18-19 Apr 08
| Sofia, Bulgaria
This international workshop is part of the activities of GARNET, a EU Research Network of Excellence under the Sixth Framework Programme. The workshop is carried out within the framework of a Jointly Executed Research Project "Technology, Innovation and Governance".
The workshop is organised by the Center for the Study of Democracy, Sofia under the coordination and scientific guidance of Professor Helge Hveem of the University of Oslo. The main objective of this project is to mobilise research on the international governance of knowledge. ‘Knowledge’ is broadly defined to cover knowlegde production such as basic research, competence building through higher education, and applied and embodied knowledge in terms of innovation and technology. The project focuses on the relationship between global and regional institutions and processes in the knowledge field: the internationalisation of national education, research and innovation systems; governance of access to and dissemination of knowledge.
Make sure to read the Call for Papers open until February 4th and visit the GARNET site for more details.