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Connecting with the World: Priorities for Canadian Internationalism in the 21st Century

By Maurice Strong, Maurice Strong on December 7, 2006

Investing in communications technologies and linking centres of knowledge across the world to promote the sharing of information can address the critical needs of developing countries and bring significant benefits to Canada, according to a report from a task force headed by Maurice Strong. The task force was comprised of nine leading Canadian experts in international development and foreign affairs. The Report was released on November 18, 1996. It contains recommendations aimed at moving Canada towards being a "knowledge broker" to developing countries.

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Publisher: IDRC

Copyright: IDRC, IISD, NSI, 2006

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