Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19980827202250.007bf550@pdc6.mail.yale.edu> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 20:22:50 -0400 From: Pascal Collotte <mailto:pascal.collotte@YALE.EDU> Subject: a New Discussion Group focusing on Middle East To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Good day!Apologies for Any Cross Posting.
I wish to inform everyone interested in the overall development of the Middle East and North African region of a major forum organized by both the World Bank and the regional partners in the coming days (Septembre 3 to 6).
Most importantly is the creation of a discussion group.
The Mediterranean Development Forum (MDF)1998 aims to empower thinkers, encourage private sector involvement, and mobilize civil society for greater participation in policy dialogue in order to improve policy outcomes.
The Cyber-Café
The philosophy of the Cyber-café discussion groups is to enhance the quality of dialogue in the Middle East (including Iran and Turkey) and North African region (MENA). Highly productive discussions will be helped by the participant of Mediterranean Development Forum (MDF) on 5 major themes between September 3 and 6:
ˇ Benefit from Globalization, ˇ Economic Development and Poverty Reduction, ˇ Governance (efficiency and participation), ˇ Human Development, and ˇ Public-Private Partnerships in the MENA Region.
The goal is to exchange ideas and experiences in dealing with these specific themes, and to formulate recommendations coming from best practice in each sector. A Discussion Group has been created for this purpose.
For more information please go to the World Bank CIPE site <http://www.cipe.org/mdf/contents.htm> and follow the procedure, starting by the registration.
This initiative is thought to foster communication amongst experts and practitioners in the field of economic development in the MENA region on a daily basis.
The forum participants will be eager to respond to messages and debate ideas.