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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago (Chile). – 1984
In areas such as Latin America and the Caribbean, many institutions are setting up databases using existing computerized information and documentation networks, and relying on new microcomputer equipment for their implementation. Increasing awareness of the implications of this practice prompted this conference, which provided the first step of a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Developing Nations, Information Systems
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America, Port-of-Spain (Trinadad). Caribbean Documentation Centre. – 1983
This publication outlines the activities and impact of the Caribbean Information System for Economic and Social Planning (CARISPLAN), as reported by representatives of 16 Caribbean nations and various regional organizations. A copy of the meeting agenda and other introductory material are followed by brief summaries of reports from representatives…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Databases, Developing Nations, Documentation
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). General Information Programme. – 1984
Participants in the meeting summarized in this report advised and made recommendations on appropriate activities and programs conducive to the development of cooperative networks and the exchange of information and experience in science and technology in the Asia Pacific Region. Invited in their personal capacity as experts, the 14 participants…
Descriptors: Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Intergovernmental Bureau for Informatics, Rome (Italy). – 1979
This conference report presents the discussions and recommendations of the 290 participants representing 76 nations who met at the first SPIN conference to exchange experiences in strategies and policies for the dissemination of information via networks based on the linking of computers with telecommunications, and to identify ways and means of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computers, Databases, Developing Nations
Huttemann, Lutz, Ed.; Inganji, Francis K., Ed. – 1986
This workshop attended by 21 participants from 13 countries was designed to promote the use of computerized information and documentation services in the eastern and southern African subregion, and increase the exchange of experiences of the personnel involved in the field. The full text is provided for the following papers presented at the…
Descriptors: Databases, Developing Nations, Documentation, Foreign Countries
Download full textTait, Alan, Ed. – 1987
The 16 conference papers in this collection describe various ways in which counselling is used in distance education in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Thailand, the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Zambia. Following an introduction by Alan Tait, the following papers are presented: (1) "Counselling in the Open University of the…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Counseling Services, Databases, Developed Nations
Peer reviewedDubois, C. P. R.; And Others – Journal of Information Science, 1986
The seven seminar papers in this issue discuss the role of information science in various public and private organizations; the development and current status of information science as a professional field; and the use of advanced information technologies and information systems. Session chairmen's remarks and four question sessions are included.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Databases, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Dickson, Ian, Ed.; Dwyer, Lisa, Ed. – 1991
The 18 papers presented at this conference address national information policies, information for industry, and electronic publishing. The titles of the papers are as follows: (1) "Industrial Information Policies of Developing Countries" (keynote address, Sung Jin Choi); (2) "National Information Policy. Current Trends and…
Descriptors: Databases, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Electronic Publishing
Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). – 2000
This document contains a total of 57 welcoming speeches, theme addresses, seminar and workshop papers, and poster sessions that were presented at a conference on technological education and national development. The papers explore the ways technology and technological advances have both necessitated and enabled changes in the way education is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Articulation (Education)
