Enhancing the innovative capacity of companies in the UNECE region: policy options and practical instruments
Second Session of the UNECE Team of Specialists on Innovation and Competitiveness Policies
Geneva, 12 February 2008 -- How can linkages between industry and science be strengthened to ensure that research leads to successful commercial applications? What are the policy strategies and approaches that can increase the effectiveness of innovation intermediaries and seed-and-breed promotion institutions? Can clusters be targeted as policy options to reinforce the innovation capabilities of companies? Are there effective instruments to upgrade innovation skills and human capital at the company level? What can be done to create supportive framework conditions for enhancing the innovative capacity of companies?
These and other issues related to the policy options and instruments that can be used to enhance the innovative capacity of companies in the UNECE region will be debated in the Second Session of the UNECE Team of Specialists on Innovation and Competitiveness Policies. The activities of this intergovernmental group are part of the subprogramme on economic cooperation and integration. The Team will also review the work done since its first session in March 2007, including the forthcoming publication “Creating a conducive environment for higher competitiveness and effective national systems. Lessons learned from the experience of UNECE countries”.
Policymakers, practitioners, representatives of industry associations and academia, and other experts will participate in this multi-stakeholder policy dialogue, which will provide an important input for the implementation of the programme of work of the Team in 2008.
What: Second Session of the UNECE Team of Specialists on Innovation and Competitiveness Policies
When: 14-15 February, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: Palais des Nations, Geneva, Salle V
For further information, please contact:
José Palacín
UNECE Economic Cooperation and Integration Division
Palais des Nations, Office 449
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)22 917 1643
Fax: +41 (0)22 917 0178
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.unece.org/ceci/ic.html
Ref: ECE/ECID/08/P01