KOTA SAMARAHAN: The ‘First Asia Pacific Responsible Business Innovation Workshop 2014’ will be held tomorrow (Feb 19) by the Responsibility project team of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) at Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites.
It is held in conjunction with the Third Annual Meeting of Responsibility that will take place at the same venue on Feb 20 to 23.
According to a press statement from the university, Responsibility stands for ‘Global Model and Observatory for International Responsible Research and Innovation Coordination’.
The primary focus of the workshop is to encourage constructive dialogues between targeted stakeholders of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) and the Responsibility team.
The Responsibility project aims to obtain views and feedback about ‘Responsible Business as an Enabler of an Innovation’ from stakeholders in the region with regards to the RRI.
The project will further utilise the workshop outcome as a learning tool to understand concerns and issues pertinent to the construction of Responsibility Forum and Observatory.
The project is headed by Dr Ing Zaharya Menevidis from Fraunhofer Institute, Berlin, Germany.
The statement further adds that the project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013).
The Responsibility Consortium consists of 10 institutions from the EU countries and three institutions from the non-EU countries.
Three keynote speakers, Prof Dr Jane Cardosa, Goh Su Gim and Datuk Amar Wilson Baya are scheduled to speak at the event.
For more information, call Dr Rohaya Nor at 082-584390 or email to mnrohaya@feb.unimas.my.