Globalization
Subtitle: challenges and opportunities for science and technology
By: [edited by FW Russell-Rivollan]
Contributors: United Nations University
Publisher: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Subjects: Technology; Congresses; Science; Globalization
Other titles: Challenges and opportunities for science and technology; International conference
Description: This conference brought together decision-makers, academics, members of government, and leaders from various facets of civil society to discuss ways in which to better, and more directly, harness scientific and technological progress for the promotion of peace and sustainable development. The large number of participants, hailing from many regions, reflected the importance science and technology has taken on in the international agenda. The Conference explored salient issues such as access to knowledge and benefit sharing, the scope of intellectual property protection, and the ethical boundaries of scientific enquiry. At the centre of the discussions was the creation of knowledge societies in which science and technology are neither the sole realm of academics nor the preserve of an elite segment of society enjoying a privileged access to the benefits and products of scientific achievement.
Notes: Title from pdf title page (viewed Aug. 28, 2009).

"23-24 August 2006 Yokohama, Japan."