Forecasting Critical Technologies TechNet Think Tank

Dania Granados (mailto:granados@LAN.VITA.ORG)
Mon, 8 Feb 1999 16:21:47 -0500

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Date:         Mon, 8 Feb 1999 16:21:47 -0500
From: Dania Granados <mailto:granados@LAN.VITA.ORG>
Subject:      Forecasting Critical Technologies TechNet Think Tank
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                          PUBLIC INVITATION
                      TO THE TECHNET THINK TANK:

IDENTIFYING CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

FEBRUARY 15 TO MARCH 15, 1999

Greetings:

You are invited to subscribe to the World Bank's TechNet Think Tank electronic discussion "Identifying Critical Technologies for Developing Countries." The conference will be operated jointly by TechNet and the RAND Corporation's Science & Technology Policy Institute. This electronic discussion will focus on the process of technology forecasting for developing countries, paying particular attention to the needs and roles of firms. The discussion will run from February 15 to March 15.

HOW IT WORKS

A Think Tank is a conference discussion that is conducted entirely through electronic means. Approximately 20 experts from government, private sector, academia, NGOs, international organizations and the World Bank will discuss these issues for a period of four weeks. The discussion will be broadcast only to subscribers, but readers are encouraged to comment and to pose questions.

To participate in this event, you will need to subscribe by sending an e-mail message in the following form:

To: mailto:listproc@vita.org Subject: tec4tech Text: subscribe tec4tech FirstName LastName

(Give your own FirstName and LastName)

After you subscribe, you will receive by e-mail a welcome letter with conference details from Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA), the conference manager. Beginning February 15 you will find the conference contributions posted on the TechNet Think Tank archive at www.vita.org/technet/tec4.

We look forward to your participation!