Innovation: applying knowledge in development

The Task Force on Science, Technology, and Innovation is part of the UN Millennium Project commissioned by the UN Secretary-General to advise on the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals arising from the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000. It is one of 10 task forces charged with addressing sectoral and thematic areas. The task force's work focused on Goal 8, target 18, which charges the international community “in cooperation with the private sector, [to] make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communication.”