Investimento e controlo

Amanhã e depois decorrerá em Bruxelas uma conferência entre os representantes da Nato e a da UE para discutir oportunidades de negócio na indústria bélica em tempos de «crise». Propriedade intelectual e transferência de tecnologias serão temas a abordar.

15 Oct. 2009 – 16 Oct. 2009
Conference examines transatlantic cooperation in the defence sector
Challenges and opportunities in transatlantic defence industrial cooperation will be the focus of a conference held at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 15 and 16 October. Issues on the agenda will include technology transfer, intellectual property, market access and investment policies in the context of an economic downturn and anticipated recovery.

Organized by NATO’s Defence Investment Division in partnership with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) of London, the conference will bring together National Armaments Directors as well as government and defence industry leaders from both sides of the Atlantic.

Dr Ashton Carter, United States Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, will deliver a keynote address on 15 October, followed the next day by Mr Hakan Jevrell, Swedish State Secretary of Defence, representing the European Union Presidency.

http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_57905.htm?mode=news

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