UNESCO International Conference and Exhibition on Knowledge Parks

Co-organized by UNESCO and the Qatar Foundation (Qatar), the conference and the exhibition are designed to introduce a spectrum of creative ideas for knowledge parks in the developing world. Therefore, it is an excellent opportunity for industries to be present and to sponsor this event with an eye on partnering with governments, UN agencies, NGO’s and donors to build regional knowledge parks.

Target Audience

• High-level government representatives and policy makers.
• Representatives of development banks, regional funds and donors.
• Managers of knowledge, technology, innovation and science parks.
• Specialists in the areas of ICT, education, science and knowledge managers.
• Heads of research and development institutions.
• Representatives of the private sector, including young entrepreneurs.

Focus Areas

• ICT Creative Industries and Entrepreneurship The Conference will look at models of knowledge parks aimed at utilizing ICTs to develop skills for young entrepreneurs in order to start IT businesses in the area of creative industries. It will present examples from the developing world (i.e. Oman’s Knowledge Oasis, Egypt’s Smart Village, etc.)
• Digital Knowledge Management The Conference will focus on new models of knowledge parks dealing with knowledge preservation, dissemination and utilization. It will discuss examples of new generations of knowledge management settings such as the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
• Models of ICT-based Knowledge Parks for Development.

 The Conference will discuss how Knowledge Parks can serve economic development priorities in developing countries focusing on strategic domains for development - education, science and health. It will explore modalities and south-south/ north-south partnerships for countries to build their own Knowledge Parks in the most relevant domains.

For further information, please visit: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=24158&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html