Focus:
The RIWG aims to enhance, intensify, and strengthen research and innovation collaboration among the G20 member countries.
Priorities:
Priority 1: Open Innovation for Development.
Priority 2: Biodiversity Information for Sustainable Development.
Priority 3: Inclusion, Diversity, and Combatting Inequalities in Science, Technology and Innovation.
Deliverables:
Open Innovation for Development
- G20 Network of Open Innovation.
- Open Innovation Demonstrator Projects.
Biodiversity information for Sustainable Development
- International collaboration opportunities to grow biodiversity informatics efforts including capacity enhancement for data mobilisation and growing technical and scientific skills, promoting participation in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), and support for the continuation of the GBIF implemented “BID” [Biodiversity Information for Development] initiative.
Inclusion, Diversity, and Combatting Inequalities in Science, Technology and Innovation
- Utilise the UNESCO GO-SPIN Monitoring and Evaluation platform for tracking and analysis of inclusion and diversity policies.
- Analysis of innovation for inclusive development policies, models and approaches adopted by the G20 and propose recommendations on how to address gaps
- Declaration/recommendation on science popularisation (dissemination/citizen science).
- G20-UNESCO side event on women and girls in science.
