BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8ec0a07d9ba DTSTART:20110216T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20110216T105900Z LOCATION:Geneva\, SUMMARY:Single-year expert meeting on the contribution of foreign direct in vestment to the transfer and diffusion of technology and know-how for sust ainable development in developing countries\, especially least developed c ountries CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Technological progress is crucial for economic development\, an d TNCs play a major role in generating and disseminating new technologies. In terms of technology generation\, TNCs account for about half of the wo rld´s total research and development (R&\;D) expenditure and more than two-thirds of the world´s business R&\;D. They transfer technologies in many forms\, through both internalized and externalized channels and th e bulk of technology dissemination is undertaken within the networks of TN Cs.\n\nToday\, TNCs have become one of the main sources of new technology to the developing world. In the meantime\, some TNCs are relocating elemen ts of their R&\;D activities to developing economies.\n\nThe purpose of this expert meeting is to bring together experts\, government policymaker s and representatives from TNCs\, as well as civil society and academia\, to address the relationship between FDI and technology transfer\, and in p articular its development implications.\n\nWhile technology transfer and i ts diffusion in developing host countries affects the latter´s productive capacity\, productivity and international competitiveness in several ways \, key aspects of this relationship also include issues such as absorptive capacity\, technology targeting (by recipient countries\; how well does t he technology received "\;fit"\; with the local national innovatio n system) and safeguarding countries from potentially negative consequence s. All of this applies even more so to least developed countries (LDCs)\, and the meeting will therefore address the relevant nuances in this respec t.\n\nAmong other things\, the meeting aims to identify and investigate su ccessful cases at different levels\, including at the firm\, industry (inc luding low-carbon activities) and country levels. It will also explore the role of government policies at the national and international levels\, in cluding national innovation policies\, in encouraging both domestic and fo reign investments in building productive and adaptive capacities.\n\nIn th is respect\, the expert meeting is expected to contribute to the achieveme nt of "\;practical/actionable"\; outcomes (as identified in paragr aph 207 of the Accra Accord)\, including specific forward-looking\, action -oriented policy recommendations for developing countries\, especially LDC s.\n<\;p>\;Technological progress is crucial for economic development\ , and TNCs play a major role in generating and disseminating new technolog ies. In terms of technology generation\, TNCs account for about half of th e world´s total research and development (R&\;amp\;D) expenditure and more than two-thirds of the world´s business R&\;amp\;D. They transfer technologies in many forms\, through both internalized and externalized c hannels and the bulk of technology dissemination is undertaken within the networks of TNCs.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Today\, TNCs have become one o f the main sources of new technology to the developing world. In the meant ime\, some TNCs are relocating elements of their R&\;amp\;D activities to developing economies.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The purpose of this exp ert meeting is to bring together experts\, government policymakers and rep resentatives from TNCs\, as well as civil society and academia\, to addres s the relationship between FDI and technology transfer\, and in particular its development implications.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;While technology transfer and its diffusion in developing host countries affects the latter ´s productive capacity\, productivity and international competitiveness i n several ways\, key aspects of this relationship also include issues such as absorptive capacity\, technology targeting (by recipient countries\; h ow well does the technology received "\;fit"\; with the local nati onal innovation system) and safeguarding countries from potentially negati ve consequences. All of this applies even more so to least developed count ries (LDCs)\, and the meeting will therefore address the relevant nuances in this respect.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Among other things\, the meetin g aims to identify and investigate successful cases at different levels\, including at the firm\, industry (including low-carbon activities) and cou ntry levels. It will also explore the role of government policies at the n ational and international levels\, including national innovation policies\ , in encouraging both domestic and foreign investments in building product ive and adaptive capacities.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In this respect\, t he expert meeting is expected to contribute to the achievement of "\;p ractical/actionable"\; outcomes (as identified in paragraph 207 of the Accra Accord)\, including specific forward-looking\, action-oriented poli cy recommendations for developing countries\, especially LDCs.<\;/p>\; \n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/single-year-e xpert-meeting-contribution-foreign-direct-investment-transfer-and-diffusio n DTSTAMP:20260826T103200Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8ec0a07d9f9 DTSTART:20110217T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20110217T105900Z LOCATION:Geneva\, SUMMARY:Single-year expert meeting on the contribution of foreign direct in vestment to the transfer and diffusion of technology and know-how for sust ainable development in developing countries\, especially least developed c ountries CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Technological progress is crucial for economic development\, an d TNCs play a major role in generating and disseminating new technologies. In terms of technology generation\, TNCs account for about half of the wo rld´s total research and development (R&\;D) expenditure and more than two-thirds of the world´s business R&\;D. They transfer technologies in many forms\, through both internalized and externalized channels and th e bulk of technology dissemination is undertaken within the networks of TN Cs.\n\nToday\, TNCs have become one of the main sources of new technology to the developing world. In the meantime\, some TNCs are relocating elemen ts of their R&\;D activities to developing economies.\n\nThe purpose of this expert meeting is to bring together experts\, government policymaker s and representatives from TNCs\, as well as civil society and academia\, to address the relationship between FDI and technology transfer\, and in p articular its development implications.\n\nWhile technology transfer and i ts diffusion in developing host countries affects the latter´s productive capacity\, productivity and international competitiveness in several ways \, key aspects of this relationship also include issues such as absorptive capacity\, technology targeting (by recipient countries\; how well does t he technology received "\;fit"\; with the local national innovatio n system) and safeguarding countries from potentially negative consequence s. All of this applies even more so to least developed countries (LDCs)\, and the meeting will therefore address the relevant nuances in this respec t.\n\nAmong other things\, the meeting aims to identify and investigate su ccessful cases at different levels\, including at the firm\, industry (inc luding low-carbon activities) and country levels. It will also explore the role of government policies at the national and international levels\, in cluding national innovation policies\, in encouraging both domestic and fo reign investments in building productive and adaptive capacities.\n\nIn th is respect\, the expert meeting is expected to contribute to the achieveme nt of "\;practical/actionable"\; outcomes (as identified in paragr aph 207 of the Accra Accord)\, including specific forward-looking\, action -oriented policy recommendations for developing countries\, especially LDC s.\n<\;p>\;Technological progress is crucial for economic development\ , and TNCs play a major role in generating and disseminating new technolog ies. In terms of technology generation\, TNCs account for about half of th e world´s total research and development (R&\;amp\;D) expenditure and more than two-thirds of the world´s business R&\;amp\;D. They transfer technologies in many forms\, through both internalized and externalized c hannels and the bulk of technology dissemination is undertaken within the networks of TNCs.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Today\, TNCs have become one o f the main sources of new technology to the developing world. In the meant ime\, some TNCs are relocating elements of their R&\;amp\;D activities to developing economies.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The purpose of this exp ert meeting is to bring together experts\, government policymakers and rep resentatives from TNCs\, as well as civil society and academia\, to addres s the relationship between FDI and technology transfer\, and in particular its development implications.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;While technology transfer and its diffusion in developing host countries affects the latter ´s productive capacity\, productivity and international competitiveness i n several ways\, key aspects of this relationship also include issues such as absorptive capacity\, technology targeting (by recipient countries\; h ow well does the technology received "\;fit"\; with the local nati onal innovation system) and safeguarding countries from potentially negati ve consequences. All of this applies even more so to least developed count ries (LDCs)\, and the meeting will therefore address the relevant nuances in this respect.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Among other things\, the meetin g aims to identify and investigate successful cases at different levels\, including at the firm\, industry (including low-carbon activities) and cou ntry levels. It will also explore the role of government policies at the n ational and international levels\, including national innovation policies\ , in encouraging both domestic and foreign investments in building product ive and adaptive capacities.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In this respect\, t he expert meeting is expected to contribute to the achievement of "\;p ractical/actionable"\; outcomes (as identified in paragraph 207 of the Accra Accord)\, including specific forward-looking\, action-oriented poli cy recommendations for developing countries\, especially LDCs.<\;/p>\; \n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/single-year-e xpert-meeting-contribution-foreign-direct-investment-transfer-and-diffusio n DTSTAMP:20260826T103200Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8ec0a07da00 DTSTART:20110218T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20110218T105900Z LOCATION:Geneva\, SUMMARY:Single-year expert meeting on the contribution of foreign direct in vestment to the transfer and diffusion of technology and know-how for sust ainable development in developing countries\, especially least developed c ountries CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Technological progress is crucial for economic development\, an d TNCs play a major role in generating and disseminating new technologies. In terms of technology generation\, TNCs account for about half of the wo rld´s total research and development (R&\;D) expenditure and more than two-thirds of the world´s business R&\;D. They transfer technologies in many forms\, through both internalized and externalized channels and th e bulk of technology dissemination is undertaken within the networks of TN Cs.\n\nToday\, TNCs have become one of the main sources of new technology to the developing world. In the meantime\, some TNCs are relocating elemen ts of their R&\;D activities to developing economies.\n\nThe purpose of this expert meeting is to bring together experts\, government policymaker s and representatives from TNCs\, as well as civil society and academia\, to address the relationship between FDI and technology transfer\, and in p articular its development implications.\n\nWhile technology transfer and i ts diffusion in developing host countries affects the latter´s productive capacity\, productivity and international competitiveness in several ways \, key aspects of this relationship also include issues such as absorptive capacity\, technology targeting (by recipient countries\; how well does t he technology received "\;fit"\; with the local national innovatio n system) and safeguarding countries from potentially negative consequence s. All of this applies even more so to least developed countries (LDCs)\, and the meeting will therefore address the relevant nuances in this respec t.\n\nAmong other things\, the meeting aims to identify and investigate su ccessful cases at different levels\, including at the firm\, industry (inc luding low-carbon activities) and country levels. It will also explore the role of government policies at the national and international levels\, in cluding national innovation policies\, in encouraging both domestic and fo reign investments in building productive and adaptive capacities.\n\nIn th is respect\, the expert meeting is expected to contribute to the achieveme nt of "\;practical/actionable"\; outcomes (as identified in paragr aph 207 of the Accra Accord)\, including specific forward-looking\, action -oriented policy recommendations for developing countries\, especially LDC s.\n<\;p>\;Technological progress is crucial for economic development\ , and TNCs play a major role in generating and disseminating new technolog ies. In terms of technology generation\, TNCs account for about half of th e world´s total research and development (R&\;amp\;D) expenditure and more than two-thirds of the world´s business R&\;amp\;D. They transfer technologies in many forms\, through both internalized and externalized c hannels and the bulk of technology dissemination is undertaken within the networks of TNCs.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Today\, TNCs have become one o f the main sources of new technology to the developing world. In the meant ime\, some TNCs are relocating elements of their R&\;amp\;D activities to developing economies.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The purpose of this exp ert meeting is to bring together experts\, government policymakers and rep resentatives from TNCs\, as well as civil society and academia\, to addres s the relationship between FDI and technology transfer\, and in particular its development implications.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;While technology transfer and its diffusion in developing host countries affects the latter ´s productive capacity\, productivity and international competitiveness i n several ways\, key aspects of this relationship also include issues such as absorptive capacity\, technology targeting (by recipient countries\; h ow well does the technology received "\;fit"\; with the local nati onal innovation system) and safeguarding countries from potentially negati ve consequences. All of this applies even more so to least developed count ries (LDCs)\, and the meeting will therefore address the relevant nuances in this respect.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Among other things\, the meetin g aims to identify and investigate successful cases at different levels\, including at the firm\, industry (including low-carbon activities) and cou ntry levels. It will also explore the role of government policies at the n ational and international levels\, including national innovation policies\ , in encouraging both domestic and foreign investments in building product ive and adaptive capacities.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In this respect\, t he expert meeting is expected to contribute to the achievement of "\;p ractical/actionable"\; outcomes (as identified in paragraph 207 of the Accra Accord)\, including specific forward-looking\, action-oriented poli cy recommendations for developing countries\, especially LDCs.<\;/p>\; \n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/single-year-e xpert-meeting-contribution-foreign-direct-investment-transfer-and-diffusio n DTSTAMP:20260826T103200Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR