules, which have been widely adopted as precursors to produce value-added fuels and chemicals. Despite their great importance, the ecological and economical synthesis of methyl halides remains a challenge.
English – March 14, 2023 - UN deputy chief warns of faltering progress towards SDGs
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/03/1134557
Multiple interconnected global crises are putting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at risk, both in the Arab region and the rest of the world, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned on Tuesday.
English – March 14, 2023 - Purdue's 'Whitest Paint in the World' Wins 2023 SXSW Innovation Award
https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/2023/Q1/purdues-worlds-whitest-paint-wins-2023-sxsw-innovation-award/
The world's whitest paint, developed by researchers at Purdue University and recognized in Guinness World Records, has been named the winner of the 2023 Innovation Award.
English – March 14, 2023 - Expert Perspectives on Sustainable Freshwater Management: A World Water Day Perspective
https://news.nau.edu/expert-insights-on-sustainable-freshwater-management-a-perspective-on-world-water-day/
Expert Perspectives on Sustainable Freshwater Management: A World Water Day Perspective – The NAU Review
English – March 17, 2023 - 2023 MIPIM focuses on innovation, technology and sustainability
https://monacolife.net/2023-mipim-focuses-on-innovation-tech-and-sustainability/
The MIPIM real estate convention returns to talk about trends, challenges and the future of the market, and this year's edition has a strong focus on innovation, technology and sustainability.
English – March 14, 2023 - The key to sustainable cities may lie in increasingly sophisticated digital twins
https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2023/03/the-key-to-sustainable-cities-may-lie-in-increasingly-sophisticated-digital-twins/
Researchers offer first rigorous analysis of “in silico” equivalents of urban areas as a powerful tool for sustainable development
English – March 14, 2023