UNU/UNESCO International Conference:
Globalization 2006
Programme and papers from Day 1: 23 August 2006
Public Symposium
UNU Rector Hans van Ginkel and UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura chat between sessions at the UNU/UNESCO Globalization conference in Yokohama, Japan. Photo: Jeremy Hedley, UNU.
10:00-10:30
Opening remarks and introduction
- Koïchiro MATSUURA, Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Mr. Matsuura's opening remarks
Video: English (00:20:13)
Video: Japanese
Left: UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura; UNU Rector Hans van Ginkel
- Hans van GINKEL, Rector, United Nations University (UNU)
Hans van Ginkel: Asahi Shimbun, Point of View 22 August 2006
Video: English (00:17:12)
Video: Japanese
Masayoshi Yoshino
- Masayoshi YOSHINO, Vice Minister, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
Video: English (00:05:44)
Video: Japanese
Akiko Yamanaka
- Akiko YAMANAKA, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Member of the House of Representatives, Japan
Ms. Yamanaka's address (Japanese) (64 KB PDF)
Video: English (00:07:30)
Video: Japanese
10:30-13:00
Keynote presentations: Science & Technology, Globalization, and Human Development and Security
Co-Chairs: Koïchiro MATSUURA, Director-General, UNESCO, and Hans van GINKEL, Rector, UNU
Five keynote speakers will present an overview of the changing roles of science and technology in peace and development. A brief Q&A period will follow each presentation.
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
- Science, Technology and Development
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri SIRINDHORN, Thailand
Science, Technology and Development
Video: English (00:54:44)
Video: Japanese
Koji Omi
- Globalization and the Knowledge Society
Koji OMI, Member, House of Representatives, Japan
Globalization and the Knowledge-based Society
Video: English (00:22:41)
Video: Japanese
Nagia Essayed
- Contemporary Challenges of Science and Technology - an African Perspective
Nagia ESSAYED, Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology, African Union
Video: English (00:18:23)
Video: Japanese
Goverdhan Mehta
- Science and Technology for a Better World: Retuning the Role of Science
Goverdhan MEHTA, President, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Science and Technology for a Better World: Retuning the Role of Science
Video: English (00:30:32)
Video: Japanese
Hama Arba Diallo
- Science, Technology, and Environmental Challenges
Hama Arba DIALLO, Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Video: English (00:23:00)
Video: Japanese
13:00-15:00
Lunch break
15:00-18:00
Panel discussion: Globalization, New Technologies, and Society
Co-Chairs: Kiyoshi KUROKAWA, President, Science Council of Japan, and Hans D'ORVILLE, Director, Bureau of Strategic Planning, UNESCO.
Video: Kurokawa: English (00:09:59)
Video: Kurokawa: Japanese
Kiyoshi Kurokawa and Hans d'Orville
Panellists will explore the impacts of globalization in different areas of science and technology, focusing on the relevance of globalization in each respective field and the contributions of this field to peace and development.
Ana Maria Cetto
- Scientific and Technical Cooperation
Ana Maria CETTO, Deputy Director-General and Head, Department of Technical Cooperation, International Atomic Energy Agency
Scientific and Technical Cooperation
Video: English (00:23:11)
Video: Japanese
Sameer Maithal
- Energy
Sameer MAITHEL, Director, Energy-Environment and Technology Division, Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI)
Video: English (00:20:50)
Video: Japanese
Maurice Tchuente
- Information Technology
Maurice TCHUENTE, Board Chairman of the National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies, Cameroon
Challenges and Opportunities for Sub-Saharan Africa (136 KB PDF)
Globalization, Information Technology, Peace & Development
Video: English (00:21:04)
Video: Japanese
Abdel-Salam Majali
- Health (focusing on sub-molecular medicine)
Abdel-Salam MAJALI, President of the Islamic Academy of Sciences (IAS), Jordan
Abstract: Presenting the Case for ICT and Health
Presenting the Case for ICT and Health
Video: English (00:28:09)
Video: Japanese
Turner Isoun
- Strategies for Developing Countries
Turner ISOUN, Minister for Science and Technology, Nigeria
Video: English (00:26:18)
Video: Japanese
Q&A
Video: English (00:52:12)
Video: Japanese
18:30
Reception
Monthip Sriratana Tabucanon (left) and Nagia Essayed (centre) share a light moment with Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at the reception
Hans d'Orville, Director of UNESCO's Bureau of Strategic Planning, delivered the toast at the commencement of the reception.
From left: Mayor of Yokohama Hiroshi Nakada, UNU Rector Hans van Ginkel, and Hans d'Orville, Director, Bureau of Strategic Planning, UNESCO
UNESCO, UNU, and its Institute of Advanced Studies sincerely thank the City of Yokohama and Mayor Hiroshi Nakada for their kind support and warm welcome.
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