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			“Building Knowledge Economies – Advanced Strategies for Development”
			PRESS RELEASE Book launched by Videoconference The Word Bank Institute (WBI), in collaboration with the Global Development Learning Centres, has launched a worldwide consultation on its new report “Building Knowledge Economy – Advanced Strategies for Development”. The event linked experts and stakeholders from Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal, South Africa, Ireland, Denmark, Washington and Paris whose role was to give input and views on the report. The videoconference took place on the 23rd of October,). Tanzania was linked through the Distance Learning Centre (TGDLC), at the Tanzania Institute of Finance Management in Dar es Salaam. “Building Knowledge Economies”, which is primarily intended for the policy-making community of developing countries, deals with advanced development strategies that focus on policies to address intangibles: education, innovation, information and communication technology, and the prerequisite economic and institutional regime. The book aims to give concrete tools, together with many illustrative examples at different levels of development, on how all countries can and should think their future in knowledge economy terms. The book launch engaged policy makers, academicians, decision makers, business officials and executives in a dialogue across continents through technology-enabled dialogue using videoconferencing at TGDLC. TGDLC Services: • Videoconference courses, dialogues, meetings and teleconferences • Videoconference facility hire for meetings, training, interviews and consultations • Multimedia facility hire for computer based training, meetings and workshops • Online consultations • Access to development information through the multi-partner Tanzania Development Information Centre (www.tdic.or.tz). The (TGDLC) is a capacity building sub-component under the Public Service Reform Programme (PSRP) and a member of the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN), a worldwide partnership of Distance Learning Centers (DLCs). Its unique facilities offer the opportunity for on-time and cost-effective information exchange, knowledge sharing, coordination, consultation, training, and dialogues to organizations, groups, teams and individuals that work to contribute to sustainable development and the reduction of poverty in the developing world. Benefits of using TGDLC • Cost-effective interactive learning activities for development practitioners throughout the developing world, reaching across geographic borders, time zones, and language barriers. • Improved decision-making through interactive learning that is based on real-life experience shared by experts, practitioners, and decision makers. • Regular exchanges among practitioners and experts across countries and regions, in a way hitherto restricted by the need for extensive travel and costs. • Opportunity for real-time delivery of cutting-edge knowledge to the development community on current issues, through virtual face-to-face events and activities. Contacts The Director Tanzania Global Development Learning Centre IFM Building, 7th Floor Phone: 222123705,Fax: 2123702 Email: tanzania_dlc@gdlnmail.org Website: www.tgdlc.go.tz