Participation of Business Sector Entities, Including the Private Sector, in the Work of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development

E/DEC/2007/216View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Decision of the Economic and Social Council, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2008–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is E/DEC/2025/325

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	E/DEC/2025/325	Participation of business sector entities, including the private sector, in the work of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development	254	95%Compare
2021	E/DEC/2021/257	Participation of business sector entities, including the private sector, in the work of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development	248	96%Compare
2015	E/DEC/2015/245	Participation of business sector entities, including the private sector, in the work of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development	242	95%Compare
2011	E/DEC/2011/238	Participation of business sector entities, including the private sector, in the work of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development	236	—
2010	E/DEC/2010/228	Participation of business sector entities, including the private sector, in the work of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Business Private Sector

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7 paragraphs

At its 11th plenary meeting, on 26 April 2007, the Economic and Social Council, recalling paragraphs 14, 15 (b) and 16 of its resolution 2006/46 of 28 July 2006, entitled “Follow-up to the World Summit on the Information Society and review of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development”:

(a) Decided that, on an exceptional basis, without prejudice to existing rules of procedure, business sector entities, including the private sector, accredited to the World Summit on the Information Society may participate in the work of the Commission in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Council;

(b) Requested the secretariat of the Commission to propose to the Council lists of business sector entities, including the private sector, not accredited to the World Summit on the Information Society that have expressed the wish to participate in the work of the Commission, for consideration and approval by the Council in a timely manner, to enable them to participate, on an exceptional basis, in the work of the Commission in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Council;

(c) Decided that, until otherwise decided by the Council, the special arrangement set out in paragraph 15 (b) of Council resolution 2006/46 and paragraph (b) above should apply to decision-making with regard to the participation of business sector entities, including the private sector, not accredited to the World Summit on the Information Society that may in the future express the wish to participate in the work of the Commission;

(d) Emphasized that the present decision was taken on an exceptional basis, without prejudice to the established rules of procedure of the United Nations, in particular the provisions of Council resolution 1996/31 of 25 July 1996 concerning the accreditation and participation of

non-governmental organizations and other major groups in the work of the Council and its subsidiary bodies, and that it should not be construed as a precedent;

(e) Decided to review, in 2010, the list and modalities of participation of business sector entities, including the private sector, in the work of the Commission.

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