Day: June 14, 2003
Leading the Way – an experiment in
The role of satellite and community cable was not widespread in 1987 when the town of Pasadena (a small rural community of 3000 residents in Western Newfoundland) began what became a five year experiment to “Awaken the Entrepreneurial Spirit” of the local area. Being Economic Development Officer at the time afforded me the opportunity to […]
People – their humaness
Globalization and the global community are words used to address a phenomenon causing the breakdown of geographical boundaries among the nation states of the world. We are slow to recognize that the collapse of local borders in our community-based structures is also occurring. As the world becomes borderless, ultimately everything we do will become borderless. […]
Global Development – the local challenge
The changes taking place in society are so pervasive that they are causing fundamental shifts in our thinking, attitudes and our approaches to development issues. The integration of economies, shifts in manufacturing bases, communications developments and technological developments are having impacts, causing stress and re-evaluation of institutions, programs and methodologies. In essence, we are arriving […]