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MEETING OF THE OECD COMMITTEE FOR
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL POLICY
AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL
Science, Technology and Innovation for the 21st Century
Paris, 29-30 January 2004
Thursday, 29 January 2004
11:00-12.30: Consultations with the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC)
12:30-14:30: Informal lunch for Ministers
14:30-18:15: High-level Forum:
Key Challenges for Science and Innovation Policy
(Forum to be webcast live)
14:30-14:45: Opening statement by OECD Secretary-General, Donald J. Johnston
14:45-15:00: Introduction by the Chair,
Peter McGauran
15:00-15:20: Two keynote addresses by business and research representatives:
The interface between science and innovation - Key challenges and opportunities
Prof. Ryoji Noyori, President, RIKEN; Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2001, Japan
Dr. Erkki Ormala, Director for Technology Policy, Nokia, Finland
15:20-16:30: Introduction to the debate by Vice-Chair, Jaime Parada Ávila, followed by general discussion
16:30-16:50: Two keynote addresses by business and research representatives:
Fostering the development and mobility of human resources in science and technology - Key challenges and opportunities
Dr. Diana Bracco, President and CEO, Bracco Group, Italy
Prof. Heidi Diggelmann, President, Swiss National Research Council
16:50-18:00: Introduction to the debate by Vice-Chair, Claudie Haigneré, followed by general discussion
18:00-18:15: Closing comments by the Chair
19:00-22:30: Reception for all participants hosted by the French government
20:45: Dinner for Ministers hosted by the Chair
Friday, 30 January 2004
09:00-13:15: Responding to key policy challenges and opportunities
09:00-09:10: Report by the Chair on consultations with BIAC and TUAC
09:10-11:00: Policy issues for further consideration and possible action by the OECD
Introduction by the Chair
- Managing the science-innovation interface
- Meeting the challenges for human resources in science and technology
Ministers’ statements
Summary by the Chair
11:00-13:00: International co-operation in science and technology
Introduction by Vice-Chair, Juan Costa Climent
- Global opportunities and challenges
- OECD deliverables for consideration by Ministers
- Access to research data from public funding
- International S&T co-operation for sustainable development
- Biological resource centres and biotechnology
- High-energy physics and neuroinformatics
Ministers’ statements
Summary by the Chair
13:00-13:15: Provisional adoption of the Communiqué
13:15-15:15: Working lunch for Ministers
Topic: S&T for safety and security
Introduction: John H. Marburger
15:15: Adoption of the Communiqué
Last update: 21 January 2004
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