Reverse Linkage

111 DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION with many of the most reputable development organizations including the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB); International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; the European Union; UNESCO; Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP); International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC), Astana, Kazakhstan; La main à la pâte Foundation, France; Ev-K2-CNR Foundation, Italy; Turkic World Educational and Scientific Cooperation Organization (TWESCO), Astana; Isfahan Science & Technology Town (ISTT) of Iran; Federation of Engineering Institutes of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP), Malaysia; and many other national and international organizations. ECOSF is especially proud to share a collaborating plat- form with IsDB on a number of projects, including the promotion of Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE) in the ECO region and IsDB’s Reverse Linkage programme, to build the capacity of partnering ECOmember states through the transfer of technology and the sharing of best practice. The Foundation is an accredited observer/stakeholder of the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) based in Bonn, Germany and a founder member of the Asian STI Think Tanks Network (ASTN) and the Asian Innovation Forums in South Korea. Together with KISTEP, ECOSF co-organ- ized the 3rd Asian Innovation Forum in Seoul in August 2017, bringing experts from the ECO region and beyond to disseminate best practice and the latest trends in green inno- vation technologies for the sustainable future as well as the implications of the fourth industrial revolution. The Foundation has been making great efforts to boost the exchange of scientists in and out of the ECO region, as well as further afield, for participation in various scien- tific and technological activities. The Foundation has also been facilitating the collaboration and cooperation between a number of leading institutions of its member states; has established a partnership with the Mustafa Prize for Science and Technology in the Islamic World with its secretariat established in Iran; and established collabora- tion with the Secretariat for the Advancement of Science and Technology in the Islamic World (SASTIW), based in Tehran, for enhancing cooperation between scientists and scholars in the ECO region. The Foundation also actively contributes towards the promotion of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), as well as research and monitoring of trans-boundary movement of species and diseases in the ECO region. ECOSF and KISTEP, Korea co-organized the 3rd Asian Innovation Forum in Seoul, South Korea on August 29, 2017. The Forum provided a platform to seek new possibilities by bringing together innovation leaders, policy makers, researchers and STI programme developers to share knowledge and experiences in science, technology and innovation in the Asian region. During the Forum, ECOSF organized a session on Green Innovation for a Sustainable Future to highlight and explore sustainable energy technologies for inclusive and sustainable growth in Asia. The session brought together expert panellists from diverse backgrounds to discuss the role of governments, academia and businesses in promoting a clean and renewable energy industry in Asia to achieve a sustainable future Image: ECOSF