The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) are jointly organizing this forum on the theme, 'Towards Sustainable Development: Partnerships for Innovation and Technological Capacity Building in the Least Developed Countries of Asia and the Pacific Region'. Participants from government, business and industry, academia, and research and development institutions will discuss ways to develop the capacity of LDCs in the area of science, innovation and technology, and the applications for national sustainable development. The agenda includes discussion of national experiences and consideration of a proposed multi-year cooperation framework for partnership.
dates: 28-29 April 2015
venue: UN Conference Centre, United Nations Building Rajdamnern Nok Avenue
location: Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand
contact: Strategic Communications and Advocacy Section, UNESCAP
phone: +66 2 288 1865
fax: +66 2 288 1052
e-mail: escap-scas@un.org
www: http://www.unescap.org/events/wipoescap-regional-forum-towards-sustainable-development-partnerships-innovation-and
http://www.unescap.org/events/wipoescap-regional-forum-towards-sustainable-development-partnerships-innovation-and