Fyi,
Bob Pyke Jr
List members may be interested in this global forum, which examines
the role of knowledge and information in international development. It leads
up to the GKII Conference, sponsored by World Bank, UN, etc.

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          GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT
               INTERNET LIST DISCUSSION

PURPOSE OF THIS LIST

The Global Knowledge for Development List (GKD) was established to
facilitate broad discussion of the role and impacts of knowledge,
including information/communications technologies (ICTs), for
development. With 1,500+ members from about 100 countries, GKD offers a
major forum for the exchange of ideas. UNDP, the World Bank, and
UNESCO, which support GKD, encourage those from around the world,
especially those in the South, to use the List to express their own
needs, experiences, and suggestions related to ICT and development.

The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) -- an informal partnership that
includes the World Bank, UNDP and an array of other public, private
and not-for-profit organizations -- has asked GKD to help identify
innovative cases of "knowledge for development," which could be
presented at the second Global Knowledge Conference (GKII, 7-10 March
2000), in Kuala Lumpur.

The Conference, "Building Knowledge Societies," will focus on three
themes:

* Access
* Empowerment
* Governance

GKD is examining these themes along with other related issues to
identify:

* Policies, strategies, tools, and partnerships to improve access to
and use of information resources by the poor in rural and urban areas
alike
* Case studies, best practices, and other examples of activities that
have expanded access to information and knowledge throughout
developing countries
* Success stories of efforts, including public-private partnerships,
to build "knowledge for development" capacity in developing countries
* Research findings related to information/communications technologies
(ICTs) and development

HOW TO JOIN THE GKD LIST

Anyone who has electronic mail with Internet access can subscribe to
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WORLD WIDE WEB SITE FOR GKP

A Global Knowledge Partnership WWW site
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