SDG 17.8: Strengthen the Science, Technology and Innovation Capacity for Least Developed Countries | ICCROM | Our Collections Matter

Strengthen the science, technology and innovation capacity for least-developed countries (fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology).
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- International financial and other forms of support for science, technology and innovation in least-developed countries, notably from Global North countries, and in relation to information and communications technology.

Managing Low-cost Digitization Projects in Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States - A Manual
“A key issue is the inability – often associated with budgetary constraints – to undertake large-scale digitization projects which can enable their libraries, archives, museums and other holding places to continue providing services in health emergencies that require little or no physical movement...
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