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An expert panel formed by the UN chief to advise him on the feasibility of a technology bank for the least developed countries has proposed it be headquartered in Turkey.
In a report to the UN Secretary-General in New York on Tuesday, it said the ‘Technology Bank and Science, Technology and Innovation Supporting Mechanism’ was ‘feasible and desirable’.
The panel suggested it to be established next year.
Ban Ki-moon had formed the high-level panel in November last year, seeking advice on the organisational and operational aspects of the proposed bank.
Romain Murenzi, Executive Director of The World Academy of Sciences in Italy, and former Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Scientific Research of Rwanda, was the Chair of the Panel.
Its members included five women and five men from the least developed countries (LDCs) and their development partners from the North and the South.
An expert panel formed by the UN chief to advise him on the feasibility of a technology bank for the least developed countries has proposed it be headquartered in Turkey.
In a report to the UN Secretary-General in New York on Tuesday, it said the ‘Technology Bank and Science, Technology and Innovation Supporting Mechanism’ was ‘feasible and desirable’.
The panel suggested it to be established next year.
Ban Ki-moon had formed the high-level panel in November last year, seeking advice on the organisational and operational aspects of the proposed bank.
Romain Murenzi, Executive Director of The World Academy of Sciences in Italy, and former Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Scientific Research of Rwanda, was the Chair of the Panel.
Its members included five women and five men from the least developed countries (LDCs) and their development partners from the North and the South.
