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Paris, Monday 10 December 2001
EVENT: This workshop is organised by the OECD in collaboration with the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the workshop are to:
(1) Examine the role of public/private partnerships (PP/Ps) as an instrument to leverage public investment in S&T and innovation and to achieve other socio-economic goals of technology and innovation policy;
(2) Identify the critical factors determining the success of PP/Ps for innovation, with an emphasis on programme design, financial arrangement, and evaluation, from both the public sector and business perspective; and
(3) Provide guidance for the implementation of the on-going OECD project on public/private partnerships for innovation, including the preparation of the planned Mexico/OECD Conference and other related work of the OECD Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy.
PARTICIPANTS: The workshop brought together 50-60 participants from different OECD countries, including national delegates to the TIP Group, other government officials, and invited experts from the public and private sectors.
VENUE: OECD Headquarters; 2 rue André Pascal, 75016 Paris, France.
LANGUAGE: English and French with simultaneous interpretation.
WORKSHOP CHAIR: Josef Mandl, Austrian Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs; and Chair, OECD Working Group on Technology and Innovation Policy.
WORKSHOP RAPPORTEUR: Luke Georghiou, Director, PREST, University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Latest update: 18 December 2001
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