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Inaugural Babbage Seminar: “Charles Babbage’s New Manufacturing System: The Lectures that Never Happened”
25 October 2012, 17.00 – 18.30
Venue: Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge
Professor Sir Mike Gregory is Head of the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) at the Department of Engineering, Cambridge
Dr Ha-Joon Chang is Reader in the Political Economy of Development, Faculty of Economics, Cambridge
Dr Eoin O’Sullivan is the Director of the Centre for Science, Technology & Innovation Policy, Cambridge
Overview
There is renewed interest among policy makers in countries around the world in the role of manufacturing within economic systems, and a consequent focus on the potential of industrial policies to enhance the competitiveness of nations. Cross-fertilisation between different disciplines is required in order to disentangle the complexities of modern manufacturing systems and for designing, implementing and evaluating industrial policies.
Inspired by Charles Babbage’s legacy, the Babbage Seminar Series gathers leading figures as well as young researchers from economics, engineering and operation management with a shared interest in manufacturing and industrial policy. Participants from related disciplines are also encouraged.
Taking place on Thursday 25 October 2012, 5.00-7.00pm, the first Babbage Seminar will be held at the Institute for Manufacturing in Cambridge. For further details, abstracts of the presentations and registration, please visit the Babbage Research Group website.
16.45 Welcome refreshments
17.00-17.20: Opening Remarks.
Chair: Eoin O’Sullivan
17.20-17.45 Mike Gregory
“Capturing Value in Modern Manufacturing Systems”
17.45-18.10 Ha-Joon Chang
“Industrial Policy: Can We Go Beyond an Unproductive Confrontation?”
18.10-18.30 Open Discussion
18.30-19.00 Drinks
This is a free event. To register, please click here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4560235788
This event is convened by the Babbage Research Group.
Professor Sir Mike Gregory
Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge
Dr Eoin O'Sullivan
Centre for Science Technology & Innovation Policy, University of Cambridge
