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       January 1998                                Volume 8, No. 1


                             IN THIS ISSUE

FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Waste Minimization: A Core Element in Eco-Efficient Industrial
                              Management

LITERATURE REVIEWS

Taking a Closer Look at Africa

ORGANIZATIONS

World Environment Center

VITA PROJECTS

NGOsat Network and the Internet

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NGO Strategies for Sustainable Development

Generational gap in development?


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V I T A   P r o j e c t s

NGOSAT NETWORK AND THE INTERNET

In the December issue of DevelopNet News, we briefly described a
Non Government Organization (NGO) network that would focus on
improving developing country communications. Among other things,
this network (called "NGOsat Network" for the time being) would
have priority use of and free access to VITAsat, VITA's low earth
orbiting (LEO) satellite. In addition, the network would help to
help to find financial support to enable developing country NGOs
to secure communications equipment, training, and information
access.

Because of the memory storage limitations of a "little" (below 1
GHz) LEO, VITA and TOOL, a Dutch PVO, are also organizing a
network of "little" LEO satellite owners other than VITA. Several
satellite owners have already expressed interest. The theory,
simply, is, the more capacity via more satellites, the faster and
more reliable communications will be between developing countries
and the rest of the world. This "excess capacity" of other
"little" LEOs will also be offered for free to NGO users.

An increased number of satellites, together with strategically
located gateways to the Internet, will provide enough capacity to
ensure increasingly rapid email communications to and from
developing countries.

So, the complete picture is a network of NGO users and a network
of LEO providers - working together as the NGOsat Network
(temporary name). The goal is to develop an information culture
in developing countries through strengthening the communications
infrastructure by providing global email capabilities.

A concept paper with more details is now circulating for comment
so that a final draft can be prepared for the anticipated Spring
'98 meeting in Amsterdam.

For more information, contact: ngosat@vita.org.

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A n n o u n c e m e n t s

NGO STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

OIC International and Sustainable Development Services have
organized this conference for April 5-11, 1998 in Assinie, Cote
d'Ivoire to focus on how to make the transition from a grant
dependent management style to a market-oriented, client-driven
approach.  This will be a practical "hands on" conference that
will deal with cost recovery and revenue generation in the
context of long range planning. For information contact:
oici@oicinternational.org.

GENERATION GAP IN DEVELOPMENT?

While it's early days, you might mark your calendar for a
conference in January 1999. It is billed as "The Global Meeting
of Generations." Its purpose is to develop a new vision of human
development in the 21st century which bridge and encompass the
generations. Subject tracks include Family and Community; Work,
Employment and Income; Demographics and Life; Governance and
Participation; Environment; Knowledge and Technology; Values and
Ethics; International Development Cooperation & Finance; Human
Security and Peace; and, Development Education and Communication.
The meeting will be held in Washington, DC. Visit the conference
website: www.idc.org/gmg

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