General Assembly Special Session: S&T Policy and Bio-technology in Asia

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General Assembly Special Session: S&T Policy and Bio-technology in Asia

Organized by: Dr. Teruo Kishi  Vice President, Science Council of Japan (SCJ) / President, National Institute for Material Science, Japan
Supported by: : Prof. Ho Wang Lee Comment Immediate Past President, SCA / Member, The National Academy of Sciences, Korea

Part I: Keynotes from international organizations in the region

Keynote 1: ASEAN S&T Programmes, Priorities and Plans
Dr. Tan Tin Wee
Chairman, SubCommittee on Biotechnology, ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology
Keynote 2: The UNU-IAS at the Forefront of Research and Human Capacity Development Policy Issues
Dr. A. H. Zakri
Director, United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies

Part II: Panel discussion

ModeratorComment
Prof. Chong Tow Chong
Executive Director, Science and Engineering Research Council of A*Star / Executive Director, Data Storage Institute, Singapore
Biotechnology and Life Science Research in China
Prof. Liu Shuangjiang
Professor of Microbiology and Director of the Microbial Research Center for Biotechnology at the Institute of Microbiology / Chinese Academy of Sciences
Trend of Japan’s S&T Policy
Dr. Shigetaka Asano
Member, SCJ / Professor, Waseda University, Japan
S&T Policy and Bio-technology in Korea
Prof. Byung-Dong Kim
Member, Korean Academy of Science and Technology / Professor, Seoul National University, Korea
S&T Development in Vietnam and Suggested Policies for International Cooperation in Biotechnology
Mr. Nguyen Hong Ha
Vice Executive Director, Vietnam's National Council for Science and Technology Policy (S&T Policy Advisory Commission of the Prime Minister)
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