15 - 17.30 Moscow time

Austria

Gerlind Weber OK Professor for spatial Development at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna
The crisis of rural areas and examples of successful local development in Austria

Franz Nahrada (globalvillagesinfo) OK The networking of villages (/Thoughts)

Werner Strasser (skype:werner.strasser) might be able to join in "from the road"
the emergence of universal video communication)

USA

Klaus Stoll (skype handle: klauschasquinet): Given the short time I will concentrate on 2 initiatives
1) one the Interactive schools program which is a co-operative effort on improving the educational standards and
2) secondly IMalls/ Barrionet which is a multi sector partnership effort to bring economic development through online trading to those who where so far excluded. I will attach some information on both initiatives. If you are still interested in my participation, please confirm and let me know the exact date and time and the details how we will connect.

Samuel Rose (skype handle: samuelrose) confirmed OK

Island

Smari

• some contacts from Smari (???)
• Afganistan???

Canada

Michael Gurstein (confirmed)
couple of his stories

Bangladesh

NN

Hungary

Mátyás Gáspár

• Global Telecenter Alliance ( http://www.globaltcalliance.org/tagok.php)
• Skype adress of Matyas: gasparmatyas
• Rural development in Hungary

Latvia

NN

Latin America

???

Sweden

Jan Forsmark from Assosiation "The whole Sweden will live" with the presentation Sätra Brunn

Ireland

Some person from European Council

Ustie Round Table
What is the purpose of a Global Villages Network
Its networking people that care for the villages
and small towns worldwide
We are beginning to organize them around the globe
And seek to establish a learning community of village leaders
and this will take the form that form that you have just seen
Videobridging = outreaching to people
: What form form can this educational endavour take?
where can it be based? [22.03.10 20:52:17] Franz Nahrada: How is it working? [22.03.10 20:52:27] Franz Nahrada: -> its working like a library [22.03.10 20:52:42] Franz Nahrada: for each individual it brings what is needed [22.03.10 20:52:48] Franz Nahrada: in this moment [22.03.10 20:53:03] Franz Nahrada: we customitze the learning to the needs of people [22.03.10 20:53:08] Franz Nahrada: active in communities