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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.1 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:56:18 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.openworldinstitute.com/journal/"><rss:title>News</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.openworldinstitute.com/journal/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2010-02-09T00:56:18Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.9.1 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.openworldinstitute.com/journal/2007/3/24/core-mission-defined-at-baltimore-meeting.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.openworldinstitute.com/journal/2007/3/24/core-mission-defined-at-baltimore-meeting.html"><rss:title>Core Mission Defined at Baltimore Meeting</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.openworldinstitute.com/journal/2007/3/24/core-mission-defined-at-baltimore-meeting.html</rss:link><dc:creator>[Your Name Here]</dc:creator><dc:date>2007-03-24T19:42:43Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.openworldinstitute.com/core-team/">Mark Frazier</a>, <a href="http://www.openworldinstitute.com/core-team/">Cesar Nerys</a>, and <a href="http://www.openworldinstitute.com/core-team/">Charles Frohman</a> met in Baltimore on March 24, 2007 to crystallize the following purpose for the Openworld Institute:<br></p><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong>i</strong><strong>dentifying innovations and best practices</strong> for introducing transparent business climates<br></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong>catalyzing free and open source "eGovernment" software development projects</strong> that embody these innovations and practices<br></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong>organizing conferences and workshops to accelerate diffusion</strong> of these eGovernment solutions<br></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong>offering technical assessment services, certifications, and prizes </strong>to recognize exemplary jurisdictions.<br></li>
</ul><p>The Openworld Institute's aim is to carry forward new information technology strategies for sustainable development proposed in an 11-month research effort supported by the <a href="http://www.sabre.org/programs/pi/index.php" target="_blank">Sabre Foundation</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sabre.org/programs/pi/index.php">Whitehead Foundation</a>. The full report is <a target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/cmaey">downloadable</a>. <br><br>The Institute is seeking to encourage new public sector readiness to create conditions for economic success, in parallel with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.openworld.com">Openworld, Inc.</a>'s work to prepare private free zone development initiatives that generate assets for local and global good causes.&nbsp; An update of Openworld's strategy for opening the world with "virtual catalysts" is <a target="_blank" title="http://www.openworld.com/strategy/" href="http://www.openworld.com/strategy/">here</a>. <br></p><br>]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>