[unrev-II] 2001 State of the Future Report

From: Peter P. Yim (yimpp@cim-oem.com)
Date: Wed Jul 25 2001 - 00:13:19 PDT

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    FYI, the "2001 State of the Future" report is due out in a week or two.
    Those who had participated as panelists will be receiving their copies
    in the mail soon.

    Here's a description of it --

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    2001 State of the Future
    by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

    “Indispensable for those who seek the inspiration and enlightenment that
    will make a productive future possible.”
        Michael W. Doyle, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General
        and Assistant Secretary General for Policy, United Nations

    “The State of the Future provides valuable insights into our vastly more
    complex, mutually-dependent world.”
    Hans van Ginkel, Under Secretary General of the United Nations and
    Rector of the UN University

    Over 1,000 minds in more than 50 countries come together in the 2001
    State of the Future. Their collective intelligence is displayed in a
    series of distilled prospects for economic development, human security,
    technology, crime and institutional change. Truly international in
    perspective, this “report card on the future” is an invaluable resource
    for all those concerned with global strategies.

    State of the Future 2001 offers succinct perspectives on 15 Global
    Challenges:

      o Sustainable Development
      o Water
      o Population and Resources
      o Democratization
      o Global, Long-Term Policymaking
      o Rich-Poor Gap
      o Threats to Health
      o Decision-Making Capacities
      o Conflict Reduction
      o Improving Women’s Status
      o Transnational Crime
      o Energy Demands
      o Science and Technology Development
      o Globalization of Information Technology
      o Global Ethics

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    For more information, see
    <http://www.stateofthefuture.org/millennium/issues.html>

    -ppy

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