They will address actions on technology transfer and economic promotion with innovation

Guatemala City, Oct 26 (AGN).- The actions on technology transfer, intellectual property and economy based on innovation will be addressed by national and international experts during a special workshop organized by the National Secretariat of Science and Technology (Senacyt)which will take place this Friday, October 28.

According to the entity, among the objectives of this meeting is the promotion of spaces for intersectoral cooperation between the academy, the productive sector and the country’s technology transfer offices (OTT).

Opportunities

According to Ana Chan, head of Senacyt, companies in the region are clear about the value of investing in innovation, research and development to capitalize on their competitive advantages in scenarios of uncertainty where the digital economy is driving the development of new businesses.

Likewise, it is demanding more specialized human capital, which reinforces the importance of generating new capacities.

When we talk about digital transformation or technology transfer we are not only referring to the inclusion of technologies, we must conceive it as a culture rather than an isolated program or strategy, the official stressed.

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Participants

Senacyt highlights in an official statement that this special event will feature the expert James Thompson, vice president of innovation at the University of Notre Dame, United States, who plans to address issues on strengthening the innovation ecosystem in Guatemala.

Also, Víctor Rojas, coordinator in the regional office of technological transfer of Connect, Bogotá, Colombia, who will talk about the improvement of practices in the construction of entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems.

Another of the guests is Carlos Alberto Guzmán Machuca, patent advisor to the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property.

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