RIS Discussion Paper Series - SDG Gaps and Technology Needs in Developing Countries:

Box 1: State of the SDGs The G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration acknowledges, “At the midway point to 2030, the global progress on SDGs is off-track with only 12 per cent of the targets on track” Despite the efforts in recent years, SDG gaps have widened across the globe and more particularly in developing countries which has brought back the focus on social sector goals. [...] The challenge, however, is the iniquitous distribution of technology resources and the failure of developed countries to actually contribute to indigenous STI capacities in developing countries, more so because of historical colonial dependency in many cases. [...] Nevertheless, the roadmap on innovation is equally important because of the rapid pace of technological change and emerging possibilities of co-creation of knowledge and their stake in the solutions that are directly relevant to the local context. [...] Regional and social asymmetries in terms of natural, institutional and economic endowments have to be incorporated into policy-making to design technological tools in accordance with the adaptive nature of the regions and societies. [...] Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals: Towards a Rescue Plan for People and Planet: Report of the Secretary-General (Special Edition) United Nations Inter-Agency Task Team on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs and European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Progress report of the Global Pilot Programme on STI for SDGs Roadmaps, EUR 30776 EN, Publications Office of the Eur.