Message-ID: <4.1.19990713124949.0099f1a0@pop.pipeline.com> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 12:53:07 -0400 From: "Anthony J. Brooks" <mailto:abrooks@NUTEK2000.COM> Subject: Re: [Fwd: infoDev Call for Proposals (Urgent time line)] To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
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Ditto.
Papers just don't fall out of the sky. Especially for us practitioners who are away from academia. This may be hard to believe.
-- tony brooks ------------------------ At 03:37 PM 7/13/99 +0100, Mike Powell wrote: >Thanks to Bob Pyke for forwarding this, but - looking at the date it appears to >have been sent to him - I can't believe anyone is seriously giving colleagues >three days notice of such an important piece of work. > >OK if someone meant to let people know weeks ago and forgot, say so and say >sorry - >we've all been there - but please don't pretend this is an exercise in giving >anyone on this or the infodev list an opportunity to participate. > >Good practice surely means disseminating opportunity widely and giving >people time >to think, consult and plan not to chase research funds like Pavlov's dogs. > >Mike Powell > >Bob Pyke Jr wrote: > >> Fyi, >> Bob Pyke Jr >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: infoDev Call for Proposals (Urgent time line) >> Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 20:20:07 -0400 >> From: mailto:Pstreet@worldbank.org >> Reply-To: "infoDev Forum" <mailto:infodev-l@lyris.bellanet.org> >> To: "infoDev Forum" <mailto:infodev-l@lyris.bellanet.org> >> >> CALL FOR PROPOSALS >> >> "Study on the Challenges and Opportunities of the Networking >> Revolution in the Developing World - 1990-2010" >> >> Only proposals received before 5:30 pm on July 16, 1999 >> will be considered. >> >> The Information for Development Program (infoDev) is a global program >> managed by the World Bank to help developing economies fully benefit >> from information and communication technologies (ICT). infoDev shares >> worldwide experience with, and disseminates best practices to key >> decision-makers, both public and private. >> >> In assisting developing countries and transitional economies design >> and implement national information infrastructure strategies, >> original research is urgently needed on the impact of emerging >> technology, markets and regulation on economic development. >> It is expected that this research will provide the bases for the >> development of a report and methodological tool for policy-makers >> in developing countries and transitional economies and will be made >> available to all infoDev clients and donors , World Bank Group >> borrowers, as well as the widest possible audience in electronic >> format. >> >> infoDev is willing to make a grant of up to US$150,000 to an individual, >> organization or firm which provides the best proposal for the execution >> of the work program described in this Call for Proposals. >> >> The proposal will form the basis of negotiations with the first-ranked >> proponent leading ultimately to the execution of a Grant Agreement >> with the selected proponent. >> >> The Assignment shall be implemented in accordance with the Terms of >> Reference. >> >> http://www.worldbank.org/infodev/projects/study_tor.htm >> >> For more information about this Call for Proposals, visit the >> infoDev website or email mailto:pstreet@worldbank.org >> >> http://www.worldbank.org/infodev/projects/study.htm >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to infodev-l as: [mailto:repyke@akron.infi.net] >> To unsubscribe, forward this message to mailto:>leave-infodev-l-689M@lyris.bellanet.org
Anthony (Tony) Brooks Consultant
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Ditto.
Papers just don't fall out of the sky. Especially for us practitioners who areaway from academia. This may be hard to believe.--tony brooks------------------------At 03:37 PM 7/13/99 +0100, Mike Powell wrote:>Thanks to Bob Pyke for forwarding this, but - looking at the date it appears to>have been sent to him - I can't believe anyone is seriously giving colleagues>three days notice of such an important piece of work.>>OK if someone meant to let people know weeks ago and forgot, say so and say>sorry ->we've all been there - but please don't pretend this is an exercise in giving>anyone on this or the infodev list an opportunity to participate.>>Good practice surely means disseminating opportunity widely and giving>people time>to think, consult and plan not to chase research funds like Pavlov's dogs.>>Mike Powell>>Bob Pyke Jr wrote:>>> Fyi,>> Bob Pyke Jr>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------>>>> Subject: infoDev Call for Proposals (Urgent time line)>> Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 20:20:07 -0400>> From: mailto:Pstreet@worldbank.org>> Reply-To: "infoDev Forum" <mailto:infodev-l@lyris.bellanet.org>>> To: "infoDev Forum" <mailto:infodev-l@lyris.bellanet.org>>>>> CALL FOR PROPOSALS>>>> "Study on the Challenges and Opportunities of the Networking>> Revolution in the Developing World - 1990-2010">>>> Only proposals received before 5:30 pm on July 16, 1999>> will be considered.>>>> The Information for Development Program (infoDev) is a global program>> managed by the World Bank to help developing economies fully benefit>> from information and communication technologies (ICT). infoDev shares>> worldwide experience with, and disseminates best practices to key>> decision-makers, both public and private.>>>> In assisting developing countries and transitional economies design>> and implement national information infrastructure strategies,>> original research is urgently needed on the impact of emerging>> technology, markets and regulation on economic development.>> It is expected that this research will provide the bases for the>> development of a report and methodological tool for policy-makers>> in developing countries and transitional economies and will be made>> available to all infoDev clients and donors , World Bank Group>> borrowers, as well as the widest possible audience in electronic>> format.>>>> infoDev is willing to make a grant of up to US$150,000 to an individual,>> organization or firm which provides the best proposal for the execution>> of the work program described in this Call for Proposals.>>>> The proposal will form the basis of negotiations with the first-ranked>> proponent leading ultimately to the execution of a Grant Agreement>> with the selected proponent.>>>> The Assignment shall be implemented in accordance with the Terms of>> Reference.>>>>>> For more information about this Call for Proposals, visit the>> infoDev website or email mailto:pstreet@worldbank.org>>>>>> --->> You are currently subscribed to infodev-l as: mailto:[repyke@akron.infi.net]>> To unsubscribe, forward this message to>mailto:leave-infodev-l-689M@lyris.bellanet.org
Anthony (Tony) Brooks
Consultant
NuTek 2000, Inc.
PO Box 554
Herndon, VA 20172
Tel: (703) 597-6885
Fax: (703) 724-1434
mailto:abrooks@nutek2000.com
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