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I Registration I Day 1I Day 2 I Day 3 I



REGISTRATION-
Tuesday, February 19
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Registration & Reception

Peter Drucker on "The Next Society" (via video)

 
DAY 1-
Wednesday, February 20
Morning Session
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Plenary & Discussions
Knowledge Economy: Trends and Concepts
Chair: WB VP J. Linn
  • Opening by Chair


The Knowledge Economy – Concepts, Trends, Benchmarking


Knowledge Economy Development and EU Accession
  • EU Commission, Matthias Ruete, Director, DG Enlargement. "Enlargement, Pre-Accession Assistance, and Knowledge Economy"

  • WB, Kevin Cleaver, Director, ECA on 'Knowledge Perspective to Economic Policy in EU Accession Countries'.
    Presentation (1.9 MBppt)
  • Plenary Discussion
Afternoon Session
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EU Accession Country Presentations "Challenges and Implementation of the Knowledge Economy"
Plenary & Discussions
Chair: WB VP J. Linn


Presentations, Plenary Discussion, Panel Comments
  • Bulgaria

    Presentation  Challenges and Opportunities for the Knowledge Economy in Bulgaria(288KB ppt)

  • Czech RepublicCzech1.ppt Czech Republic - Status of the Knowledge Economy(163KB ppt)

  • Estonia
    Presentation Challenges And Implementation Of Knowledge Based Economy In Estonia(112KB ppt)

  • Hungary
    Presentation Hungary : On the way of Building Knowledge Economy (209KB ppt)
  • Latvia
    Presentation Knowledge-based Economy – a Key Process for Sustainable Development(608KB ppt)
Presentation  Latvian Education Informatization System (LEIS) Strategy, Results, Perspective(137KB pdf)

Background Paper Knowledge-based Economy : A Key Process for Sustainable Development(80KB pdf)

  • Plenary Q&A

  • LithuaniaPresentation  Developing a National Knowledge Economy Strategy in Lithuania(770KB ppt)

    Presentation Vilnius "Sunrise Valley"(9.6MB ppf)

  • Poland

    Presentation Poland 2002(151KB ppt)
  • Romania
  • Presentation  Knowledge Economy: a Romanian perspective(1.9MB ppt)

    Background Paper Knowledge Economy Position Paper for Romania(173KB pdf)

  • Slovak Republic
    Presentation Challenges and Implementation of the Knowledge Economy in the Slovak Republic(337KB ppt)
  • Slovenia
  • Presentation Presentation (228KB ppt)

    Background paper Challenges and Opportunities in Building a Knowledge Economy in Slovenia(100KB ppt)
  • Plenary Q&A


Panel Comments (IPTS, Marc Bogdanowicz; WBI, Jean.-Eric Aubert; OECD, Dirk Pilat ) and Wrap-up by Chair
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DAY 2-Thursday, February 21
Morning Session
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Plenary & Discussions
  • Presentations, Panel, Discussion
Chair: WB Kevin Cleaver (ECA Director)

Presentation of Country Case Studies
  • Finland
Petri Rouvinen-

Presentation Finnish Experiences in Information Society (160KB pdf)
  • Ireland

    EIB, Tom Healy-

    Presentation Miracles Do Happen- The Story Of Recent Irish Economic Growth (194KB ppt)

    Background paper Miracles Do Happen- The Story Of Recent Irish Economic Growth (59KB pdf)

    EIB, Ms Luisa Ferreira-

    PresentationCatching the Celtic Tiger by its Tail: Unveiling the Causes Behind the Growth Success Story(137KB ppt)

    Background paper Catching the Celtic Tiger by its Tail: Unveiling the Causes Behind the Growth Success Story (472KB pdf)
  • South Korea

    Prof. Yong Park-
    Presentation Building a Knowledge Based Economy: the Case of Korea (203KB ppt)
  • Q&A from Plenary



Information and Communication Technologies. Plenary.
  • Presentation by EU Commission, DG Information Society, Paul Verhoef on "eEurope+ and Beyond"Presentation Implementing Information Society in the enlarged European Union:eEurope, eEurope+, and beyond(552KB ppt)

  • Panel Presentation Yann Burtin, WB; Graham Vickery,OECDPresentation World Bank and ICT in Accession Countries (140KB ppt)

  • Panel Discussion: Maria Vagliasindi, EBRD; country delegation representatives from Estonia, Hungary, Poland

    Presentation Information and Communication Technologies in EU Accession countries(89KB ppt)

  • Plenary Discussion
Afternoon Session
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Plenary & Discussions
Presentations, Panel, Discussion
Chair: WBI Philip Karp (Manager Knowledge Networks)

Education, Life Long Learning. Plenary.
  • Presentation by OECD, Ian WhitmanPresentation Knowledge Economy Forum-OECD (163KB ppt)
  • Panel Presentation: Tomas Niklasson, Commission, DG Education; Ernesto Cuadra, WB

    Presentation (49KB ppt)
  • Panel Discussion: Latvia, Romania, Slovakia
  • Plenary Discussion

Chair: WB Kevin Cleaver (ECA Director)

Innovation & Research Systems. Plenary.
  • Presentation by Institute for Prospective Technology Studies, Ken DucatelPresentation Innovation and Research Systems(302KB ppt)

    Background paper Innovation and Research Systems : Future Challenges for the knowledge infrastructures of EU candidate countries(91KB pdf)

  • Panel Presentations :Jose Tiscar, Commission, DG Enterprise; Al Watkins, WB; Daniel Malkin, OECD
  • Panel Discussion: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovenia
  • Plenary Discussion


"Next Steps and Concrete Actions." Breakout Groups by Individual Accession Country Delegation.
"In the light of experience shared, what are implications, next steps, concrete actions for developing a knowledge economy?"
DAY 3- Friday, February 22
Morning Session
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"Knowledge Economy – The Next Steps"
Plenary Session
Chair: WB VP J-F. Rischard

Synthesis of Country Breakout Sessions. "Next Steps and Concrete Actions from the EU Accession Country Perspective"
  • Bulgaria

  • Czech Republic
  • EstoniaPresentation Next Steps And Concrete Actions From The EU Accession Country Perspective(111KB ppt)

  • Hungary
  • Latvia

    Presentation Knowledge Economy -Next Steps For Latvia (81KB ppt)

  • Lithuania
  • PresentationThe Next Lithuania.. (217KB ppt)

  • Poland

    Presentation Poland The Knowledge Journey: From Spontaneous Wandering To Knowledge Oriented Economy (70KB ppt)

  • Romania
  • Presentation  KBE in Romania(6KB)

  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Summary by Chair


Where do the International Organizations Go From Here?
Closing Remarks by Chair
PresentationJust Before Leaving :A Tentative Summary (88KB)

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