GLOBAL NETWORKS, INNOVATION AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE INFORMATIONAL
REGION AS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
November 11-13, 1999
University of California, Santa Cruz
College Eight, Red Room
A conference sponsored by the
Center for Global, Regional and International Studies, UC Santa
Cruz
Institute for International Studies, UC Berkeley
UC Pacific Rim Research Program
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
11th 1999
5:00-7:00
- Reception for Participants, Merrill College Provost�s House
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12th
1999
9:00-10:30
- Welcome and Keynote Address
- Chancellor MRC Greenwood
- �Welcome�
- Allen Scott, Public Policy and Geography, University of California,
Los Angeles
- Keynote Address "Global City-Regions and the New World
System"
10: 45- 12:45
- Panel One: SILICON VALLEY AS MODEL: IS REPLICATION
POSSIBLE? Overview of the Model and Debates
- Chair: Paul Lubeck, Director, CGIRS and Sociology, University
of California, Santa Cruz
- Discussant: Marybeth Pudup, Community Studies, University of
California, Santa Cruz
- Tim Sturgeon, Industrial Performance Center,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- �The Rise of the Global Supplier: Implications for Local Economic Development�
- Connie Martinez, Silicon Valley Regional Center, UCSC
- � Public-Private Cooperation in the Informational Region: Joint Venture Silicon Valley�
- Amy B. Dean, Executive Officer, South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council
- " Labor in the New Economy; Lessons from Labor Organizing in
- Silicon Valley"
- Ted Smith, Director, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
- Title: �Community Responses to Environmental Issues in the Development of Silicon Valley�s Electronics Industry�
- Chuck Darrah, Anthropology, San Jose State University
- "Silicon Valley as Place: Models and Uses�
12:30-2:00
- Lunch at College VIII Cafe
2:00-5:00
- Panel Two: Governance, State Policies and Regional Development Strategies
- Chair: David Goodman, Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Discussant: Sean O�Riain, University of California, Davis
- Rajah Rasiah, Dean, Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia, Sarawak
- "Malaysian Electronics: Regional Dynamics and Production Networks"
- Henry Wai-Chung Yeung, Geography, National University of Singapore,
- �Grounding Global Flows: Constructing an E-Commerce Hub in Singapore�
- Anupap Tiralap, Information Technology, King Mongrut�s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
- �The Myths of Sun Rise Industry in Developing Countries: The Case of the Electronics Industry in Thailand�
Mel Clark, KwaZulu-Natal Economic Council
- "Social Partnerships and Regional Development in the Information Age: Views from South Africa"
- Jorge Alonso, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
- "Globalization at the Margin: Economic Governance and the Evolution of Transnational Production Networks in Northern Mexico"
7:00-10:00
- Dinner for participants at the home of Paul Lubeck (for participants only)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13th 1999
8:30-10:30
- Panel Three: Networks and Regional Development
- Chair: Michael Watts, Director, Institute of International Studies and Geography, University of California, Berkeley
- Discussant: Kyle Eischen, Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Balaji Parthasarathy, University of California, Berkeley
- �Institutional Embeddedness and Regional Industrialization: The State and the Indian Computer Software Industry�
- Gerald Autler, Strategic Economics
- �The Globalization of High-Tech: The Silicon Valley-Israel Connection�
- Sean O�Riain, University of California, Davis
- "The Flexible Developmental State: Globalization, Information Technology and the �Celtic Tiger�"
- Matt Zook, University of California, Berkeley
- "Regional Systems of Financing: The Impact of Venture Capital on the Emerging Internet Content and Commerce Industry in the United States"
10:30-10:45
- Break
10:45-12:45
- Panel Four: Strategies for Labor in the Informational Region
- Chair: Manuel Pastor, Latin America & Latino Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz (tentative)
- Discussant: Jennifer Chun, University of California, Berkeley (tentative)
- Chris Benner, City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley
- "Building Community-Based Careers: Labor Market Intermediaries and Flexible Employment in Silicon Valley"
- Boy Leuthje, Institut fur Sozialforschung, Universitat Frankfurt
- "New Labor Relations in the Information Technology Industry - where is the
- model? Comparative Perspectives on Silicon Valley and Germany"
- Arne Wangel, Technology and Social Sciences, Technical University of Denmark
- �Technology Transfer, Labour and Local Learning Processes in Malaysian Industry�
- James Cone, MD, MPH, Dept. of Health Services, State of California
- �Occupational Health Challenges in Electronics Manufacturing in California and New Mexico: Research Findings & Policy Alternatives�
12:45-2:00
- Lunch
2:00-4:00
- Panel Five: Environmental Challenges to the Informational Region
- Chair: David Sonnenfeld, Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley
- Discussant: Melanie Dupuis, Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Jan Mazurek, author and environmental policy consultant, Washington D.C.
- �Environmental Restructuring in Semiconductor Manufacturing�
- Leslie Byster, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
- �The International Campaign for Responsible Technology/WTO Clean Technology Campaign�
Andrew Szasz, Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz
- �Environmental Inequalities in Silicon Valley: Lessons for Regional Development�
- Lenny Siegel, Director, Campaign for Public Environmental Oversight
- �A Co-mingling of Concerns: Electronics Industry and Military Pollution in Silicon Valley�
- 4:00-5:00
- Discussion: Future Directions For Research and Collaboration
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Conference Homepage:
http://www2.ucsc.edu/cgirs/globalnet
Information:
Center for Global, International, and Regional Studies
University of California
156 Merrill College
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
831.459.2833
831.459.3125 fax
e-mail: global@cats.ucsc.edu
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