International Conference
"Innovation in Europe: Dynamics, Institutions and Values"
Roskilde University, Denmark, 8th -9th May, 2003
CALL FOR PAPERS
Conference presentation:
With the ambition "to become the most competitive and dynamic
knowledge-based economy in the world", the European Union has recently
engaged in a series of policy initiatives towards fostering innovation
and technological development. This is taking place at a time when some
fundamental social dynamics related to the innovation process are in a
process of rapid transformation, like for example, new regimes for
knowledge production and appropriation, changing social values on
science, the emerging information society, rapid development of private
risk capital markets/industry. These parallel transformations, of policy
and of social dynamics, are having a direct impact on the contemporary
patterns of European innovation.
The driving idea of this conference is to analyse the dynamics,
institutions, and values that characterize the innovation process and
technological development in Europe, with special focus on the EU. The
conference is particularly interested on papers that have a perspective
on European/EU dynamics, multiple-country/comparative studies, or
exceptionally national experiences that have a European relevance, in
the following topics:
Conference topics:
1. Systems of innovation, institutions and values in Europe
2. Knowledge dynamics and co-operation
3. Intellectual property rights
4. Private financing and public-private partnership for innovation
5. Risk society and the governance of science
6. Innovation for competitiveness and cohesion
7. Information society
Submission deadlines and information:
Extended abstracts of 1-2 pages should be submitted no later than
December 1rst, 2002 to Kenny Larsen at: [log in to unmask]
Further information can be found at the conference website:
http://www.segera.ruc.dk/
The abstracts will be selected on the basis of their scientific
excellence and relevance for the Conference, by a panel of experts made
of the SEGERA-project partners. The decision will be communicated in
January 2003.
Registration to the conference will start on January 15th, 2003.
Final paper submission is March 1rst, 2003.
The conference has the possibility of providing financial support for
travel and accommodation to a maximum of 5 researchers submitting a
paper. Special account will be given to young researchers from the EU,
and to Eastern European participants. Please, contact Kenny Larsen for
further information about procedures.
The conference will also admit a limited number of participants without
paper, most notably policy-makers and experts in the fields. Please,
find more information at the conference website.
With kind regards,
Kenny Larsen
Roskilde University
Universitetsvej 1
P.O. Box 260
DK-4000 Roskilde
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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