UNU/UNESCO International Conference:
Globalization 2006
Agenda for 24 August 2006
Workshop: Linking Globalization, Science and Technology for Peace and Sustainable Development
The workshop focused on the processes through which science and technology link with — and contribute to — economic and social development, and the ways in which globalization impacts on these processes.
10:00-10:45
Opening Session
A.H. Zakri
- Chair: A.H. ZAKRI, Director, UNU Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)
Opening remarks, and clarification of the workshop structure and aims (68 KB PowerPoint)
Video: English (00:24:43)
10:45-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-13:00
Parallel Workshop Sessions
- Knowledge-Sharing
- Trade and Technology Transfer
- Society and Policy-Making
- Science and Technology Education for Sustainable Development
Workshop Session 1. Knowledge-Sharing
Rapporteurs: Fan Peilei, Wang Yanqing, Sofia Hirakuri
Itaru Yasui
Chair: Itaru YASUI, Vice-Rector for Environment and Sustainable Development, UNU
Presenters:
Andrew B. Gidamis
- Andrew Barde GIDAMIS, Executive Secretary, African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD), Kenya
Enhancing Information And Knowledge Sharing For Poverty Reduction (1.1 MB PowerPoint)
Luc Soete
- Luc SOETE, Director, UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)
Abstract: Knowledge Sharing: A Global Challenge (80 KB PDF)
Knowledge Sharing: A Global Challenge (272 KB PDF)
Knowledge Sharing: A Global Challenge (212 KB PowerPoint)
Workshop Report:
Workshop 1: Knowledge Sharing (212 KB PowerPoint)
Video: English (00:05:50)
Workshop Session 2. Trade and Technology Transfer
Rapporteurs: Claudia ten Have, Ademola Braimoh, Rebecca Carter
Ana Maria Cetto
Chair: Ana Maria CETTO, Deputy Director-General and Head, Department of Technical Cooperation, International Atomic Energy Agency
Presenters:
Gary P. Sampson
- Gary SAMPSON, UNU-IAS Chair of International Economic Governance; former Director, Trade & Environment Division, World Trade Organization
Trade and Technology Transfer (156 KB PDF)
Decio Ripandelli
- Decio RIPANDELLI, Director, Administration and External Relations, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)
Abstract: Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer in Biotechnology: The Experience of Icgeb(56 KB PDF)
Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer in Biotechnology: The Experience of Icgeb (5.6 MB PowerPoint)
Workshop Report:
Trade and Technology Transfer Working Group Session (32 KB PDF)
Video: English (00:15:01)
Workshop Session 3. Society and Policy-Making
Rapporteurs: Catherine Monagle, Clarice Wilson, Christopher Kossowski
A.H. Zakri
Chair: A.H. ZAKRI, Director, UNU Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)
Presenters:
Issa Kalantari
- Issa KALANTARI, former Minister of Agriculture, Iran
A Global Perspective (96 KB PDF)
- Katepalli R. SREENIVASAN, Director, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
We regret that Professor Sreenivasan had to cancel his attendance at the conference. His paper, entitled "Globalization, Society and Policy-Making" is presented below:
Globalization, Society and Policy-Making (88 KB PDF)
Douglas C. Pattie
- Douglas C. PATTIE, Environmental Affairs Officer, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Strategies to Integrate Traditional and Modern Knowledge (128 KB PDF)
Strategies to Integrate Traditional and Modern Knowledge (12 MB PowerPoint)
Akihiro Abe
- Akihiro ABE, Professor, Center for Nano-Science and Technology, Tokyo Polytechnic University
Q&A for Work Group 3 (60 KB PDF)
Workshop: Linking Globalization, Science and Technology for Peace and Sustainable Development (9.9 MB PowerPoint)
Workshop Report:
Workshop3_Zakri.pdf (80 KB PDF)
Video: English (00:08:14)
Workshop Session 4. Science and Technology Education for Sustainable Development
Chair: Mohamed H.A. HASSAN, Executive Director, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)
Mohamed Hag Ali Hassan (Executive Director, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World) will not be chairing the "Science and Technology Education for Sustainable Development" workshop session. The session will be co-chaired by Nagia Essayed (Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology, African Union Commission) and Katsunori Suzuki (Senior Fellow, UNU Institute of Advanced Studies).
Rapporteurs: Yoko Mochizuki, Maki Katayama
Presenters:
Monthip Sriritana Tabucanon
- Monthip Sriratana TABUCANON, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand
Abstract: Sustainable Development and the Sufficiency Economy: Role of Science and Technology (64 KB PDF)
Sustainable Development and the Sufficiency Economy (1.7 MB PDF)
Karl Harmsen
- Karl HARMSEN, Director, UNU Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA)
Sustainability Natural Resource Management (312 KB PDF)
Sustainable Natural Resource Management (3.2 MB PowerPoint)
James Collins
- James COLLINS, Assistant Director for the Biological Sciences Directorate, National Science Foundation, USA
Students Becoming Scientists in the World: Integrating Research and Education for Sustainable Development (144 KB PDF)
Students Becoming Scientists in the World: Integrating Research and Education for Sustainable Development (3.1 MB PowerPoint)
Workshop Report:
The report is being prepared.
Video: English (00:07:08)
13:00-14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-17:00
Policy Recommendation Discussion
Co-chairs: Hans van GINKEL, Rector, UNU; Hans D'ORVILLE, Director, Bureau of Strategic Planning, UNESCO
Video: Hans van Ginkel: Introduction to plenary session: English (00:14:27)
Video: Hans d'Orville: discussion: English (00:43:11)
For individual reports and video, see the workshop details above.
Closing RemarksVideo: Hans van Ginkel: Closing remarks: English (00:11:04)
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