This year, she said, the forum would help identify solutions to foster science, technology and innovation from all countries. It would strengthen the dialogue among stakeholders, promote the sharing of ideas, and suggest initiatives and partnerships, all the while strengthening its role in facilitating knowledge transfer and offering space for networking. Describing the forum as “an incubator of ideas, initiatives and actions”, Ambassador Chatardová reminded that the forum deliberations will inform the High-Level Political Forum to take place in New York in July.