Sessions are announced - Submit your abstract!
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The 3rd International Conference on Technologies for Development: What is Essential? will take place at EPFL on 4-6 June 2014.
The conference will offer a high-level platform to take part in cutting-edge discussions in the field of technologies for development.
Conference Themes
- What are the needs for essential technologies?
- What are successful processes to develop and deploy essential technologies?
- How can we evaluate the impact of technologies? How does impact measurement drive innovation?
Core Areas
- Technologies for sustainable development of habitat and cities
- Information and communication technologies for the environment
- Science and technology for disaster risk reduction
- Technologies for sustainable energy
- Medical technologies
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS / Deadline 14 October 2013
The UNESCO Chair invites authors from research, industry, policy or civil society to submit their abstracts under one of the announced conference sessions : http://cooperation.epfl.ch/2014Tech4Dev/Sessions
Abstracts in English should be submitted before 14 October 2013. Instructions for the submission of abstracts and the application for financial assistance can be found on the conference website: http://cooperation.epfl.ch/2014Tech4Dev