Innovation Impact: Mini Symposium
Professor Carlo Pietrobelli, Dr. Gustavo Crespi, Dr. Almamy Konte, Inter-American Development Bank / African Observatory for Science, Technology and Innovation
Three innovation experts join us for a symposium at 2pm on Monday 17 December. Professor Carlo Pietrobelli, Senior Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), will speak on 'Global Value Chains and Innovation Systems: Some New Evidence'. Then Dr. Gustavo Crespi, Lead Specialist in the Competitiveness and Innovation Division at the IDB, will lecture on 'Impact Evaluation in a Multi-treatment World: The case of Innovation and Export Promotion Policies'. They will be joined by Dr. Almamy Konte, who will focus on 'STI Indicators and Policies in Africa: Why an Observatory for STI'. No registration necessary.
Venue: Conference Room, UNU-MERIT
Date: 17 December 2012
Time: 14:00 - 17:00 CEST
