BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (FBAS) is scheduled to be held in Beijing, capital of China, from September 6 to 8 this year.
The theme of the forum is "Big data for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)", with a special focus on building a digital silk road and global partnership for SDG, innovation and demonstration of big data applications for SDG, cutting-edge technologies and information platforms for assessing SDG, Digital Earth and sustainable development, and Big Earth Data to support SDG.
China in recent years has increased its reliance on science, technology, and innovation to promote economic and social development and is implementing new strategies which are consistent and complementary to its commitments to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
During the 75th UN General Assembly on September 22, 2020, China announced that it will set up the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals to support the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The center 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, and also a high-end think tank on sustainable development.
It is noted that Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will host the forum. The International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the CAS, and the Big Earth Data Science Engineering Program (CASEarth) will organize the forum. (Edited by Hu Pingchao, Wang Siyi with Xinhua Silk Road, hupingchao@xinhua.org)
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