A T T E N T I ON: CMB TRAINING CENTER @ GLOBALKNOWLEDGE3, KUALA LUMPUR, DECEMBER 11-13, 2007

GKP Event on The Future, GK3, is a unique gathering of 2,000 global visionaries, innovators, practitioners and policy makers, all geared to sharing knowledge and building partnerships on a platform created by and for stakeholders from every sector - private companies, governments, international institutions and civil society groups.

The GK3 theme "Emerging People, Emerging Markets, Emerging Technologies" is a dynamic focus on the interplay, interface and interweaving of issues related to Knowledge for Development (K4D) and Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) within the context of our evolving societies, economies and technologies worldwide: http://www.globalknowledge.org/GK3/


JOIN US FOR THE SIMULATION EXERCISE on DECEMBER 12, FROM 11:00 - 12:30 TO:

- Learn about the "Youth Leaders for Community Development through Internet Governance" project methodology;
- To discuss issues related to community development through a multistakeholder and multidisciplinary perspective;
- To discuss new project ideas related to Community Development;
- To analyze and propose solutions and recommendations


Participants in our session will play 4 main roles: The Government, Civil Society, Business Sector and International Donor Community. If you decide to join us for the session, here are the handouts with the roles for the session. Please feel free to chose a role and to join us in an unforgettable simulation exercise: The Government

, International Donor Community

, Civil Society

, Bussiness Sector


VERY IMPORTANT!!! Only by joining us in the above described session, you will also be able to get familiar with some Moldovan customs and traditions, taste some Moldovan home-made wine and bread, see Moldovan traditional clothes and listen to some famous Moldovan music.

* For the 16 participants, who will engage in the simulation exercise, we have prepared some special presents from Moldova.
So, don't miss the Session on December 12, from 11:00 - 12:30 on Facilitating Innovative Approach to Community Development.

* While in Kuala Lumpur, don't hesitate to approach us and talk to us in order to learn more about our session and our activities in Moldova.

Please join us at GK3 event!!!

Here you can download the detailed Agenda for the Session: Session Agenda


The "CMB" Training Center will be represented at GK3 by:
* VERONICA CRETU - President, "CMB" Training Center;
* NICU CRETU - Program Director, "CMB" Training Center;
* ELENA JIDOBIN - ILO/AIDS National Project Coordinator in Moldova, and IGCD Program Participant with "CMB" Training Center;
* VLADIMIR RADUNOVIC, Program Coordinator, Internet Governance Capacity Building Program,
DiploFoundation, Malta and IGCD Program Expert with "CMB" Training Center;
* ADELA DANCIU, Expert with the IT&C Commission in the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, APTI - IGCD Program Partner with "CMB" Training Center;

Session Commentator: * EVA TANNER, DiploFoundation, Malta

Learn more about our Team at GK3 here: CMB Moderators and Panelists GK3

The Session by the "CMB" Training Center team will be organized on December 12, 2007 from 11:00 to 12:30 (Parallel Workshop 4)
EP12: Emerging People Workshop: Facilitating Innovative Approach to Community Development

Session keywords:
Value-add, best practices, youth involvement, community development, multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholder, technology policies

In this workshop we will share a research methodology implemented by a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder team as well as the research results accomplished in Moldova during April to November 2007 for a particular approach to Community Development. Participants in our session are expected to engage in active simulation to fully understand this innovative approach, in order to discuss and value-add to the process of establishing best practices to ensure youth involvement in community development.

Our workshop will address the following key questions:

- How do we empower Youth Leaders and communities through inclusion?
- What does multi-disciplinary or multi-stakeholder learning and creativity for innovation involve?
- What technology policies must be considered for Community Development?
- How can national dialogue platforms for different stakeholders and community groups help?

ABOUT MOLDOVA!!!

COME TO DISCOVER MOLDOVA WITH US AT GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE 3:
Find out more about Moldova at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova.

Here is the official web site of the Republic of Moldova, http://www.moldova.md

Moldova has the largest wine cellars in the world. This underground wine city appeared in galleries excavated in lime mining operations during the 70-es of the last century, at the depth of 40-85 meters, and is one of the largest wine cellars in the world. The total length of the galleries consists of 200 km, from which more than 50 km are used. Learn more about wine cellars http://www.milestii-mici.md/eng