TechnoPark, the science and technology facilitator of Economic Zones World has been selected by the World Technopolis Association to host the 5th WTA Dubai Techno-Mart at the beginning of 2008, according to an announcement by TechnoPark here today.
The objective of WTA Techno-Mart is to enable WTA member cities, their industries, academia, and research and development centres, as well as cooperative international organisations, such as UNESCO and IASP etc. to exchange new technologies and display hi-tech products and promote investment contracts.
Hamad Al Hashemi, Managing Director TechnoPark said:
“We are extremely proud to have been chosen to host WTA’s 5th Techno-Mart, which reflects the confidence that the international body has in TechnoPark, our abilities, and in the city of Dubai, which has truly become a symbol of advancement and foresight.”
“A technology exposition of this scale, featuring global technological developments and exchange of know-how is the very spirit of TechnoPark,” Mr. Hamad Al Hashemi added.
In addition to a technology exhibition, where WTA members will be able to display new technology and products, the Dubai Techno-Mart will feature technology presentation sessions, where businesses from WTA members will be able to share technological advancements with others, and an international workshop featuring case studies, exercises and presentations to enhance the knowledge of technical experts and managers in the Technopolises.
A high-level delegation comprising WTA Secretary General Deong-Seong Oh, Director Unesco-WTA Center for Science City Governance, Prof. Byung-Joo Kang, and WTA Director Tae-Ho La had met Mr. Hamad al Hashemi, Managing Director Techno Park, and other Economic Zones World officials earlier this year.
The World Technopolis Association (WTA), is a multilateral international organization created with aims to connect the advancement of science and technology with local development, to achieve a shared development through cooperation and exchanges among science cities.
As an international organization whose members are mainly local governments, the WTA is planning to launch variety of programs for the promoting of the regional development of the member cities as well as other science cities around the world.
About TechnoPark
TechnoPark is a fully owned subsidiary of Economic Zones World. It symbolizes Dubai's vision to develop a knowledge-based technology-centric sustainable business hub, which will not only support the country's research and development needs in its core sectors but will also support the nation's long term economic development and growth.
TechnoPark is focused on Research, Development and Studies in the field of the country's core economic sectors viz. Energy, Desalination & Water Resource Management, Environmental Resource Management and technology driven knowledge based industrial development. TechnoPark's R&D initiatives focus on nurturing business ideas or new technologies in respective areas, which could be quickly translated into real-world industrial / business operations.
TechnoPark's Research and Development initiatives are also directed at improving the existing technologies in the country's core economic sectors to enhance their production efficiencies.
