Science Policy Advisory; Chinese and European Perspectives

BILAT-SILK Workshop

Science Policy Advisory; Chinese and European Perspectives

AGENDA

Thursday 2 September 2010

Visit to the Ministry of Science and Technology, P.R. China

Discussions on common TA activities

10:00 – 12:00 Visit to the Chinese Academy of Science & Technology for Development, Ministry of Science & Technology, PR China

12:00- 13:30 Lunch (Hosted by CASTED)

13:30- 15:00 Visit to the China Science and Technology Exchange Center, Ministry of Science & Technology, PR China

Friday 3 September 2010

Beijing, Xiyuan Hotel

08:45- 09:00 Registration

09:00 – 09:05 Welcome; Chen Heping (Deputy Director General, China Science and Technology Exchange Center, Ministry of Science & Technology, P.R. China)

09:05- 09:10 Welcome; Wang Fenyu (Vice-President, Chinese Academy of Science & Technology for Development, Ministry of Science & Technology, P.R. China)

Session 1

Technology Assessment Methodology & Best Practices

(Chair: Zhang Jianguo, CECO)

09:10 – 09:40 TA Landscape in Europe; Leo Hennen (Coordinator, European Technology Assessment Group)

09:40 – 10:10 Chen Zhaoying; TA Lanscape in China (Deputy Director General, National Center for Science & Technology Evaluation)

10:10 – 10:30 Coffee

10:30 – 11:00 TA in the European Parliament; Theo Karapiperis (Head, Science & Technology Options Assessment, European Parliament)

11:00 – 11:30 TA in the Dutch Parliament; Jan Staman (Director, Rathenau Institute, The Netherlands)

11:30 – 12:00 TA in Chinese policy making; Li Zhenxing (Fellow, Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development, MOST, China)

12:00- 12:20 Q&A

12:20- 14:00 Lunch

Session 2

Case Studies

(Chair; Miltos Ladikas, UCLAN)

14:00 – 14:30 Nanotechnologies in Europe: Policies and Ethics; Niall Scott (Senior Lecturer, UCLAN, UK) & Michael Decker (Vice-Director, Institute of Technology Assessment and System Analysis, Germany)

14:30 – 15:00 Progress of Nano S&T in China; Ren Hongxuan (Director, Policy Department, National Center for Nano Science and Technology)

15:00 – 15:15 Coffee

15:15 - 15:45 Green Biotechnologies in Europe; Arnold Sauter (Senior Researcher, Office of Technology Assessment at the German Parliament)

15:45 – 16:15 Green Biotechnologies in China; Yang Huanming (Director, Beijing Genomics Institute)

16:15 – 17:00 Q&A; EU-China Collaboration in TA Activities

19:00 Dinner Hosted by CECO

Saturday 4 September 2010

Visit to BGI Beijing Offices

Discussions on Collaborative Activities