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WIPO/IP/HEL/00/3.a ORIGINAL: English DATE: October 2000
NATIONAL BOARD OF PATENTS AND REGISTRATION OF FINLAND
WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
FORUM ON CREATIVITY AND INVENTIONS – A BETTER FUTURE FOR HUMANITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Finland, the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Finland and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA), the Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers (TT), the Finnish Inventors' National Federation (KEKE) Finlandia Hall Helsinki, October 5 to 7, 2000
NEWTERNETS: “HOW THE INTERNET IS FOSTERING THE CREATION OF FUTURE 'NEWTONS’…”
Document prepared by Mr. Abdel Hamil Zeidan, International Consultant Group, Beirut, Lebanon
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WIPO/IP/HEL/00/3 page 2 Executive summary: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Introduction: Some futuristic projections from the last 30 years. The Innovation Mix The Internet Lure The Internet facilities Kids on the net: video affidavits & interviews Kids on the net: Statistical data & projections Kids on the net: Cases of transferred schools Private-Public sector partnership cases-1: Andersen Consulting Private-Public sector partnership cases-2: The Globe.gov project Private-Public sector partnership cases-3: Kidlink.org project Private-Public sector partnership cases-4: IFIA & IFIS World Class curriculum for all online. “Growing up Digital”- projections & insights. Book library.