SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT. Apologies for cross postings.
Following the success last year of the Information and Development 98
Seminar under the title of Information and
Developing/Emerging/Transitional Countries, the Institute of Information
Scientists (IIS) and the Information for Development Forum (IDF) are
running a related seminar this year.
Title: Funding of International Development Information and Knowledge
Activities.
Venue: London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre in Holloway.
Date: 9 June 1999.
Objective: The general aim is to raise the awareness of the full range
of funding sources available for international development information
and knowledge activities. It will be of interest to all concerned with
development and related information/knowledge issues. In particular it
will relate to information providers addressing new markets, users
wanting to access information/knowledge from areas which have
historically provided a number of problems and difficulties, and to
other development information/knowledge specialists and policy makers.
Programme:
Chair: Tim Cullen (Natural Resources Institute)
09.15-09.45 Registration and Coffee
09.45-10.15 Creating a Global Partnership for Knowledge Development
Stephan Roman and Judy Ugonna
(British Council)
10.15-10.45 UK Department for International Development. Policies and
Practice
Charles Clift
(Department for International Development)
10.45-11.00 Questions and Discussion
11.00-11.30 Coffee
11.30-12.00 Enhancing the Understanding of Development
Mike Day
(UK National Lottery Charities Board/International Grants
Programme)
12.00-12.30 Questions and Discusssion
12.30-14.00 Lunch
14.00-14.30 Shell Development Information and Knowledge Activities
Murray Jones
(Shell International)
14.30-15.00 DANIDA Information and Development Policies
Anja Rasmussen and David Kendal
(Danish International Development Assistance Programme)
15.00-15.15 Questions and Discussion
15.15-15.45 Tea
15.45-16.15 In Partnership with the Commercial Sector
Pablo Dubois
(International Coffee Organisation)
16.15-16.45 Questions and Discussion
16.45-17.00 Discussion of Seminar and Conclusions
An additional contribution is expected from the World Bank but the name
of contributor and title were not available at the time of this
announcement.
Organising Task Force: Bill Posnett, 3WD Bibliographic Information
Consultancy
Peter Gooch, Developing World Information and
Training Specialist
Arvind Chudasama, Independent Consultant
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