East-Meets-West on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Congress in Nicosia, Cyprus
The main objective of the conference is to promote cross-national collaboration between East and West as a tool to overcome national limitations on knowledge, financial resources, technology, and services.
More specifically, the congress aims to:
•Improve links between scientific and business communities,
•Promote private sector investment in science, innovation, and enterprise development,
•Encourage SMEs and scientists to exploit global knowledge resources and increase innovation financing mechanisms.
For this reason, the congress will trigger discussions on innovative policy tools and measures to build the necessary human capital, infrastructure, and financial instruments to create and facilitate international collaborations. The Congress is going to take place under the auspices of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2012.
For registration and additional information,please see: http://www.eastmeetswest.eu.com/(opens in new window)