The Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) organised a side event on “Fostering regional cooperation – building partnerships between scientific and research councils in the Asia Pacific region” jointly with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India on 26 February 2025, online. The event was organized as a side event of the 12th APFSD scheduled from 25 to 28 February 2025 under the theme: “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for leaving no one behind in Asia and the Pacific” at the United Nations Conference Center (UNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand.
The side event provided a platform to share India’s viewpoint and knowledge on the specific role of Scientific institutions in providing updated research and development information on the technological advancements that has the potential to be scaled up within the country as well as showcasing across the Asia Pacific region.