In April 2006, the University of California at Berkeley will host a joint UNIDO - UC Berkeley conference on accelerating the development of emerging economies through technology, innovation and education.
Bridging the Divide 2006 brings together scholars, practitioners, and government and corporate policy makers into a single forum focused on the role of technology in the world's developing economies.

Panels, lectures, and workshops cover the following topics:
* Technology essentials for economic development
* Healthcare technology in the developing world
* The role and potential of education
* Environmentally sustainable industry
* Energy solutions in the developing world
* Technology for communications and commerce

Our goal is to accelerate the exchange of ideas and technologies that create beneficial partnerships between industrialized countries and developing regions. This is congruent with UNIDO's mission to help developing countries fight marginalization in today's increasingly global economy.

Bridging the Divide 2006 is organized by the Management of Technology Program at the University of California, Berkeley, in cooperation with UNIDO.

Link to the official MOT-UNIDO Conference website: http://bridge.berkeley.edu
Link to the UNIDO webisite: http://www.unido.org
MOT and UNIDO International Research Program Fellows information