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Innovation and Public Policy

February 17, 2010 - February 19, 2010

Location: CA113, JE Cairnes School of Business and Economics, NUI Galway, United States

Speaker(s): Various

Organised by: Whitaker Institute

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CISC is running a fourth level module on Innovation and Public Policy on 17th – 19th February. You are welcome to attend any of the presentations by the invited speakers below. The sessions are organised by theme and will be primarily directed towards PhD students.

Please email Valerie Parker at valerie.parker@nuigalway.ie if you are planning on attending any of the sessions below.

Dr. Amaya Vega, Irish Centre for Rural Transformation and Sustainability, NUI Galway
Dr. Majella Giblin, Centre for Innovation and Structural Change, NUI Galway
Course coordinators

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Innovation and globalisation

Dr. Patrick Collins, CISC, NUI Galway (10.30 – 11.30)

Innovation and industrial development

Professor Dan Breznitz, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (2.00 – 3pm)

Dr. Kevin Heanue, Teagasc (3.30 – 4.30)

Thursday, 18 February 2010

Innovation systems: the national and regional context

Dr. James Cunningham, CISC, NUI Galway (9.30 – 10.30)

Dr. Majella Giblin, CISC, NUI Galway (11.00 – 12.00)

Rural development and innovation

Dr. Hugh Kelley, Economics, NUI Galway (2.00 – 3pm)

Dr. Mary Cawley, Geography, NUI Galway (3.30 – 4.30)

Friday, 19 February 2010

Innovation and public policy

Mr. Marcus Breathnach, Forfás (9.30 – 10.30)

Mr. Ian Brannigan, Western Development Commission (11.00 – 12.00)