... this may be no bad thing. Tribalism, and fundamentalism have been divisive sources of violent conflict throughout history. Anti-globalisation: A report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), showed that the world trade in goods with cultural content almost tripled between 1980 and 1991: from 67 billion dollars to 200 billion dollars ... new social and economic order is fast emerging and seems to be engulfing the entire planet. It is characterized by strong global demographic, environmental, economic, political, cultural, scientific and technological (S&T) t...

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... how IPRs can contribute to development and the reduction of poverty. I believe that a prerequisite for sustainable development in any country is the development of an indigenous scientific and technological capacity. This is necessary to allow countries to develop their own process of technological innovation, and to enable them to absorb effectively technologies developed abroad. ... world, and to bring them under common international rules. It has an additional important principle: intellectual property protection should contribute to technical innovation and the transfer of technology...

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... the internet's worth and importance to all. So why is it that recently in Dubai, the International Telecoms Union (ITU) which is a UN agency for information and communications technology, holding meetings to consider regulating it as well as cellular networks. On December 14, representatives from across the globe came together to try and gain consensus on updating telecoms ... of major aspects of how computer sciences (specifically the internet) were expanded beyond the military and governmental control and eventually led to science, business and communications entities. This expansion o...

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... , who number in the July 1, 1947 was supposed to be about 1 million people, the United States sought to strengthen its military capabilities through the use of the achievements of scientific and technical progress, rather than quantitative indicators. In addition, advances in science - the creation of long-range aviation and the development of naval shipbuilding - allowed to hold in different ... development of international relations. The arms race between the two countries actually did not give the possibility to other countries to join the fight for the equivalent development of nuclea...

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... a term which was originally used to describe Christian doctrines (!) that were based on a literal interpretation of the Bible- usually, these developped into 19th c. movements that were against modern scientific theories or philosophies. Nevertheless, in spite of its origin, the term changed its meaning in such a manner that it actually describes the actions and ideologies of another religion nowadays. Acording ... is a global phenomenon insofar as al-Qaida operates on a worldwide scale - in more than 50 countries according to the US State Department - and makes use of practices and tech...

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... a term which was originally used to describe Christian doctrines (!) that were based on a literal interpretation of the Bible- usually, these developped into 19th c. movements that were against modern scientific theories or philosophies. Nevertheless, in spite of its origin, the term changed its meaning in such a manner that it actually describes the actions and ideologies of another religion nowadays. Acording ... is a global phenomenon insofar as al-Qaida operates on a worldwide scale - in more than 50 countries according to the US State Department - and makes use of practices and tech...

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... activities aimed, for instance, at promoting economic growth of developing countries, administering development projects, promoting the observance of human rights, ending discrimination against minorities, spreading the benefits of science and technology, and fostering world cooperation in areas such as better housing, family planning and crime prevention. The Trusteeship Council The Trusteeship Council was established to ensure that Governments responsible for administering ... specialized agencies Fourteen specialized agencies work for development and international cooperation in thei...

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... than a political or legal institution, it also represents the individuals who live within the states boarders, but as observed by Hugh Seton-Watson, "I am driven to the conclusion that no "scientific" definition of nation can be devised; yet the phenomenon has existed and exists" (Seton-Watson 1982: 5). "Nationalism is not the awakening of nations to self-consciousness: it invents nations where ... end of the second wave of globalisation were marked by the end of World War Two. War creates room to move and sudden and justifiable need for new and better technology. The end of the Second ...

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