3rd INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR: BRICS

PROGRAMME

Sustainability Institute

Stellenbosch, South Africa

 

Time

28 MONDAY

 

Day 1

09h00

Opening Session

Introduction & Welcome – Eve Annecke [Sustainability Institute]

Introduction to BRICS Project – Jose Cassiolato [RedeSist]

Introduction & Welcome to the Seminar – Rasigan Maharajh [ieri]

09h30

10h00

Coffee

10h15

NSI Progress Reports

Brazil

Prof José E Cassiolato [Redesist]

11h15

NSI Progress Reports

Russia

Prof. Leonid Gokhberg [State University]

12h15

Lunch

13h30

NSI Progress Reports

India

Prof KJ Joseph [Centre for Development Studies]

14h30

NSI Progress Reports

China

Prof Liu Xielin [Chinese Academy of Science]

15h30

Coffee

15h45

NSI Progress Reports

South Africa

Rasigan Maharajh [Ieri]

16h30

Panel Discussion Chair: Michael J. Kahn

In Search of Equitable Development & Growth

Prof Ben Turok MP [African National Congress & New Agenda]

Mazibuko Jara [Amandla]

17h30

 


 

Time

29 Tuesday

 

Day 2

 

 

09h00

Innovation Systems and Inequality: The BRICS Experience

Prof Lakhwinder Singh [Punjabi University]

Respondents:

Maria Clara Couto Soares - Brazil

Liu Xielin  – China

Luci Abrahams - South Africa

Leonid Gokhberg - Russia

09h30

Innovation, Finance & Funding in the National System of Innovation

Prof Márcia Rapini [UFRJ]

Respondents:

Jian GAO - China

William Blankley - South African

Natalia Gorodnikova – Russia

KJ Joseph - India

10h00

Coffee

10h30

Small & Medium Enterprises in the National System of Innovation

Prof Jian GAO [Tsinghua University]

Respondents:

Lindile Ndabeni - South African

Alexander Sokolov - Russia

Ana Arroio – Brazil

KJ Joseph - India

11h30

Transnational Corporations & National Systems of Innovation

Prof Li Yanhua [CAS]

Respondents:

Dinesh Abrol – India

Temba Masilela - South African

Leonid Gokhberg - Russia

José Cassiolato– Brazil

12h30

Lunch

14h00

The Role of the State in National Systems of Innovation

Prof Mario Scerri [ieri]

Respondents:

V V Krishana – India

Liu Xielin - China

Tatiana Kuznetsova – Russia.

Priscilla Koeller – Brazil

15h00

Wrapping Up Session

15h30

Coffee

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30th July – Day 3 – Closed Coordinators Meeting
Dynamic for NSI Reports and TORs debates:

 

1. NSI Progress Reports (30 min presentation & 30 min debates)

 

 

  1. Brazil - Prof José E Cassiolato [Redesist]

 

  1. Russia - Prof Leonid Gokhberg [Higher School of Economics, HSE, Moscow]

 

  1. India - Prof KJ Joseph [Centre for Development Studies]

 

  1. China - Prof Liu Xielin [Chinese Academy of Science]

 

  1. South Africa - Rasigan Maharajh [IERI]

 

 

2. TORs Proposals (30 min presentation & 30 min debates)

 

i.       Innovation Systems and Inequality: The BRICS Experience

         Presentation: Prof Lakhwider Singh (20 min)

 

  Inputs from countries (8 min each)

  Maria Clara Couto Soares - Brazil

  Liu Xielin  – China

  Luci Abrahams - South African

  Leonid Gokhberg - Russia

     Coordinator Summary

 

 

ii.        Innovation, Finance & Funding in the National System of Innovation

           Presentation: Prof Márcia Rapini [UFRJ] (20 min)

 

  Inputs from countries (8 min each)

  Prof Sunil Mani (will not be present but input will be given) – India

  Jian Gao - China

  Michael Kahn & William Blankley - South Africa

  Natalia Gorodnikova – Russia

  Coordinator Summary

 

 

iii.    Small & Medium Enterprises in the National System of Innovation

         Presentation: Prof Jian GAO [Tsinghua University] (20 min)

 

  Inputs from countries (8 min each)

  Prof. Rishikesha T Krishnan (will not be present but input will be given) – India

  Lindile Ndabeni - South African

  Alexander Sokolov - Russia

  Ana Arroio – Brazil

     Coordinator Summary

 

 

iv.    Transnational Corporations & National System of Innovation

        Presentation: Prof LI Yanhua [CAS] (20 min)

 

  Inputs from countries (8 min each)

  Dinesh Abrol – India

  Temba Masilela & Thomas Pogue - South Africa

  Leonid Gokhberg - Russia

     José Cassiolato– Brazil

     Coordinator Summary

 

v.    The Role of the State in National Systems of Innovation

         Presentation: Prof Mario Scerri [IERI] (20 min)

 

  Inputs from countries (8 min each)

  V V Krishana – India

  Liu Xielin - China

  Tatiana Kuznetsova – Russia.

  Priscilla Koeller – Brazil

  Coordinator Summary

 

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Country Delegations 

Country

Delegates

Allocation

E-mail

Brazil

José Cassiolato

NSI & TNCs

cassio@ie.ufrj.br

Maria Clara Soares

Inequality

clara@ie.ufrj.br

Márcia Rapini

Finance

msrapini@hotmail.com

Priscila Koeller

State

priscila@ie.ufrj.br

Ana Arroio

SMEs

aarroio@firjan.org.br

 

China

Xielin Liu

NSI

liuxielin@gucas.ac.cn

Jian Gao

Finance & SMEs

gaoj@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn

Li Yanhua

TNCs

liyanhua1123@126.com

 

Índia

K J Joseph

NSI

kjjoseph@cds.ac.in

Lakhwinder Singh

Inequality

lkhw2002@yahoo.com

Dinesh Abrol

TNCs

ap1966@hotmail.com 

V V Krishna

State & NSI 2

krishna@mail.jnu.ac.in

Jyothi Bhat

Finance & SMEs

jsabhat@nic.in

 

Russia

Leonid Gokhberg

NSI

lgokhberg@hse.ru

Alexander Sokolov

SME

 sokolov@hse.ru

Natalia Gorodnikova

Finance

gorodnikova@hse.ru

Tatiana Kuznetsova

State

tkuztezova@hse.ru

 

South Africa

Rasigan Maharajh

NSI

rasigan@antfarm.co.za

Temba Masilela

TNCs

tmasilela@hsrc.ac.za

Lindile Ndabeni

SMEs

ndabenil@tut.ac.za

Michael Kahn

Finance

mikejkahn@gmail.com

Mario Scerri

State

mscerri@mweb.co.za

Luci Abrahams

Inequality

luciennesa@gmail.com

Thomas Pogue

TNC 2

tpogue@wbs.co.za

William Blankley

Finance 2

wblankley@hsrc.ac.za

Saliem Fakir

n/a

saliem.fakir@sopmp.sun.ac.za

Firoz Khan

n/a

firoz.khan@sopmp.sun.ac.za

Glenda Kruss

n/a

gkruss@hsrc.ac.za

Ben Turok

Inequality - keynote

bturok@anc.org.za

Mazibuko Jara

Inequality - keynote

mazibuko@amandla.org.za

Mampuele Linah Toona

Administration

toonaml@tut.ac.za

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Guests

Vassil Genchev – University of Trento & Joint African Masters Programme on Local Development

Britta Rennkamp – German Development Institute

Il-haam Petersen - HSRC

 

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