2025 STI Forum Side Event
Gender Equity and Global Partnership: A Global South Perspective
Time:
08:00-10:00 NEW YORK (GMT-4)
14:00-16:00 GENEVA (GMT+2)
20:00-22:00 BEIJING (GMT+8)
Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6504 6223
Passcode: 694944
Concept Note:
This side event explores a Global South perspective to enhance women's leadership in global partnerships and open science-driven reforms in research evaluation systems. Aligned with UNESCO Programme, and the China-Brazil-South Africa-AU Open Science Initiative’s inclusive goals,discussions are set around:
1.Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Strategies to overcome barriers for women in international leadership roles, including education, policy support for women's employment in line with SDG 8. Case studies will showcase successful models of empowering women in global decision-making.
2.Open Science Reshaping Research Evaluation: Examines how open data, open access, and transparent peer review challenge traditional metrics, exploring the opportunities for equitable, globally monitored collaborative evaluation frameworks. Discussions will address Global South-led monitoring tools in line with SDG 17.
3.Building Gender-Equitable Ecosystems: In bio-medical sciences, pilot presentations will be focused on gender-responsive health research and equitable resource allocation. In publication business, attention will be leveraged on digital innovations (e.g., interactive platforms) to safeguard gender equality. These efforts aim to bridge gaps from knowledge production to societal application, fostering policy and cultural shifts for SDG 3, SDG 5.
The outcomes of this event will be integrated into IDSSD Programme, strengthening South-South collaboration for inclusive STI governance.
Moderators:
Prof. Wei YANG (M), Chair of CCOS, formal President of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah Yam (F), Interim Vice-President & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Innovation Centre), The University of Hong Kong, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
List of Speakers:
Prof. Lidia Arthur BRITO (F), UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences
Prof. Quarraisha Abdool KARIM (F), President of TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries)
Dr. Lynn LI (F), President of Elsevier Greater China
Dr. Paolo MANGHI (M), the Chief Technology Officer of the OpenAIRE
Prof. Catherine Louise Ruby MERRY(F), Professor of Stem Cell Glycobiology at University of Nottingham, Visiting Professor at Uppsala University, Sweden
Dr. Niels Peter THOMAS (M), Springer Nature, Managing Director Books
Prof. Xiang YU (F), Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Peking University
Learn more: https://sdgs.un.org/tfm/STIForum2025
