International Workshop
International Cooperation
in the Knowledge Era
International Workshop
PROGRAMME
2008
International Cooperation
in the Knowledge Era
November 17th
4:00 pm
Opening Session
Lucia Carvalho Pinto de Melo (President | Center for Strategic Studies and Management ∙ CGEE)
José Monserrat Filho (International Advisor | Ministry of Science and Technology)
4:30 pm
Keynote speech
Mohamed H. A. Hassan (Executive Director of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World | TWAS)
5:30 pm
Welcome cocktail
November 18th
9:00 - 12:00 pm
PANEL 1 International Cooperation in S&T in the new global geopolitical framework
Rasigan Maharajh (Tshwane University of Technology)
Jorge Grandi (Director | Unesco Mercosur)
José Eduardo Cassiolato (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ∙ UFRJ)
Chair: José Monserrat Filho (International Advisor | Ministry of Science and Technology)
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 - 3:30 pm
PANEL 2 Knowledge networks and new institutional configurations in international cooperation in S&T
Hernan Chaimovich (University of São Paulo)
Manuel Heitor (Secretary of State for Science, Technology and Higher Education | Portugal)
Chair: Luís Manuel Rebelo Fernandes (President | Brazilian Innovation Agency ∙ FINEP)
3:30 - 4:00 pm
Coffee break
4:00 - 6:00 pm
PANEL 3 Obstacles and opportunities for the circulation of knowledge in international cooperation
Carlos Correa (Universidad Autonoma de Buenos Aires)
Ronaldo Fiani (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ∙ UFRJ)
Chair: Otávio Guilherme Cardoso Alves Velho (Vice-President | National Society for the Advancement of Science ∙ SBPC)
November 19th
9:00 - 12:00 pm
PANEL 4 International cooperation in S&T and the challenge to sustainable development
Gilberto Gallopín (Initiative on Science and Technology for Sustainability ∙ ISTS)
Roberto Smeraldi (Amigos da Terra ∙ Amazônia Brasileira)
Chair: Jacob Palis Júnior (President | Brazilian Academy of Science ∙ ABC)
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Lunch
9:00 - 12:00 pm
PANEL 5 Policies and strategies in S&T cooperation: present panorama and future perspectives
Zhengzhong Xu (China National Academy of Nanotechnology and Engineering)
Annalisa Primi (CEPAL)
Stefan Michalowski (Executive Secretary | Global Science Forum, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ∙ OECD)
Chair: Maria Lúcia Maciel (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ∙ UFRJ)
3:30 - 4:00 pm
Coffee break
4:00 - 6:00 pm
PANEL 6 Summary, conclusions and recommendations
Panel reports, open debate and proposals for future policies and initiatives
Panel 1 – Léa Maria Strini Velho (University of Campinas ∙ UNICAMP)
Panel 2 – Alberto Passos Guimarães (Brazilian Centre of Phisics Research ∙ CBPF)
Panel 3 – Ingrid Sarti (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ∙ UFRJ)
Panel 4 – Pedro Leitão (Brazilian Fund for Biodiversity ∙ FunBio)
Panel 5 – Paulo de Góes (Brazilian Academy of Science ∙ ABC)
Chair: Hadil Fontes da Rocha Vianna (Ministry of External Relations)
6:00 - 6:30 pm
Closing Session
José Monserrat Filho (International Advisor | Ministry of Science and Technology)
Antonio Carlos Filgueira Galvão (Director | Center for Strategic Studies and Management ∙ CGEE)
Ministry of
Science and Technology