“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
- Four ways AI can boost sustainable development
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2023/11/ai-sustainable-development/
AI's unparalleled capabilities for harnessing data allow it to be an invaluable tool for sustainable development, from producing innovative solutions to winning society over to the cause.
English – November 13, 2023 - Tech Repair Fair Helps People Fix Their Devices, Not Get Rid of Them
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/11/technology-repair-fair-helps-people-doctor-their-devices-not-dump-them
The Technology Repair Fair helped visitors repair, reuse or recycle their old devices, while drawing attention to the environmental impacts of computing.
English – November 16, 2023 - PhD graduate wins best thesis award for research in printed organic electronics
https://www.colorado.edu/mse/2023/11/14/phd-graduate-earns-best-thesis-award-printed-organic-electronics-research
Elliot Strand (MatSci PhD'23) is being honored for his PhD research, “Printed Organic Electronics for Plant and Environmental Monitoring.” Strand successfully defended his thesis earlier this year and is now awarded the 2023 Best Doctoral Thesis Award.
English – November 14, 2023 - Exclusive interview with Elkin Velásquez, UN-Habitat Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean
https://argentina.un.org/es/253008-entrevista-exclusiva-elkin-vel%C3%A1squez-representante-regional-de-onu-habitat-para-am%C3%A9rica
"It is essential to create cities that are not only sustainable but also inclusive, connected and safe," said Velásquez during his visit to Argentina.
Spanish – November 17, 2023 - Unleashing Africa's full potential to accelerate the SDGs
https://unsdg.un.org/latest/stories/unlocking-africa%E2%80%99s-full-potential-sdg-acceleration
The piece provides a useful signal about unleashing Africa's full potential to accelerate the SDGs and helps read the week from the intersection between sustainability, innovation and responsibility.
English – November 15, 2023 - Lighthouse programs in research and innovation in sustainability
https://scnat.ch/en/uuid/i/3455831d-c584-5cdc-b4c5-20a213e8c219-Lighthouse_Programmes_in_Sustainability_Research_and_Innovation
This report argues that one of the most effective ways to support sustainable development through research and innovation is to establish large integrated funding programmes, which we refer to here as lighthouse programmes.
English – November 14, 2023 - Social innovation: an opportunity for business sustainability
https://www.unav.edu/web/instituto-de-biodiversidad-y-medio-ambiente/actualidad/blog-21/-/blogs/la-innovacion-social-una-oportunidad-para-la-sostenibilidad-empresarial
Blog. Institute of Biodiversity and Environment. University of Navarra
Spanish – November 18, 2023 - SUSTCERT4BIOBASED: Sustainability certification schemes and labels for bio-based industrial systems
https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/sustcert4biobased-sustainability-certification-schemes-labels-industrial-biobased-systems/39714/
SUSTCERT4BIOBASED aims to promote the adoption of effective sustainability certification systems and labels for bio-based industrial systems.
English – November 13, 2023