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Nelson Mandela International Day 2025

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2025's Nelson Mandela International Day: Celebrating Unity and Service

Celebration and Recognition

Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated annually on July 18th, Mandela's birthday, honoring his legacy and the values he stood for. In 2025, this day calls upon individuals worldwide to dedicate 67 minutes of their time to community service, reflecting the 67 years Nelson Mandela devoted to fighting for social justice.

Origin and Global Involvement

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SDG:

Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 1: No poverty

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Social Justice; Poverty eradication; Institutional Frameworks and international cooperation for Sustainable Development, Global

Progress towards Gender Equality in Research & Innovation – 2024 Review

Elsevier

Elsevier's 2024 Gender Equality Study Reveals 20 Years Of Progress, But Challenges Remain For Women in Research And Innovation​​

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SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth

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Gender equality and women's empowerment; Global Perspective; Diversity and inclusion, Global

Academic Spotlight: Inspirational Words from Aspiring Female Robotics Engineers

LexisNexis Risk Solutions
We’re passionate about helping students learn more about STEM, and through our academic program we give students the opportunity to collaborate on STEM-related projects involving innovative technologies like data analytics, robotics and AI. Since 2011, we have partnered with a number of universities to sponsor research projects, internships, robotics teams, scholarships, and other educational programs that provide students with access to hands-on learning and real-world engineering experience.
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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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Academia; community outreach; robotics; Gender equality and women's empowerment, Global

HPCC Systems® Overview

HPCC Systems Overview
LexisNexis Risk Solutions,

May 2024

Born from the deep data analysis experience of LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, HPCC Systems® is a proven, open source solution for Big Data insights that can be implemented by businesses of all sizes.  With HPCC Systems®, developers can design applications with Big Data at their core, enabling businesses to better analyze and understand data at scale. HPCC Systems® offers a consistent data-centric programming language, two processing platforms and a single, complete end-to-end architecture for efficient processing. Access to open source Big Data technology is vital for SDG 4 Quality education and SDG 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure.
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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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Capacity Building; Education; Industry; Technology

From Cells to Crochet: A Biomedical Engineer’s Microbial Artistry

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In this episode of the "World We Want" podcast, Márcia Balisciano interviews Dr. Ana Maria Porras, Assistant Prof of Biomedical Engineering, Crochet Artist, and Science Communicator. They discuss how biomedical engineering is helping develop better treatment strategies for tropical disorders, which have historically received very little attention.
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SDG:

Goal 17: Partnership for the goals; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Science; Health Disorders; Global Health, Global

Ocean Guardians: Healing Waters, Empowering Communities

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In this episode of the "World We Want" podcast, Márcia Balisciano interviews Marty Odlin, Founder and CEO, Running Tide. They discuss Running Tide's business model and how it plans to mitigate ocean acidification while remaining self-sustainable in the long run.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 2: Zero hunger

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Zero Hunger; Ecosystem Restoration; Climate Change, Global

Decoding the Patent Language for Global Sustainability

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In this episode of the "World We Want" podcast, Márcia Balisciano interviews Marco Richter, Global Head of Customer Success, LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions. They discuss how businesses and policymakers can leverage intellectual property (IP) frameworks to promote environment-friendly technologies and practices.
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SDG:

Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

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Intellectual Property Rights, Global

RELX SDG Inspiration Day 2024

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RELX SDG Inspiration Day 2024: Leading edge discussion on AI for sustainable development: the risks and opportunities The tenth RELX SDG Inspiration Day - a free, online event for thought leaders, corporate representatives, students, investors, government and NGOs to explore issues, gain practical insights and be inspired to take action in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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SDG:

Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

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innovation; Artificial Intelligence; Sustainable Development; Technology, Global

RELX SDG Inspiration Day 2024

SDG wheel with Age of AI event details
RELX

AI holds tremendous potential for advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  AI, particularly generative AI, provides new opportunities to analyse data and trends at pace and scale to further knowledge, allocation of resources and action.  Applications to address the global challenges presented by the SDGs such as poverty and hunger, human health, climate change, biodiversity and ocean degradation are potentially limitless.  Upskilling and access to AI technology will be critical, but how can we avoid an AI divide between the West and the rest?

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SDG:

Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

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Technology; health technology; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning, Global

Mapping Innovations

Mapping Innovations Patents and the Sustainable Development Goals report front cover
LexisNexis Legal & Professional
This comprehensive report produced by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) presents an extensive analysis of patents mapped to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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SDG:

Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

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Technology; patents, Global

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