huridocs-tech Technet "think tank" on technology forecasting for LDC's

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                         PUBLIC INVITATION
                      TO THE TECHNET THINK TANK:

      IDENTIFYING CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

                    FEBRUARY 15 TO MARCH 15, 1999

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: 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!



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