Organizer: Dr. Teruo Kishi
Vice President, Science Council of Japan (SCJ) / President, National Institute
for Material Science, Japan
Commentator: 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
Moderator: Prof. Chong Tow Chong Comment
Executive Director, Science & 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)