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2008 APEC Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Innovation Management Seminar (August 2008), April 2009

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Published Date April 2009
Type of Publication Proceedings
Publication Under SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE), Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group (SMEWG)
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The purpose of this seminar was to discuss and exchange best practices in promotion and innovation matters in the APEC region.

  • MSME Innovation Management Seminar Objective
  • MSME Innovation Management Seminar Agenda
  • Welcome Speech - Mr Charles Skuba
  • Innovation and Small Business: Catalyst for Development – Mr Robert Kramer
  • Innovation and Small Business: IP and Economic Development – The Hon. Randall R. Rader
  • The Ongoing Business Transformation on Latin America– Mr Luis Daniel Soto Maldonado
  • Innovation and Development in the National Industry of the Software – Mr Juvenal Luna Gonzáles
  • Developing an Interoperability Ecosytem – Mr Stacy Baird
  • The Skills Gap: IT Workforce Trends 2008 to 2013 in 6 APEC Economies – Mr Michael Mudd
  • The IT Services Sector in East Asia, Challenges and Opportunities for Growth – Mr Stephen Lau
  • The Innovation Challenge – Mr Paul J. Corson
  • Promoting Innovation: R&D, Venture Capital and IP - Fábio Iunis de Paula
  • ICT Interoperability and eInnovation: Policy Conclusions from a Transatlantic Study – Mr Urs Gasser
  • Partnering with Government for Skills and Certification – Mr Bart Boaden
  • U.S. Government Programs to Promote Small Business Innovation – Mr Harvey Bronstein
  • Innovation Management for Entrepreneurs – Mr Vladimir Kozharnovich
  • The Patent World-A Free Journey – Mr José Luis Herce-Vigil
  • SME Case Studies: a) Alpamayo Entertainment – Mr Jaime Carbajal & b) Rinex Technology – Mr Rob Kiernan
  • Innovation Management Policies and Practices in APEC – Mr Joo-Yong Kim
  • Innovation Management Policies and Best Practices in Latin America – Ms Annalisa Primi