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11-13th May 2006,
University of Manchester, UK
Jointly organised by CRIC and CRC
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Home | Workshop Participants | Programme
| Thursday 11th May 2006 | |
| 13.00 - 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 - 14.30 | Welcome Introduction |
| 14.30 - 17.00 | Parallel Sessions for presentations Research Theme Presentations: Innovation and Enterprise (1) Cantwell and Li: “Capabilities
accumulation in Chinese firms, and the role in firm learning of the
international connections of LDC –based firms” Lee: “Capabilities accumulation in South Korean
firms” Amann, Arun, Athreye
and Nixson: “Local vs. multinational enterprise
capabilities: evidence from India and Brazil” Chudnovsky, Marin, Miozzo,
and Dutrénit: “Local vs. multinational
enterprise capabilities: evidence from Argentina and Mexico” Figueiredo and Rasiah: “Capabilities
accumulation in international comparative perspective” Katz: “Structural change and the building up
of domestic technological capabilities” Research theme presentations: Innovation and Indicator Metrics Gregersen: “Performance of innovation systems:
Towards a capability based concept and measurements” Sutz: “Building accurate mirrors: innovation
indicators for innovation policies in underdevelopment” Goedhuys: “Innovation surveys and STI indicators: an overview of ongoing research activities at UNU/MERIT” Tomlinson: “Composite innovation indicators
for developing countries” Intarakumnerd and Viotti: “ST&I
indicators for developing economies: A preliminary mapping of initiatives
and suggestions for the Catchup project” |
| 17.00 - 17.15 | Tea/Coffee |
| 17.15 - 18.15 | Plenary session (1) |
| 19.00 | Drinks at MBS Bar |
| 19.30 | Coach to Dinner (Market Restaurant) |
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| Friday 12th May 2006 | |
| 09.00 - 11.30 | Parallel Sessions for presentations Research theme presentations: Innovation and Enterprise (2) Adeoti, Castro and Bach Tan
Sinh: “Competence-Building and technological upgrading
in agro-industrial processing in selected developing countries” Joseph: “Does Foreign Direct Investment matter
in Capacity Building?” Odagiri: “Catchup and Japan’s experience” Teubal: “Policy sequences and innovation processes” Fagerberg: “The policy environment for capability
formulation across countries” Research theme presentations: Innovation, inequality and social productivity Cozzens: “Innovation and social productivity” Orozco: “Agro industry, capability formation
and economic inequality in developing countries” Uchida and Cook: “Skill-based
technological change and inequality” Maharajh: “Capability formation and economic inequality in developing economies” Nixson and Walters: “Catchup
in Asian transitional economies” Von Tunzelman: tba |
| 11.30 - 11.45 | Tea/Coffee |
| 11.45 - 12.30 | Plenary session (2) |
| 12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 - 16.00 | Research theme presentations: Enterprise and innovation (3) Cook and Fabella: “Conglomerates,
collective action and catching up” Ayobami Oyewale: “Addressing the research-industry linkage impasse in Nigeria: the critical issues and implementation strategies” Rhamani, Trommeter and Henry:
"IPR and Development: Perspectives on Agriculture and Agribusiness"
Athreye: "International business linkages and
technology production in developing economies" |
| 16.00 - 16.30 | Tea/Coffee |
| 16.30 - 18.00 | Plenary session (3) Feedback from research themes |
| 19.00 | Drinks at MBS Bar |
| 19.30 | Coach to dinner (Stocks restaurant) |
| Saturday 13th May 2006 | |
| 09.00 - 10.30 | Plenary session (4) General discussion and way forward |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Tea/Coffee |
| 11.00 - 12.45 | Plenary session (5) General discussion and way forward |
| 12.45 - 14.00 | Lunch and Finish |
CRIC has combined with PREST to form the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR).
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'Innovation and Final Consumption: Social Practices, Instituted Modes of Provision and Intermediation' by Andrew McMeekin & Dale Southerton
'Alfred Marshall’s Mecca: Reconciling the Theories of Value and Development' by Stan Metcalfe