X-Originating-IP: [195.49.1.49] From: "Vinayak Rao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Announcement Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 22:37:48 +0530 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GLOBALIZATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries Trieste, Italy 11-13 September 2001 Cosponsored by the Science, Technology and Innovation Program at Harvard University and The Third World Academy of Sciences One of the key features influencing the use of new technologies in developing countries is the changing character of research and development (R&D), especially in the industrialized countries. To better understand this process, the Science, Technology and Innovation Program, a joint effort of Harvard University's Center for International Development<HTTP: www.cid.harvard.edu> and Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs<HTTP: Home www BCSIA.nsf BCSIA ksgnotes1.harvard.edu> , is co-organizing with the Third World Academy of Sciences<HTTP: TWAS.html TWAS www.ictp.trieste.it> a two-day conference on Globalization of Research and Development: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries. The Conference is supported by the Rockefeller Foundation<HTTP: index.html www.rockfound.org> . The growing importance of private sector research, as well as the changing role of universities, has led to new R&D priorities and patterns of cooperation. Many of the policies being pursued by the developing countries and promoted by international organizations are based on outdated assumptions about the global patterns of R&D, neglecting the role of local knowledge and the importance of information technology in promoting research and knowledge networks even in marginal areas. A better understanding of the current R&D patterns, especially those arising from the impact of globalization, will assist developing countries and international institutions to design and apply realistic policy approaches towards technology development. This conference will begin by examining the new global organization of R&D, as well as the continually changing policies in the industrialized world and the political institutions that support them. Case studies will be analyzed, documenting the marginalization of developing countries with respect to R&D-inspired innovation. Finally, attention will turn to the policy challenges and opportunities for developing countries, presented by this globalization process. The goal will be to understand how to harness these opportunities and to outline some initial steps to realize them. The aim of this list is to announce updates to our website and forthcoming events hosted by the Science, Technology and Innovation Program, a joint activity of the Center for International Development at Harvard University and the Science, Technology and Public Policy Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University. List-Unsubscribe:<MAILTO:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe:<MAILTO:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Owner:<MAILTO:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archives: Select "Visit tech.cid Without Joining," then "Read Messages" at HTTP: lyris.pl?site = silver&enter=tech.cid cgi-bin silver.lyris.net> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mulai langganan: kirim e-mail ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stop langganan: kirim e-mail ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive ada di http://www.mail-archive.com/envorum@ypb.or.id
