On 11/17/04, Tom Abeles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What I would like to see is WRI's projection on the resources of the > world with its increasing success in this approach to poverty > alleviation even with increased efficiency and maximum recycling.
Tom Abeles raises the question of resource use if development succeeds. I don't want to get into that issue, although I think it is clear that the choice of whether and how to develop lies with individual countries and peoples, not with anyone else. But ICT is quite powerful in its ability to make possible livelihoods and economies based on knowledge (an infinite resource) rather than on natural resources, and to enable access to information and education that can help people make more sustainable choices. Allen L. Hammond Vice President for Innovation & Special Projects World Resources Institute 10 G Street NE Washington, DC 20002 USA V (202) 729-7777 F (202) 729-7775 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.wri.org www.digitaldividend.org ------------ This DOT-COM Discussion is funded by USAID's dot-ORG Cooperative Agreement with AED, in partnership with World Resources Institute's Digital Dividend Project, and hosted by GKD. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org and http://www.digitaldividend.org provide more information. 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.dot-com-alliance.org/archive.html>
