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Project Title:
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Competitiveness and Workforce Needs of U.S. Industry
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STEP-Q-05-03-A
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Sub Unit:
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Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy
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RSO:
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Merrill, Steve
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Subject/Focus Area:
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The Dragon and the Elephant: Understanding the Developing Innovation Capacity in China and India
September 24, 2007 - September 25, 2007
National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 C St. NW
Washington D.C.
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If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
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| Contact Name:
Mahendra Shunmoogam
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mshunmoogam@nas.edu
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| Phone:
202.334.2823
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Fax:
202.334.1505
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Agenda:
The Dragon and the Elephant:The Development of Innovation Capacity in China and India
September 24-25, 2007
The National Academies
2100 C Street, N.W.
Washington, DC
Preliminary Agenda
September 24th, 2007
8:30 AM Welcome and Introduction
8:45 AM
Session 1: Overview: India and China in the Global Economy
Summary statistics and analysis of macro-performance, past,
present, and projected
9:15 AM
Session II: What is our interest?
Panel discussion to pose questions for the conference to address.
Each session to emphasize comparisons, bilateral relationships,
and links to the global economy as well as domestic
developments, current and projected.
Corporate perspective
Financial perspective
Domestic economic perspective
Higher education perspective
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM
Session III: Human Capital Development
Quality and comparability of HR data
Population and GDP growth, class structure, and aging Professional education, training, and labor quality
(scientists, engineers, technicians, and managers)
Wage differentials and drivers of wage inflation for professionals
Role of nationals trained and/or based abroad
12:00 Noon
Session IV: Lunch and keynote speech
1:30 PM
Session V: Techno-Infrastructure
Evolution of government, university, and industry research
systems
Regional innovation clusters, science parks, and special economic
zones
Technical standards development
IP creation
Supply chain management
3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM
Session VI: Investment
FDI rates, sectoral distribution, and location in the value chain
Domestic private and public funding of industrial development
Venture financing and government supports
Evolving industry structure overall
4:45 PM
Session VII: First day wrap-up:
What have we learned?
What do we want to know about particular industries?
6:00 PM Reception in the Great Hall of The National Academies
September 25th, 2007
8:00 AM Capitol Hill Breakfast Briefing
10:00 AM
Plenary: Lecture Room
Welcome and Introduction to Day Two
10:30 AM
Simultaneous Sessions
Session I: Semiconductors, software, and telecommunications
Session II: Automobiles and parts, aerospace, and energy technologies
Session III: Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
Session IV: Financial services
12:45 PM Lunch and keynote speech
1:45 PM
Plenary Reports from breakout sessions
3:00 PM Panel discussion:
What did we learn?
How should the private and public sectors respond?
4:30 PM Adjourn
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