Brasília, April 13, 2004 (Agência Brasil) - The World Bank (IBRD) is conducting a meeting today and tomorrow (14) with representatives of Brazilian companies and the government to discuss topics such as poverty reduction, economic growth, and social development, which will be debated on the distance education Global Development Learning Network (GDLN). The GDLN uses videoconferences to share information in various areas for the purpose of promoting socio-economic development, with an emphasis on human resource training. The network, which began 4 years ago, has been functioning in Brazil since November, 2002. Last year 100 events were promoted in the country by the network.

"The main goal is to optimize our activities as a network in the country and to discuss the activities that our institutional partners have been developing in the area of distance training with a focus on local development," says Fernando Félix, coordinator of the network in Brazil.

Translator: David Silberstein