[CODATA-international] 1st International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, 6-8 September 2021

[Asha CODATA]

The International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development
Goals is pleased to invite scientists, engineers, policymakers, and experts
from around the world to the 1st International Forum on Big Data for
Sustainable Development Goals for improved partnerships and networking
towards collaborative and collective efforts in Big Data to support the
SDGs.

The event will be hybrid and remote participation for international
delegates is without charge.  To register please visit the website
https://fbas2021.scimeeting.cn/

The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development entered its
“Decade of Action” in 2020. However, its implementation still faces several
constraints such as lack of data, insufficient research on indicator
systems, and uneven progress in its implementation. Among these, the need
for data and methods is the most important and urgent.

Science, technology and innovation play an important role in providing
solutions to several of these challenges. Therefore, the United Nations
initiated the “Technology Facilitation Mechanism” (TFM) to promote and
improve scientific and technological support for policy interventions and
decision support systems towards achieving sustainable development goals
(SDGs). One of the key requirements is to improve capacity to analyze and
utilize data for scientific and technological progress through a strong
focus on research on big data and its integration with data from different
natural and social science domains. This encompasses land, ocean,
atmosphere, urban settlements, and human activity and holds immense
potential for new solutions towards SDGs.

The International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development
Goals (CBAS) will support the implementation of the United Nations 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development. It aims to be a public science and
technology platform for big data for sustainable development, a center for
scientific research on sustainable development, a hub for innovations
in data information services and technologies, a high-end think tank on
sustainable development, and a center for developing talent and improving
human capacity through education and training. Through these roles, CBAS
will serve United Nations agencies and Member States in implementing the
United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

CBAS will be officially inaugurated on 6 September 2021, and to mark this
important occasion, the 1st International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable
Development Goals (FBAS 2021) will be held in Beijing, China, from 6 to 8
September 2021. The theme of the forum is “Big data towards achieving
Sustainable Development Goals”, with a special focus on building a
digital silk road and global partnership for SDGs, innovation and
demonstration of big data applications for sustainable development,
cutting-edge technologies and information platforms for assessing SDGs,
Digital Earth and sustainable development, and Big Earth Data to support
SDGs.

Thanks,

Asha

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