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Committing Science to Global Development
Lisbon, September 29-30, 2008 |
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Steering Committee:
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Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), Brazil
IICT- Tropical Knowledge, Portugal
National Institute of Biological Resources (INRB), Portugal
National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LNEC), Portugal
National Laboratory of Energy and Geology (LNEG), Portugal
Institute of Advanced Studies, United Nations University (UNU, Chair) |
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Venue: |
Centro Científico e Cultural de Macau (CCCM)
Rua da Junqueira, nº 30
1300-343 Lisboa |
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Workshop Program |
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Monday, September 29th |
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8:45 - Registration
CCCM (ground floor) |
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9:30 - Opening
ceremony with speeches and Exhibition of Scientific Posters:
Auditorium 1 (second floor) |
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Mariano Gago, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES), Portugal;
Jean Pierre Contzen, Senior Advisor, Institute of Advanced Studies, UNU;
Ren Wang, Director, CGIAR;
Jorge Braga de Macedo, President, IICT.
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10:30-11:00 - Coffee Break and Exhibition «Medicinal Plants in the Tropics»
(fourth floor) |
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11:00-13:00 - Plenary
Session chaired
by the CGIAR Director
Auditorium 1 (second floor) |
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The Role of Science & Technology in International Development and the Millennium Development Goals (A.H. Zakri, Director, Institute of Advanced Studies, UNU) - 15 min;
2) Good Statistics for Good Governance (Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Head, Structural Economic Statistics, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) - 15 min;
3) Regional Integration and Mutual Knowledge: the case of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries, CPLP (Jorge Braga de Macedo, President, IICT) - 15 min;
4) China and the World Economy (Knut Mork, Chief Economist, Handelsbanken Capital Markets, Norway) - 15 min. |
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13:00-14:00 - Lunch
(fourth floor) |
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| Parallel sessions on the two key themes: each session will have a chairperson and a rapporteur, in addition to 3 invited speakers and 3 invited discussants. Each speaker will first make a “leading talk” on a particular theme (20 min), ideally approaching it from an innovative perspective. This talk is then followed by a discussion that is open to the floor (15 min). At end of the session, discussants will address the issues raised by the speakers and the floor (1 hour), under the moderation of the chairperson. The conclusions will be written and transmitted by the rapporteur. |
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14:30-17:30 - Parallel
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1 - Promoting Knowledge as a Tool for Good Governance
Auditorium 1 (second floor) |
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Hélder Vaz Lopes, Director General, CPLP |
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Bram Huijsman, Director, Wageningen International, Netherlands
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| Speakers: |
Venâncio Massingue, Minister of Science and Technology, Mozambique
Manuel Heitor, Secretary of State, MCTES, Portugal
Luís Fernando Vieira, Coordinator Labex Europe,
EMBRAPA, Brazil |
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| 15:45-16:15 - Coffee Break (fourth floor) |
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| Discussants: |
Francisco Mantero, Secretary General, CPLP Business Council
Andy Cooper, Senior Researcher, Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Canada
Carlos Matias Ramos, President, LNEC, Portugal |
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14:30-17:30 - Parallel
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2 - Refocusing
Agricultural Policies
IICT - (Auditorium 2, ground floor) |
| Chair: |
Domingos Simões Pereira, Executive Secretary, CPLP |
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Jonathan Wadsworth, Senior Rural Livelihoods Adviser, Central Research Department, Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom |
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Robert Zeigler, Director General, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Phillipines
Emile Frison, Director General, Bioversity International, Italy
Ana Ribeiro, Presenter of the Award for Best Science Paper, IICT, Portugal |
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15:45-16:15 - Coffee Break |
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Discussants: |
Rosa Sá, President, INRB, Portugal
Jean Lebel, Director, Environment and Natural Resource Management, The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada
Teresa Leão, President, LNEG, Portugal |
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20:00 - Dinner (By Invitation Only)
Restaurant Espaço Tejo
Speaker: Maria Salomé Pais, Institute for Advanced Study, Academy of Science of Lisbon, Portugal |
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Tuesday, September 30th |
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9:30-13:00 - Plenary
Session chaired
by Jean Pierre Contzen, UNU:
Auditorium 1 (second floor) |
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Science, Technology, Innovation and Global Development: The Role of the CGIAR in Promoting Global Development (Rudy Rabbinge, Chairman, CGIAR Science Council)
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11:00-11:30 Coffee Break (fourth floor) |
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2) Report on the parallel sessions (15 min each) and the Award for Best Science Paper, followed by an open discussion and possible approval of “Lisbon Resolution on Science for Global Development” (45 min)
3) Closing remarks: |
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a. Katherine Sierra, CGIAR Chairman and World Bank Vice-President
b. Jorge Braga de Macedo, President, IICT.
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13:00-14:00 Lunch (fourth floor) |
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Revised September 23rd, 2008 |
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