LIST OF PRESENTATIONS
SESSION I.
Science, Innovation and Wealth Generation: State-of-the-art and Best Practices
Science and Innovation Policy in the 21st Century: Lessons for European Core
and Peripheral Economies
Alasdair Reid, Technopolis, Brussels, Belgium
Academy-Industry-Government Partnership for Innovation
Henry Etzkowitz and Liana Marina Ranga, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
The Rationale for Investment in SEE of the Business Sector
Rudy Kozak, Hewlett-Packard University Relations Programme
Fostering Scientific Cooperation for Dialogue and Peace Building.
UNESCO’s SESAME and IPSO initiatives
Walter Erdelen, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Creating New Tools to Advance Research and Innovation in Canada
Howard Alper, University of Ottawa, Canada
Governance Capability in Innovation Policy. Experiences of new EU Member
States and Lessons for SEE countries
Maja Bučar and Metka Stare, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Science, Technology and Economic Development in South Eastern Europe
Milica Uvalić, University of Perugia, Italy
SESSION II.
Globalisation/vs/Marginalisation of Innovation Systems in SEE:
Country and Comparative Perspectives
Science and Research in Albania
Eduard Sulstarova, General Scientific Secretary, Albanian Academy of Sciences, Tirana
Science Policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Stane Pejovnik (University of Ljubljana), Pierre Papon (Paris), Bozidar Matić
(Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo)
Bulgarian Science and Innovation Policy in the Eve of EU Accession: Issues and Prospects
Ruslan Stefanov, ARC Fund, Sofia
Croatian Innovation Policy Meets Reality
Jadranka Švarc, ‘Ivo Pilar Institute’ of Social Sciences, Zagreb, Emira Bečić, Zagreb
Macedonian Science Policy
Viktor Stefov, Scientific Council, Skopje
State-of-the-Art and the Strategy of RDI Development in Montenegro
Mira Vukčević, University of Montenegro, Podgorica
Europeanization of Romanian S&T System: How Far it Has Advanced?
Andrea Vass, Institute of National Economy, Bucharest
S&T System of Serbia: Between Survival and Restructuring
Đuro Kutlača, S&T Policy Unit, ‘Mihajlo Pupin’ Institute, Belgrade
Turkish S&T Policy between Focus on Research and Innovation
Sirin Elci, Technopolis Associate, Ankara
RTD needs of the Western Balkan Countries
Davor Kozmus, Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Innovation Potentials in SEE Countries and Investment Demand for their Utilisation
Elke Dall, Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna, Austria
SESSION III.
International Co-operation and External Assistance for Science
and Innovation Systems in SEE
Building and Fostering Human Capital in South Eastern Europe
Marijana Grandits, Stability Pact for SEE
The Science and Technology Network of the Central European Initiative:
Activities and Future Perspectives
Giorgio Paolucci, CEI Working Group on Science and Technology, Trieste, Italy
Scientific Capacity-Building in SEE: EU-Western Balkan Action Plan and follow-ups
George Bonas (Ministry of Development, Greece) and Manfred Horvat (Vienna
University, Austria)
How to Develop Bilateral S&T Co-operation to Multilateral with the SEE countries?
Peter Mayr, SEE-ERA.NET Project
German Approach to Cooperation with SEE Countries and Priorities of the Incoming
German EU Presidency
Erika Rost, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
UNESCO’s Action for Strengthening Scientific Cooperation in SEE
Iulia Nechifor, UNESCO Office in Venice
Intellectual Property and New Technologies
Cynthia Cannady, WIPO
Science, Technology and Industrial Development
Jaime Moll de Alba Cabot, UNIDO
World Bank. Opportunities of Relevance for SEE countries
Sara Farley, World Bank
Official Development Assistance and S&T: Always Separate or Not?
Klaus Schuch, Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna
Ministerial Round Table
CHAIR: Walter Erdelen, Assistant-Director General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Concluding Session
Keynote Speaker:
Janez Potočnik, Commissioner for Science and Research, European Commission
Knowledge Based Development in Europe – The Way ahead