Technology Transfer - The Polish Perspective

An international conference on "Technology Transfer - The Polish Perspective" will take place in Warsaw, Poland, on 26-27 September 1997. The conference is being organized by the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, the Polish Academy of Sciences and WS Atkins Consultants (UK), with support from the EU's PHARE ACE programme, the State Committee for Scientific Research, and the British Know-How Fund.

Meaningful technology transfer between the scientific research base and industry is crucial for the transformation from a centralized to a successful market economy. The conference aims to provide a forum for discussion between innovators and industry leaders in Poland and other Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. The conference programme will include presentations on:

- An overview of the present state of technology transfer in Poland, as well as in a number of other CEE countries;
- Experience of technology transfer in the countries of European Union (EU), in the form of case studies;
- The innovation process in Poland, other CEE countries and in the EU;
- Current trends in concepts and techniques used for technology transfer in the Polish and European context.

The conference is aimed primarily at technology managers in industrial enterprises, technology consultants, economists and scientists from technical research organizations.
For further information, please contact:

The Conference Office - "Technology Transfer"
Institute of Fundamental Technological Research
Polish Academy of Sciences
Swietokrzyska 21
00-049 Warsaw
Poland
Tel. +48-22-8261281; Fax +48-22-8269815;
E-mail: ttpp@ippt.gov.pl