Date & Venue: 8-9 April 2015, Bangkok, Thailand.

Organized by Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), New Delhi, India. In cooperation with and hosted by National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office (STI) Office, Ministry of Science & Technology, Thailand. And in collaboration with Research and Information Centre for Developing Countries (RIS) New Delhi, India.

The Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is assisting countries in the Asia-Pacific region to strengthen their National Innovation Systems (NIS). In addition to capacity building activities carried out on specific areas of NIS identified by the countries, the Center since 2005 has been organizing meetings of the Asia-Pacific NIS Forum on a specific area of
common interest identified by the member countries. The first Asia-Pacific Forum on “Promotion of NIS” for high-level policy makers was held in April 20051 followed by the second Forum on “Governance of NIS” for senior policy makers held in November 20102. The third Asia Pacific NIS Forum on “NIS Diagnosis and STI Strategy” is being organized for key national
institutions studying and analyzing their national innovation systems. The NIS activities of the Centre are being carried out by APCTT under the projects supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Source : http://nis.apctt.org