knowledge and capacity building for usage, innovation capacities, including ICTs,
(c) make the adjustments necessary in the national and international policy
frameworks to facilitate these actions, (d) substantially progress in the development,
transfer, and dissemination of such technologies and knowledge to developing
countries on favorable, concessional, and preferential terms; (e) ensure that our
global intellectual property regimes and the application of TRIPS flexibilities are
fully consistent with and contribute to the goals of sustainable development; (f)
make specific commitments to shifting public resources out of harmful technologies,
and into our sustainable development goals; and (g) promote the accelearation of the
innovation-to-market-to-public good cycle of clean and environmentally sound
technologies.
4.3 Investing in capacities for sustainable development
127. To achieve our goals, countries need to integrate them in national planning,
policy, budgets, law, and institutions. They will require integrated institutions that are
effective and human resources equipped with the skills and capacities to deliver
sustainable development. Governments, in consultation with all stakeholders, will need to
review national strategies and policies to support progress towards the goals, consistent
with national priorities.
128. These strategies will also have to be reviewed, and implemented at the local
level, with the full engagement of local authorities. In many instances, subnational and
local authorities, including mayors, are already leading the charge for sustainable
development. Institutional and human capacities will, in many cases, need to be
strengthened for effective implementation and monitoring. This includes bolstering
capacities to assess needs, collect data and formulate responses across sectors and
institutions.
129. Executive institutions, parliaments and the judiciary will need the capacity to
perform their functions in this endeavour. Also institutions of civil society must have the
capacity to perform their critical, independent role.
130. Developing countries will need support for capacity building. LDCs and postconflict
countries will have particularly urgent needs. For this, the United Nations is