International conference on The Triple Helix Paradigm for Development: Strategies for Cooperation and Exchange of Good Practice.
18-19 of September 2006, Bristol, UK
The focus of this policy-oriented conference will be on the issues and challenges associated with the “triple helix” strategy for promoting innovation and learning societies in developing countries. The conference is a response to the growing awareness about the need for policy shift from the traditional technology transfer practice to a policy position that is capable of providing a sustainable basis for innovation and technological progress in developing countries.
Call for papers and more details of the conference can be found at:
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/bbs/3helixconference/
Moreover José Mello has been nominated to be on the Scientific Committee of this conference so you could as well contact him for more info.
The conference will be hosted by the Bristol Business School at the University of the West of England, Bristol but it is co-organized by the Bristol Business School, the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, The Association of Commonwealth Universities, The Cambridge MIT institute and the International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development. The event aims to attract academics, policy makers, practitioners and research students working on the interaction between University, Government and Industry and its influence on the economic and social development of specific regions in developing countries.
