The UNCTAD project “Science, Technology and Innovation Parks for sustainable development: building expertise in policy and practice in selected Asian and African countries”, funded by the UN 2030 Agenda Sub-Fund, aims to strengthen the policy and operational capacities of STI parks in selected countries. The project enables policymakers and practitioners to learn from successful international experiences, where STI parks have played a key role in technological and industrial development.
A key outcome of this initiative is the creation of a network of STI park experts and practitioners to promote knowledge exchange, policy learning and international cooperation. The network experts will be invited to join the UNCTAD’s Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Network (STIxNet), thereby expanding the pool of UNCTAD’s wider community of experts and policymakers working on innovation for development.
The virtual pre-launch will serve to establish the STI park expert network. It will bring together leading experts and country focal points engaged in the project to brainstorm how to make this network function as expected by the project.
Participants:
- Experts in STI park development, innovation policy and related fields from Africa, Asia and Europe.
- Country focal points nominated under the project in Ghana, Mongolia, Mozambique and Uzbekistan.
- UNCTAD staff on the STI park project and STIxNet
Registration:
By invitation
Network of Experts:
- Dr. Rajendra Jagdale, Director General and CEO, Science and Technology Park, Pune, India
- Mr Jakob Lindvall, Senior Advisor, ALDAB Innovation, Sweden
- Dr. Linbo Luo, CEO, Zhong-bu-zhi-guang Technology Transfer Co., Ltd., China
- Dr. Slavo Radosevic, Professor of Industry and Innovation Studies, University College, London, UK
- Dr McLean Sibanda, Founder and CEO, Megethos Legacy Catalyst, South Africa
- Mr. Michael Wang, CEO, Shenzhen CKN Industry Operation Management CO., LTD, China
- Ms. Watcharin (Lhing) Witthayaweerasak, Director, Thai Business Incubators and Science Parks Association
- Ms Lisha Yi, Chief Business Officer, Belt and Road Environmental Technology Exchange and Transfer Center (Shenzhen), China
- Mr. Yi Zhang, Founding Partner, Hubei Guoyi Investment Management Co., Ltd, China
- Dr. Wilhelmina Quaye, Director, CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana
- Mr. Angarag Lkhagvasuren, Head of Department of Information Technology Industry and Advanced Technology Development Support, National Information Technology Park, Mongolia
- Dr. Jose Leopoldo Nhampossa, Executive Administrator of Science, Technology and Innovation, National Science and Technology Parks Company (ENPCT, E.P.), Mozambique
- Mr. Mansurbek Sultanov, Director, Inno Technopark under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Uzbekistan
Country focal points on STI parks project:
- Ghana: Dr Nana Kofi Safo
- Mongolia: Mr Uribold Bayaraa
- Mozambique: Dr Jose Leopoldo Nhampossa
- Uzbekistan: Mr. Farkhod Djumaev
