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Setting Up an Innovation System: Swiss Model for the Czech Republic?
IDEA think-tank at CERGE-EI in cooperation with the Embassy of Switzerland has the pleasure to invite you to a seminar and a panel discussion entitled "Setting Up an Innovation System: Swiss Model for the Czech Republic?". The event will be held on Tuesday, June 2, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the CERGE-EI building (Politických vězňů 7, Prague 1).
Switzerland is a world leader in science and innovation. Cooperation between the public and private sectors in research works well. This success is a result of innovation system reforms that are being continuously cultivated for years. The Czech Republic stands in setting and cultivating innovation system on another crossroad. Decisions that have to be made after a long time will have a major impact on the direction in which the Czech Republic moves on. The inspiration and lessons learned from a successful country are therefore in place.
Chaired by:
- Daniel Münich, IDEA think-tank at CERGE-EI
Panelists:
- Alexander Bieri, Roche
- Martin Srholec, IDEA think tank at CERGE-EI
- Martin Bunček, Technology Agency of the Czech Republic
- Arnošt Marks, Research, Development and Innovation Council
- Libor Kraus, Association of Research Organizations
- Richard Kapsa, Sotio a.s.
- Tomáš Jungwirth, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences
- Zdeněk Hostomský, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences
The seminar and a discussion will be followed by a reception.
The event will be held in English with simultaneous interpreting into Czech.
The event is part of Strategie AV21 of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Please register at the CERGE-EI website by filling out a short registration form.
