LIRNEasia

Sujata Gamage
(slides will be posted shortly)
DISCUSSION:On ‘national innovation system’
DG: much  of our work is outside the ‘national’ framework.RS: we want to do Asian research to be used the region. think cutting edge leading universities in the REGION, not in any one country. usable knowledge = it is policy-relevant.

 SG: 1^st order connectivity means making the information available, as simply as putting it up on the web. bypass the ‘national innovation system’.
1^st order connectivity: putting information out (not organized; informal)
2^nd order connectivity: dissemination (formalized and systematic; e.g. conferences organized to interact and enhance knowledge).
RS: is 2^nd order connectivity idealistic? the real world is still very chaotic.
DG: similar to process of dissemination of NEWS:SL
 SG: 1^st order connectivity is the way that LIRNEasia needs to go.
 RS: the objective is to get policy-relevant information…