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International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation: Emerging International Policy Issues
Monday, 23 September - Tuesday 24
September 2002
Gutman Conference Center
Harvard Graduate School of Education
6 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA, USA
Organized by the Center for International Development at Harvard University, the
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, KSG; and the
Asia Programs at the Center for Business and Government at the Kennedy School of Government
In cooperation with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Geneva) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Vienna)
With financial support from the Rockefeller Foundation and the Asia Programs at the Center for Business and Government at the Kennedy School of Government
Conference Summary
Science and technology policy is emerging as one of the most important themes in global governance. Its centrality is partly because of the growing recognition of the role of science and technology in economic transformation and of the emergence of new international institutions designed to regulate technology-related affairs, such as international trade. The role of science and technology in meeting the needs of the developing world is also emerging as a central theme in international public policy, as reflected in the Millennium Development Goals agreed upon by governments at the Millennium Summit in 2000. These events have resulted in increased interest in the role of science and technology in international diplomacy.
To explore these issues, the Science, Technology and Innovation Program and the Asia Programs at the Center for Business and Government at the Kennedy School of Government will hold an international conference on “Science, Technology and Innovation: Emerging International Policy Issues” on September 23-24, 2002, at Harvard University.
The conference is convened in conjunction with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Asia Programs at the Center for Business and Government at the Kennedy School of Government.
The conference will be chaired by Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
The aims of the conference will be to:
(a) explore the conceptual frontiers of the relationships between science and technology and globalization, with particular emphasis on evolutionary theories;
(b) examine the role of technological innovation and industrial clusters in the competitiveness of emerging economies, with particular emphasis on Asia;
(c) identify ways of working with the private sector to ensure that new technologies (in the fields of communications, agriculture and human health) benefit the developing world in keeping with the Millennium Development Goals adopted by the United Nations; an
(d) outline the elements of the emerging field of science and technology diplomacy and outline options for improving international cooperation in the field of science and technology.
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