The 2017 Global Science, Technology & Innovation Conference (G-STIC 2017) is the first in a series of Global Science, Technology & Innovation Conferences. The G-STIC series will bring together key stakeholders from the science, technology and innovation communities, including the private sector, and provide a forum to review, discuss and identify internationally relevant technological innovations that can lead the world on a more sustainable course.

The series is hosted jointly by: VITO (a Belgian research and technology organization on cleantech and sustainable development) and its international partners the Asian Institute of Technology, the Indian Institute of Technology and TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute). G-STIC 2017 will focus on 9 distinct technology themes, to impact the change towards sustainable development models: agriculture; circular economy; carbon dioxide as a resource; energy; information and communication technologies (ICTs) as enabling technology; sustainable technology and development; technology for climate change mitigation & adaptation; urbanization; and water.