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International NGO Strategy Group
| access to information | conferences | ngo networks, committees & | public participation | sustainable development | unced / earth summit | |
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Role: Chair, Information and Communications Committee
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Geneva & New York,
1990.04-1992.06 |
Documents | |
Successful proposal for a project of Econet / Institute of Global Communications -- funded by the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation -- with a conceptual framework and overview of methodology for On The Line, a publication to facilitate interactive preparation for the Earth Summit (UNCED), and designed for global electronic distribution as a typeset microcomputer document. information-habitat.net/docs/otl-prop.htm |
Baltimore & San Francisco 1991.04 |
Critical analysis of technology transfer issues, seeking to unveil the full impact of technology transfer. including locus of power, ownership and control of economic institutions and the social, cultural, economic and environmental impact. Criteria and proposed conditions for alternative models of technology transfer are suggested. information-habitat.net/docs/techtran.htm |
Geneva 1991.04 |
Proposal for major expansion of access to computer and on-line resources among NGOs in developing countries and Eastern Europe. information-habitat.net/docs/eaolc.htm |
Baltimore 1991.07 |
Overview of the need for using electronic communications for UNCED, and discussion of the nature of participation in an electronic conference. information-habitat.net/docs/partic.htm |
Geneva 1991.08 |
Guide to on-line communication issues and resources related to the UNCED / Earth Summit preparations; highlights some key issues for PrepCom 3; overview of PrepCom 3 documents and UNCED-related electronic conferences. information-habitat.net/docs/otl-1.htm |
Geneva 1991.08 |
Analysis/discussion of critical information and communications needs of Eastern European NGOs, analysis of Eastern European information environment, and identification of strategic considerations. information-habitat.net/docs/icee.htm |
Budapest 1991.09 |
A proposal for a Cairo-Gibraltar-New York boat, with an on-board conference, for NGO delegates to the 4th UNCED PrepCom in New York in March 1992. European and African delegates would join the boat at various ports in the Mediterranean; Arab and Asian delegates via the Suez Canal. A key focus of the on-board conference would be the geo-politics of trade. |
Sittard 1991.09 |
Discussion of the critical need for Eastern European NGOs to participate in the UNCED preparations, identification of key benefits, and strategic recommendations. |
Prague 1991.10 |
Proposal for a demonstration of computer-based networking and communication resources during Roots of the Future, the major International NGO conference to be held in Paris in December 1991 - through the support of the government of France - in preparation for the Earth Summit. The proposal outlined plans for an on-site electronic network; the management of interactive documents, including a participatory newsletter; and the use of databases for UNCED-related documents and membership/contact information. information-habitat.net/pims/ncred.htm |
Sittard 1991.10 |
Preliminary design notes for an interactive document system for the intergovernmental negotiation process at the 4th PrepCom for UNCED, incorporating features of the Da Zi Bao participant interactive message system. |
Geneva 1992.01 |
Databases |
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Core database for Earthcare Interfaith Network; framework for Who Is Who: People and Organizations in Service to the Earth. EIN also served as the database for the Citizens Alliance for UNCED (the United Nations Conference of Environment and Development aka the Earth Summit) that evolved into the U.S. Citizens Network on UNCED, an organization that facilitated and helped to coordinate most U.S. based NGOs that were accredited to UNCED. EIN maintained contact information, committee affiliation and areas of interest for members and participants in the Citizens Network. In this capacity, EIN enabled frequently updated generation and distribution of directories of Network participants, including a directory of participants in the founding meeting of the U.S. Citizens Network on UNCED. EIN also served as a database for the Information and Communications Committee of the NGO Strategy Group for UNCED. |
Baltimore, MD 1989.07 |
Primary database for the International Synergy Institute, successor to EIN, and served as a database of NGOs participating in the final stages of preparation for the Earth Summit and the followup to the Summit, and participation in subsequent UN Conferences, especially for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, held in Copenhagen in 1995. |
Baltimore, MD 1992.02 |
Full-text database of all the Da Zi Bao issues during the final Preparatory Committee for UNCED (the Earth Summit). 17 issues, 175 messages published. |
New York, NY 1992.03 |
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International NGO Strategy Group
| access to information | conferences | ngo networks, committees & | public participation | sustainable development | unced / earth summit | |
information ecology projects |
key domains |
peace cubes |
digital bridges in peace |
uniting for peace |
gandhi-king season |
key classes | peace | conferences | public participation | habitat | ecological design | index | search |