UN UNIVERSITY TO MARK PUBLICATION OF TWO BOOKS WITH HEADQUARTERS PANEL ON 8 JULY

Note to Correspondents

un university to mark publication of two books

with headquarters panel on 8 july

The United Nations University-Office in New York, together with UNU-Institute for New Technologies, will hold a panel on 8 July 2004 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium to mark the release of two books:

Innovation, Learning and Technological Dynamism of Developing Countries

Sunil Mani and Henny Romijn, Eds.; and

Financial Systems, Corporate Investment in Innovation, and Venture Capital

Anthony Bartzokas and Sunil Mani, Eds.

The publications are the culmination of two separate but related research projects.  The first employs a refreshing new framework to identify cases of technological dynamism across a range of countries and industries, ranging from the recent growth of the computer software industry in India to the aircraft industry in Brazil.

The second volume discusses a number of institutional support mechanisms for innovation in developing countries and assesses the specific role of venture capital institutions in stimulating technology-based small and medium enterprises.

Following the presentation and reactions from the discussants, there will be an interactive discussion session to further explore the implications of these findings for developing countries.  Speakers include:

-- Anthony Bartzokas, UNU-Institute for New Technologies;

-- Sunil Mani, UNU-Institute for New Technologies;

-- Lawrence Rausch, National Science Foundation; and

-- Charles Gardner, Director of Health Equity Programme, Rockefeller Foundation.

The event will be chaired by A. Gopinathan, Acting Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations.  The discussant will be Lynn Mytelka, Director of UNU-INTECH.

United Nations media, non-governmental organizations, United Nations Staff, United Nations Missions are invited to attend.

To attend this event, please register online at http://www.ony.unu.edu.

For information:  United NationsUniversity, Office at the United Nations, New York, 2 UN Plaza, DC2-2060, New York, NY10017; tel.: 212-963-6387; fax: 212-371-9454.

E-mail for UNU-NY event-related information: events@ony.unu.edu.

Please visit http://www.ony.edu for details on all UNU events.

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