UNESCO seeks to bring together all the stakeholders involved in the establishment of knowledge parks in order to create favorable conditions for major regional partnerships.
Co-organized by UNESCO, the Qatar Foundation and ictQatar, the conference and the exhibition are designed to introduce a spectrum of creative ideas for knowledge parks in the developing world. Therefore, it is an excellent opportunity for industries to be present and to sponsor this event with an eye on partnering with governments, UN agencies, NGO’s and donors to build regional knowledge parks.
Target Audience
Target Audience
- High-level government representatives and policy makers.
- Representatives of development banks, regional funds and donors.
- Managers of knowledge, technology, innovation and science parks.
- Specialists in the areas of ICT, education, science and knowledge managers.
- Heads of research and development institutions.
- Representatives of the private sector, including young entrepreneurs.
- ICT Creative Industries and Entrepreneurship
The Conference will look at models of knowledge parks aimed at utilizing ICTs to develop skills for young entrepreneurs in order to start IT busi-nesses in the area of creative indus-tries. It will present examples from the developing world (i.e. Oman’s Knowledge Oasis, Egypt’s Smart Village, etc.)
- Digital Knowledge Management
The Conference will focus on new models of knowledge parks dealing with knowledge preservation, dissemination and utilization. It will dis-cuss examples of new generations of knowledge management settings such as the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
- Models of ICT-based Knowledge Parks for Development
The Conference will discus how Knowledge Parks can serve economic development priorities in developing countries focussing on strategic domains for development - education, science and health. It will explore modalities and south-south/ north-south partnerships for countries to build their own Knowledge Parks in the most relevant domains.
