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Technological solutions for the SDGs
Lunch meeting – May 16
Opening remarks
H.E. Ambassador Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve Permanent Representative of Belgium to the UN
H.E. Ambassador Tanmaya Lal
Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN
Integrated technological solutions with transformative
impact on the SDGs Dirk Fransaer – Managing Director VITO
STI Forum NY - 16 May 2017
Buildings – energy – CO2
Legislation (energy performance of buildings)
Increase average price
Decrease access to affordable housing
Deep geothermal
Integrated water/waste solutions • ANDICOS® system (ANaerobic DIgestion by Combining Organic
waste and Sewage) • Domestic wastewater is combined with organic domestic waste • From energy consumption to energy production
Rural India/Africa – sustainable energy
Integrating New and Sustainable Technologies for Elimination of Poverty
Sector-specific & disjointed Cross-sector linkages not explored
Subsidy-driven
• 35% of cultivation wasted due to lack of cold chains
• 75% of rural households use wood and chips for cooking
• 50% of villages have water quality problems
• Lack of market intelligence results in distress sales
RESULTS IN
Problem specific Region specific
Cross-sector linkages established No Subsidies
• Access to affordable technology
• Integrated approach
• Viable business model
SOLUTION
ICT Services
Healthcare Access to Education Financial services Energy
solutions
Water & Sanitation
Agri-technology
Livelihood
CLEANTECH FOR
TRANSITION
Large scale deployment
• Coupled to storage (electricity/cold) • Economic development
BRUSSELS 23 – 25 OCTOBER 2017
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE SDGS
Thank you and look forward to meeting you in Brussels!
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
THEMATIC CLUSTERS G-STIC 2017
ENERGY
URBANI-ZATION
WATER
AGRI-CULTURE & FOOD
SUST. TECH. &
DEV.
CLIMATE-SMART TECHNOLOGY
ICT AS ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT
GENDER MAINSTREAMING
TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR SDGS gstic.org
G-STIC is a process, an independent tech expert
movement in support of the SDGs
TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR SDGS
Thank you and looking for to meeting you in Brussels
23-25 October 2017 TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR SDGS