ICS-UNIDO TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT NEWSLETTER _____________________________________________________________________ Newsletter - No 8 - 27 February 2002 _____________________________________________________________________ Dear Readers,
The following news is currently published on the Latin America and Caribbean Technology Foresight web site. http://www.foresight.ics.trieste.it/ *********** TF Library *********** Foresight Methodologies. Manuales sobre Metodolog�as Prospectivas. We are pleased to offer you a series of documents about Foresight Methodologies. The documents are available in DOC format (in Spanish) and were produced by Visi�n Grupo Consultores de Venezuela. New presentation available online: Uruguay, - Programa Nacional de Prospectiva Tecnol�gica - Uruguay 2015. Presentaci�n. Chile 6 de Diciembre 2001, Rafael Cabrera. *********** Databases *********** Argentina TF experts/organizations Uruguay Biotechnology Forum Peru Experts Database ******* News ******* ICT Update Current awareness bulletin for ACP agriculture of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) is a free bimonthly publication on new information and communication technologies (ICT) and their relevant applications for the agricultural and rural development in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. UNIDO-ICS TF LAC was featured in the last edition of ICT Update. For more information, go to: http://www.agricta.org/ictupdate/ Creating and Applying Vision in the Regions - Towards Agile and Networked Regions through Foresight Dublin, 13 December 2001. All presentations and papers from the conference are now available on the FOREN website: http://foren.jrc.es An electronic version of the Practical Guide to regional foresight can also be found on this site. E-Commerce and Development Report 2001 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development The Electronic Commerce and Development Report 2001 reviews trends that developing countries need to be aware of as they try to position their economies to take advantage of ICT and the Internet. For more information, go to: http://www.unctad.org/en/pub/ps1ecdr01.en.htm ****** Events ****** 1. La Prospectiva en el marco del desarrollo industrial, Su aplicaci�n en el �mbito Auton�mico 28 de Febrero de 2002, Ciutat de Granada 131,Barcelona For additional registration information, go to http://foren.jrc.es/Docs/EXTERIOR%20FEBRERO.pdf/ 2. Second World Conference on Technology Advances for Sustainable Development March 11 - 14, 2002 in Cairo, Egypt The Second World Conference on Technology Advances for Sustainable Development combines the Second International Conference on Renewable Energy and Environment Protection Technologies, and the Fifth International Conference on Solar Electricity: Photovoltaics, Wind, and Solar Thermal Technologies. It aims to provide an interactive forum for technology suppliers(manufacturers), technology users, interested technologists, policy makers, and other government officials with the objective of evaluating technical and economic feasibilities, policy reform and regulatory issues, financing and market strategies related to management and development of the key resources needed for sustainable development. For additional registration information, go to http://www.aast.edu/mceet/ 3. Biotechnology and Sustainable Development - Voices of the South and North March 16-20, 2002 in Alexandria, Egypt This international conference is co-sponsored by the Government of Egypt, FAO, UNESCO, World Bank and OECD, and other institutions. For additional registration information, go to http://www.egyptbiotech2001.com/ *********************************************************** Visit our Technology Foresight Online Training wh@t is � is a web-based project training and can be accessed through the UNIDO-ICS TF web site at http://www.foresight.ics.trieste.it/icswbt/ *** For further information, please visit our website at: http://www.foresight.ics.trieste.it/ *** To subscribe, go to http://www.foresight.ics.trieste.it/ and select the 'subscribe' option. _____________________________________________________________________ ICS-UNIDO 2002 ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, an NGO that is a GKP member*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
