We hope you find it useful and will share it with others who may be interested. Instructions for subscribing and unsubscribing are at the end of the letter. The Network will be formally launched at the first global conference of the GDN, to be held in Bonn, Germany, December 6-8, 1999. Conference participants will discuss the work of knowledge institutions, debate pressing global development issues, decide next steps in a global research project on economic growth, and determine the follow-up activities, services, and governing structure of the GDN itself. The regional networks are in turn administering grants through a competitive process.
All proposals are peer-reviewed anonymously by professionals from outside the region.
For information on GDN funding disbursed to date click here . The GDN's first global research project is now underway. For an overview of the project and contact information, click here . World Bank Chief Economist Joseph Stiglitz is sending a letter to the heads of more than 1,000 institutes in developing countries asking them to provide their views on which activities and services the GDN should support. Organizations that complete and return the questionnaire will become eligible for GDN funding.