Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development A/RES/74/229 14. Emphasizes the importance of the participation of women and girls in science, technology and innovation, and further encourages the United Nations development system to support efforts to reduce gender disparity in these areas, with the cooperation of Member States and international collaborative research organizations; 15. Notes the importance of facilitating access to and sharing accessible and assistive technologies, through the transfer of technology on mutually agreed terms and other actions, to advance disability-inclusive development, ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities and promote their empowerment; 16. Encourages efforts to increase the availability of data to support the measurement of national innovation systems (such as the existing Global Innovation Index) and empirical research on innovation and development to assis t policymakers in designing and implementing innovation strategies in order to measure the impact of digital technologies for sustainable development; 17. Emphasizes the need to effectively harness technology to bridge the digital divides within countries and between developed and developing countries; 18. Encourages enhanced capacity-building support for developing countries in order to generate the use of high-quality, timely and reliable disaggregated data, and also encourages international cooperation, including through technical and financial support, to strengthen the capacity of national statistical systems; 19. Also encourages existing arrangements and the further promotion of international, regional, subregional and interregional joint multi -stakeholder research and development projects, as well as training programmes and university-touniversity collaborations where feasible, by mobilizing scientific and research development resources, facilities and equipment; 20. Calls upon Member States and the United Nations development system, and encourages other stakeholders, as appropriate, to continue to initiate, implement and support measures to improve the level of participation of scientists and engineers from developing countries in international collaborative research, science, technology and innovation projects; 21. Also calls upon Member States and the United Nations development system, and encourages other stakeholders, as appropriate, to continue to strengthen their support for the different science, technology and innovation partnerships with developing countries in primary, secondary and higher education, vocational education and continuing education; business opportunities for the private sector; science, technology and innovation infrastructure; and science, technology and innovation advice for developing countries; 22. Requests the Commission on Science and Technology for Development to continue to assist the Economic and Social Council as the focal point in the system wide follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society 5 and to continue its science, technology and innovation activities; 23. Encourages the Commission on Science and Technology for Development to discuss and explore innovative financing models, such as impact investment, as a means of attracting new stakeholders, innovators and sources of investment capital for science, technology, engineering and innovation-based solutions, in collaboration with other organizations, where appropriate; 24. Encourages the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in collaboration with relevant partners, such as the World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United Nations University, 19-22501 7/9