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Peer reviewedSieghart, Paul – Information Society, 1981
Synthesizes issues covered at a conference on microelectronics: production, productivity, and employment; social implications; market mechanisms v government intervention; the role of national governments; data protection laws; and cultural pollution. (SW)
Descriptors: Electronics, Global Approach, Information Processing, International Relations
Spain, Victoria – Library Hi Tech News, 1997
Describes the conference, "Libraries and Associations in the Transient World: New Technologies and New Forms of Cooperation" (3rd, Foros, Crimea, June 1-9, 1996), which aimed to promote cooperation among libraries in Russia, Ukraine, and other former Soviet Union countries. Sidebars list the English-language papers and the names and…
Descriptors: Change, Exhibits, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Download full textJacobson, Harold K.; Shanks, Cheryl – 1987
The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme: A Study of Global Change (IGBP), a natural science research program, has been inaugurated by the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU). Recently, initial steps have been taken to develop an international social science research program on global change that would either be part of the…
Descriptors: Change, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Global Approach
Yff, Joost, Ed. – 1986
This volume is organized according to the International Council on Education for Teaching's 1986 World Assembly themes: (1) cultural diversity; (2) global interdependence; (3) education for development and multisectoral collaboration; (4) basic skills development; and (5) appropriate technology. Under each theme, there appear selected major…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Christensen, Kathy, Comp.; And Others – 1989
The Stanley Foundation annually assembles a panel of experts from the public and private sectors to assess specific foreign policy issues and to recommend future direction. The participants in the round-table discussion summarized in this report agreed that the Soviets are moving from a Marxist-Leninist version of socialism to a broader version,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Global Approach
Mark, Linda – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1987
The Special Libraries Association 1987 conference had the theme "Global Information Access--Expanding Our World." Topics discussed included: information access in the Third World, the value of information professionals, copyright fees and fair use, CD-ROM technology, and military libraries. (EM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Conferences, Copyrights, Developing Nations
1988
In 1986, the International Council fo Scientific Unions (ICSU) launched the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme: A Study of Global Change (IGBP). The IGBP seeks to focus attention on the physical, chemical, and biological processes which contribute to understanding the components of the Earth as a system. The research topics presented in…
Descriptors: College Science, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, Global Approach
Surwill, Benedict J., Ed. – 1984
This report presents the highlights of a conference held to critically examine the state of education in America and to set goals for the future of education in America. Those participating in the conference included public and private school teachers and administrators, college teachers and administrators, college students, parents, state…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Whalen, Maureen T., Ed. – 1981
This report describes how the U.S. Delegation prepared for and participated in the World Conference of the UN Decade for Women. The conference dealt with the topics of equality, development, and peace. The report covers five years, beginning with U.S. participation in the International Women's Year Conference, Mexico City, 1975, and continuing…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females, Feminism
Istance, David – 1992
The text of this report concentrates on areas of policy responsibility that are within the ambit of education authorities of the member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). An underlying argument throughout is that OECD countries must become "learning societies" embracing all forms of education…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Savage, James G., Ed.; Wedemeyer, Dan J., Ed. – 1994
This document contains the following plenary speeches from the 1994 annual conference of the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC): "Forging New Links--Focus on Developing Economies" by Sir Donald Maitland of the Independent Commission for World-Wide Telecommunications Development (United Kingdom); "The Missing Link: Still…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Participatory Research Group, Toronto (Ontario). – 1986
An international consultation was attended by 40 women workers, educators, and organizers who work directly with women affected by the new "global assembly line" that has developed as a part of the microchip technology industry. The women, who represented 12 countries, shared information and organizing experiences and worked to…
Descriptors: Electronics Industry, Employed Women, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Christensen, Kathy, Comp.; And Others – 1989
This report summarizes the roundtable discussion of 19 China experts at a conference on the development of U.S. policy convened four months after the democracy demonstrations that took place in China in spring, 1989. The group's discussion highlighted five major areas of uncertainty over China's course in the short-term to intermediate future: (1)…
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Current Events, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Christensen, Kathy, Comp.; And Others – 1989
The Stanley Foundation annually assembles a panel of experts from the public and private sectors to assess specific foreign policy issues and to recommend future directions. The round-table discussion summarized in this report focused on the future of Africa and the changing global context of U.S. policy toward Africa. While the Cold War has…
Descriptors: African Studies, Current Events, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
United Nations, New York, NY. – 1985
The report of the ad-hoc panel and the 25 papers in these proceedings cover a wide spectrum of issues and perspectives relating to information systems, services, and networks at both the national and international levels. The first part of this six-part volume presents the panel's report, which reviews the history of the panel and its purpose and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Global Approach, Information Networks, Information Services
