Third International Conference on Financing for Development: Addis Ababa Action Agenda 2015, para. 119
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We resolve to adopt science, technology and innovation strategies as integral elements of our national sustainable development strategies to help to strengthen knowledge-sharing and collaboration. We will scale up investment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and enhance technical, vocational and tertiary education and training, ensuring equal access for women and girls and encouraging their participation therein. We will increase the number of scholarships available to students in developing countries to enrol in higher education. We will enhance cooperation to strengthen tertiary education systems and aim to increase access to online education in areas related to sustainable development.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Education
Person(s) affected
Girls
Women
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
Third International Conference on Financing for Development: Addis Ababa Action Agenda (2015), A/RES/69/313, Annex, para. 119.