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     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 Think Tank Electronic Conference.  The first think tank 
addresses the topic, Learning Nations: How Developing Countries 
Acquire and Diffuse Knowledge. 
 
     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 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 six months, five Think Tanks will be initi- 
ated.     The first Think Tank is on "Learning Nations: How 
Developing Countries Acquire and Diffuse Knowledge". 
 
     The objective of this Think Tank is to discuss and debate 
the concept of a "learning nation" -- the ability of a country to 
learn, to absorb and assimilate knowledge and to put knowledge to 
productive use. 
 
     To participate in the Think Tank on Learning Nations: How 
Developing Countries Acquire and Diffuse Knowledge, you must 
subscribe by visiting the TechNet Web site: 
 
          http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/technet/ 
 
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     You can subscribe to this or any other Think Tank by visit- 
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     We look forward to your participation. 
 
 
     Ron Epstein 
     TechNet Think Tank Conference Manager 
     Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA) 
 
 
 
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