4th APEC R&D Leaders Forum: The Challenges for Research and Technology Organizations in the Knowledge-based Economy, 20-22 November 2002, Phuket Thailand Evaluation Report Q1. What is your assessment of the overall effectiveness of the meeting? 2. How useful were the various sessions of the meeting? Q2.1. 3 Key note speeches Q2.2. Short invited speeches Q2.3. First parallel break-out sessions (Thursday afternoon) Q2.4. Foresight session (Friday) Q3. How well organised was the meeting? Q4. Did you gain any new skills or knowledge Q5. Were the networking opportunities useful to you or your economy? 11 responses Comments very good Closely and Friendly for co-operation in future Very useful for opportunities globalization More focus group discussion and share opinion on specific topic There were very few R&D Leaders at the meeting which was overwhelmed by junior representatives from the host country 1. Get leaders there 2. Have an attractive agenda with major speakers 3. Have a registration fee and limit participation to leaders only Yes, improved! and exchange concept idea of knowledge management As a result of this meeting, we get idea on the managing knowledge for improving on my job To use the input from the meeting in order to set some direction for our university research especially in its management Topics recommended for future meetings of the APEC R&D Leaders Forum? How to increase R&D activities in Thai industry, put specific in sector such as Food Processing, Product Development and Machine Development How to co-operation of the APEC R&D Leaders' Forum Issues that will draw leaders, not managers Fresh water resources for the world Basic and Applied Research: How do we seek the balance between them - Should look particularly from the perspective of modern technology developed thus enabling simulation instead of actual experimentation and from funding perspective. 4th APEC R&D Leaders' Forum page

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