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Workshop on Global Governance of Technology:
Meeting the Needs of Developing Countries
20 April - 21
April 2001
Maxwell Dworkin Building, Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Organized by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Center for International Development
at Harvard University
With support from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and the Center for International Development at Harvard University
Conference Summary
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Science and technology is widely recognized as an important factor in the economic transformation of developing countries. However, the global economy is marked by extreme disparities in the creation of scientific and technical knowledge. The majority of the world’s scientific knowledge is generated and utilized in industrialized countries. Mobilizing this knowledge to meet the agricultural, health, communication and environmental needs of the poor has become one of the most important issues in international relations.
The aim of the workshop was to identify ways of using the world’s scientific and technological knowledge to meet the needs of the poor in developing countries. More specifically, the workshop examined: (a) linkages between science, technology and development; (b) national innovations systems and global trends in science and technology; (c) incentives measures for technological innovation; (d) international cooperation and assistance; and (e) technological capacity building and utilization in developing countries.
Presentations were based on comparative experiences from developed and developing countries. Participants were drawn from government, industry, academia, international organizations and civil society. The workshop was part of an on-going effort to explore the linkages between science, technology and globalization. It was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University and the Center for International Development at Harvard University.
The workshop built on the results of the Research Seminar on Global Governance of Biotechnology (January 31-April 25, 2001). Other related activities include the International Conference on Biotechnology in the Global Economy: Science and the Precautionary Principle, held in September 2000; as well as past conferences on Ethical Considerations, which took place September 24-25, 2001; Biotechnology in Developing Countries; Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge; and Institutional Innovation.
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