Information : the neglected resource

Date

1977

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Information Sciences Division, IDRC?, Ottawa, ON?, CA

Abstract

Paper on the need for international cooperation in information exchange and the creation of internationally compatible information systems, particularly in developing countries - discusses the role of technical information as a resource in decision making and policy formulation; standardization of information processing through the UNISIST programme; operational systems such as INIS and AGRIS which served as models for the creation of regional information networks such as CLADES. Bibliographic notes.

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Meeting: Meeting of Librarians and Documentalists, 29 Nov.-2 Dec. 1977, Port of Spain, TT
Meeting: Meeting of Documentalists and Librarians, 29 Nov.-2 Dec. 1977, Port of Spain, TT
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Keywords

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INFORMATION EXCHANGE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, TECHNICAL INFORMATION, DECISION MAKING, POLICY MAKING, STANDARDIZATION, INFORMATION PROCESSING, UNISIST, INIS, AGRIS, INFORMATION NETWORKS

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