Remarks at the second global knowledge conference (GK11) : building knowledge societies access, empowerment, governance by James D. Wolfensohn, President (Anglais)

This report discusses the remarks delivered by James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank. He discusses on global knowledge partnership. Knowledge can be transferred from developed to developing countries, but also that developing countries can ...  Voir la suite This report discusses the remarks delivered by James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank. He discusses on global knowledge partnership. Knowledge can be transferred from developed to developing countries, but also that developing countries can exchange knowledge; that the knowledge learned in developing countries can come forward on an equal basis with the knowledge of development agencies, and in fact, change that knowledge, contour it, describe it in a way that can be effective and useful in the countries in development. It will be possible to arrange for communications to poor communities and to schools on a basis that will be free, because many of the companies have indicated that for poor communities and for education, connectivity will be free. Together with the colleagues at the United Nation (UN), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC), in the regional development banks, the Bank is looking at the prospect of putting together a global development gateway in which information is garnered from governments, federal and state and local, from civil society, from the private sector, and from multilateral and bilateral institutions.  Réduire