IASP Round Table was organized within the Transfiere forum, 4th European Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation, in Malaga, Spain, on February 11th.
IASP President Jean François Balducchi, IASP Vice President Josep Piqué, IASP European Division President Jari Lauronen, member of the IASP International Board Cha Dong Kim, Tetouanshore Science Park General Manager Ali Achaach, Skolkovo Technopark International Cooperation Department Director Ekaterina Kamyshnikova.
Luis Sanz, IASP Director General, moderated the round table session.
The main topic of the round table was “Innovation Policies in the World (using the local experience and the role of STPs)”. In the Skolkovo Technopark presentation there have been affected the major milestones of Russian innovation policy creation, including the adoption a law on Skolkovo. Skolkovo project was presented in details, the services of Technopark and the benefits of participating in the Soft Landing program were discussed.
Participants showed an increased interest in the scale of construction and privileges for Skolkovo Soft Landing program participants. They asked a number of questions, including the question about hosting the 33rd IASP World Conference 2016 in Moscow.