Press Release (96)134 23 Sept. 1996

NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Science and Technology Policy, Tashkent, 23-25 September, 1996 A NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Globalization of Science and Technology: A Way for CIS Countries to New Markets will take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This workshop will focus on problems of science policy related to the preservation of scientific and technological resources and support for innovation in CIS countries, and in particular in Central Asian Republics where these issues are of particular concern at this time. Experts from NATO and Cooperation Partner countries will exchange views and experiences on policy matters, and address such topics as: strategy for participation in global markets, organisation of innovation activity, university-industry relations, science parks, information systems for technology transfer, advanced communication technologies and networking policies, international cooperation and integration in international programmes. The meeting will be co-organised by the State Committee for Science and Technology of the Republic of Uzbekistan, by Consorzio Roma Ricerche, Italy, and by the Association for the Promotion of Small Innovation Enterprises (AMIP), Russian Federation. Co-directors of the workshop are: Prof. Carlo Corsi (Rome, Italy) and Prof. Ali Akhunov (Tashkent, Uzbekistan). For further information please contact Dr. Alain Jubier, NATO Division of Scientific and Environmental Affairs, at fax (32-2)-707-4232.