Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9606171648.B14680-0100000@lan.vita.org> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 16:18:17 -0400 From: TechNet Conference Manager <mailto:technet@LAN.VITA.ORG> Subject: Announcement To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
THE WORLD BANK'S TECHNET: THINK TANK ELECTRONIC CONFERENCES
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It is with pleasure that I invite you to participate in TechNet's
Second Think Tank Electronic Conference. This think tank discussion
addresses the topic of Rural Community-Based Communication Centers, an
approach to development that provides a mechanism for building new
partnerships among stakeholders (governments, NGOs, private sector,
etc.) and for shifting control and accountability from central
authorities to the local level.
It will start June 17 and is scheduled to close on July 17.
This conference and subsequent ones are being conducted by the
World Bank in cooperation with the Volunteers in Technical Assistance
(VITA). TechNet will be hosting a series of five separate Think Tanks
over the next six months on subjects related to science, technology
and information in development.
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 each topic for a period
of four weeks. The discussion will be "broadcast only" to
subscribers, but readers are encouraged to comment and to ask
questions.
During the next several months, five Think Tanks will be
initiated. The second Think Tank is on "Rural Community-Based
Communication Centers".
The objective of this Think Tank is to discuss and debate the
concept of the usefulness to developing countries in establishing
community-based centers for the retrieval, dissemination and
aggregation of data and information, and the provision of computer
assisted services. The focus of the discussion is rural, although the
lessons learned will have application to urban areas as well.
To participate in the Think Tank discussion on Community-based
Communication Centers, you may subscribe by visiting the TechNet Web
site:
http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/technet/
or by sending an email message as follows:
To: mailto:listproc@vita.org
Subject: (Leave Blank)
Text: sub centers FirstName LastName
(Give your own FirstName and Last Name)
You can subscribe to this or any other Think Tank by visiting the
TechNet conference page:
Thank you.
Ron Epstein
VITA TechNet Conference Manager