Fortaleza, 4/22/2003 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - Today the president of the Banco do Nordeste (BNB), Roberto Smith, the governor of Piauí, Wellington Dias, and World Bank senior economist, Dorte Verner, will open the 1st Seminar on Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction in Piaui, with transmission by videoconference to other states and cities. The objective of the seminar is to work out strategies for implementing, monitoring and evaluating public policy which seeks to reduce social exclusion and poverty. (AB)