South Centre - United Nations University Joint Session On Innovations And Technology Transfer

South Centre, a Geneva-based intergovernmental organization organized a session on "Innovations and Technology Transfer" at the United Nations University- WIDER Conference on Southern Engines of Global Growth: China, India, Brazil and South Africa (CIBS) in Helsinki, Finland on 7 September 2007. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) September 10, 2007 - Geneva. South Centre, a Geneva-based intergovernmental organization organized a session on "Innovations and Technology Transfer" at the United Nations University- WIDER Conference on Southern Engines of Global Growth: China, India, Brazil and South Africa (CIBS) in Helsinki, Finland on 7 September 2007.

The session was chaired by Dr. Yash Tandon, Executive Director of South Centre, and Dr. Guanghua Wan, Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER. Presentations were made on "Patent Application as Indicator of the Geography of Innovation Activities: Problem and Perspectives " by Dr. Xuan Li, Lead Economist, South Centre and on "Breaking the Deadlock on Climate Change Related Technology Transfer" by Vikas Nath, South Centre.

The conference focused on the inter-linkages between CIBS and the global economy, including the impact of these economies on their respective regions. The session by South Centre reflected on the these changes through the lens of innovations and technology transfer and provided an overview of opportunities and challenges presented by them.

South Centre (www.SouthCentre.org) is an independent, intergovernmental think-tank of developing countries, established in 1995, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Currently, 51 countries are members of the South Centre.

The Centre assists in developing points of view of the South on major policy issues, and generates ideas and action-oriented proposals for consideration by the collectivity of South governments and institutions. Three key areas where South Centre has developed substantial knowledge base are Trade for Development; Innovation, Access to Knowledge and Intellectual Property; and Global Governance for Development.

The presentations made at the session are available online at the South Centre Blog http://southcentrenet.blogspot.com

For more details, contact: Mr. Vikas Nath, Head - Media and Communications, South Centre at nath ( @ ) southcentre dot org

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