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The meeting is aimed at identifying policies and best practices that encourage the creation and promotion of the international competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and capacity-building in science, technology and innovation.
As a follow-up to the first multi-year expert meeting, which took place in January 2009, the theme of the meeting in January 2010 will be: "From the evaluation based on indicators to policy frameworks for entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) development and innovation - firm foundation, growth, finance and failure".
Experts will discuss how to formulate, monitor and evaluate national entrepreneurship and science, technology and innovation policies that can support and energize national sustainable development strategies.
The outcome of the meeting will contribute to the formulation of a comprehensive policy framework and indicators for the promotion of entrepreneurship and science, technology and innovation and to an inventory of best practices that should be available at the end of the full cycle of sessions of the multi-year expert meeting.
Inputs from experts Experts nominated by member States are encouraged to submit brief papers (approximately five pages) as contributions to the work of the meeting. The papers should be submitted to the UNCTAD secretariat in advance of the meeting. Papers, which will draw on national and private sector experience, will be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received. Experts are requested to submit papers by 10 January 2010. Papers related to enterprise policies and indicators should be forwarded to: Ms. Fulvia Farinelli F.: +41 22 917 0122 Papers related to STI policies and indicators should be forwarded to: Ms. Marta Pérez Cuso F.: +41 22 917 0052 |
