The Addis Ababa Action Agenda underlined the importance of science, technology and innovation policies at the national level to ensure that science, technology and innovation serve as driving forces and enablers in fulfilling the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Similarly, the African Union Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa 2024, which forms part of the set of measures for the first phase of implementing Agenda 2063, has prioritized science, technology and innovation policymaking as one of the four pillars of this undertaking. The United Nations inter-agency task team on science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals and the 10-member group appointed by the Secretary-General launched the science. technology and innovation road map initiative in pursuit of those same goals.
