GLOBALISATION, TECHNOLOGY & DEVELOPMENT - 2002 CRIA conference

Trinity College, Cambridge

Since its inception in 1999, the annual CRIA Conference has established itself as an innovative and influential forum for the discussion of key global issues.

Following last year's conference on the Internet & State Security, the 2002 CRIA Conference will expand its exploration of globalising technologies to look at their implications for human development. The Conference will bring together the proponents and critics of globalisation to engage on the pressing conceptual and policy issues that underpin the debate on globalisation and development: - To what extent should the "winners" of globalisation and free trade compensate the "losers"? - Will the spread of technologies through globalisation create a more level economic and political playing field? - Would the relaxation of intellectual property laws in the developed world (in the pharmaceutical industry, for example) help save and enhance lives in the developing world? - Should governments and NGOs step back and allow markets and the private sector to play a greater role in the transfer of technology? The indicative program for the Conference is as follows: 9.15 Registration 9.45 Welcome Address 10.00 Panel I 1. Dr Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Director, Human Development Report 2001, United Nations Development Program "Making New Technologies Work for Human Development" 2. Dr Andrew Scott, Director, International Programs and Policy, Schumacher Centre for Technology Development "How to Make Technology Transfer Work for Human Development" 3. Professor Raphael Kaplinsky, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex "Is Globalisation All it is Cracked up to be?" 11.45 Lunch 13.30 Panel II 1. Dr Ha-Joong Chang, Faculty of Economics and Politics, University of Cambridge "Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Development" 2. Dr Barry Coates, Director, World Development Movement 3. Professor Ajit Singh, Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge "Foreign Direct Investment and International Agreements: A South Perspective" 15.15 Afternoon tea 15.30 Panel III 1. Dr Andrea Goldstein, Senior Economist, OECD Development Centre, Paris "OECD: Production Location, Trade Patterns and the Internet: Consequences for Emerging and Developing Countries" 2. Professor Sanjaya Lall, Professor of Development Economics, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford "A Disturbing New Industrial Map of the Developing World" 3. Dr Devinder Sharma, Delhi 1715 Closing Remarks 1900 for 1930 Dinner (Peterhouse, Cambridge) The intensification of anti-globalisation protests over the past two years, set against the announcement of a new WTO round, has created an international environment in which the conference topic is more relevant than ever. Events since September 11 have also led to greater recognition that global security cannot be pursued in isolation from global development. The 2002 CRIA Conference should not be missed by those who wish to understand and contribute to the debate on globalisation and development - including policy and academic practitioners, NGO and corporate leaders and journalists. But it will be of interest to those who are affected by globalisation, technology and development - which is everyone. Attendance at the conference is free. Attendees who also wish to attend the Conference Dinner at Peterhouse, Cambridge should send a cheque marked out to "CRIA" for £35 (per person) to: Cambridge Review of International Affairs Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge Fitzwilliam House, 32 Trumpington Street Cambridge CB2 1QY, United Kingdom More information on the Conference is available on the CRIA website: www.cria.org