The 7th Triple Helix conference on “The role of Triple Helix in the Global Agenda of Innovation, Competitiveness and Sustainability” will be held in Glasgow, Scotland on 17-19 June 2009. Among other issues it plans to address the complex roles of universities in regional and national development as well as the success of the third mission of universities, which are key to the UniDev project. For further information on the conference please visit: http://www.triple-helix-7.org/

At our meeting in Havana in February it was decided that the Mid Term Workshop will be held in Vietnam. The date for this workshop has been changed to the second part of January next year (instead of the end of November -05, as originally suggested). The meeting will take place during 8-10 days in the end of January (exact date will be decided later). The preliminary agenda looks as follows:

- UniDev workshop in Hanoi (3-4 days) for presentation and discussion on drafts of Third Mission Case Studies,
- Cultural visits in the Danang-Hué area (week end),
- Joint session with the RoKS network in Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon (2-3 days).

UniDev Mini Workshop
Globelics Conference, Trivandrum, Kerela, India
4-7 October 2006

GLOBELICS (GLOBal network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence-building Systems) organizes a major conference on an annual basis, and the venue for 2006 is set for India. Similar to last year’s event our UniDev Network has been asked to hold a Mini Workshop at the 2006 Globelics Conference, 4-7 October. At the Mini Workshop the final versions of the Country Position Papers will be presented, and we will also organize an internal meeting specifically for the UniDev members. More details and the exact date for our session are to be decided later. In the meanwhile, you could consult the Globelics home page for more information about the conference: http://www.globelicsindia2006.org/

Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, September 3-7, 2006

The College of Engineering and Technology of the University of Dar es Salaam has once again been given the honor and privilege to organize and host the 3rd Regional Conference on Innovation Systems and Innovative Clusters in Africa. The Sub-theme of the Conference has been chosen to be “Stimulating Competitiveness for Sustainable Economic Development” in response to which 15 Pilot Cluster Initiatives (8 in Tanzania and 7 in Uganda) will present papers on activities undertaken so far and their future plans. The Conference is expected to enable refinement of implementation aspects of the Innovation Systems and Clusters Programme in Eastern Africa (ISCP-EA) and thereby ensure success of the same.

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For more information contact Burton Mwamila and the Tanzanian UniDev Team

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.

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UniDev will be part of the International Conference “University 2006″, in Havana 13-17 February 2006. The list of participants and the position papers that are to be presentad at the conference can be down loaded as PDF files below.

Brazil Position Paper
Brazil Power Point
China Position Paper
China Power Point
Cuba Power Point
Denmark Position Paper
Germany Position Paper
Germany Power Point
Latvia Position Paper
Russia Position Paper
South Africa Power Point
Sweden Position Paper
Sweden Power Point
Tanzania Position Paper
Tanzania Power Point
Uruguay Position Paper
Uruguay Power Point
Vietnam Position Paper
Vietnam Power Point
Programme (UniDev Network Version, English)
Agenda: Joint KEC/UniDev Workshop, February 13, 2006
Official Conference Programme (Spanish)
List of Participants
General Conference Information

2005
June 2005 1st Cuban National Workshop
October 31 – November 4 Mini Workshop at Globelics, South Africa
September 2005 1st Vietnamese National Workshop
November 2005 Chinese National Workshop
November 2005 Tanzania National Workshop

2006
January 24–27 Chilean Regional Workshop
February 13–17 Workshop at Fifth International Congress on Higher Education “UNIVERSIDAD 2006”, Cuba
Jan/Feb 2006 German National Workshop
Spring 2006 Brazilian National Workshop
Spring 2006 Nicaraguan National Workshop
Autumn 2006 Interim Workshop for all members, Location to be decided
Autumn 2006 Latvian National Workshop
2006 Uruguayan National Workshop
2006 Russian National Workshop
2006 South Africa National Workshop
2006 2nd Cuban National Workshop
2006 2nd Vietnamese National Workshop

2007
Autumn 2007 Final Conference, Location to be decided
December 2007 End of Project

UniDev Mini Workshop
Globelics Conference, Pretoria
16.00 - 17.30, 2 November 2005

GLOBELICS (GLOBal network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence-building Systems) organises a major conference on an annual basis. The Developing Universities working group has been asked to hold a Mini Workshop at the 2005 Globelics Conference 31 October – 4 November. Seven of the twelve member countries will be represented at the meeting, which will primarily be devoted to identifying a common research methodology and setting a detailed project road map.

Globelics is a worldwide network of scholars, academics, intellectuals, policy-practitioners and activists drawn from the disciplines of social, political and economic sciences. To learn more about Globelics please visit http://www.globelics2005africa.org.za/

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