Rehovot To Held Conference for Regional Development 2007

The Rehovot Conference for Regional Development 2007 will be held in Rehovot, Israel from November 25 until December 2, 2007. Globalization, regional development and local initiatives will be among the subjects discussed.

The conference is organized by the Weitz Center for Development Studies in cooperation with MASHAV, the Israel Foreign Ministry's Center for International Development, the Hebrew University's Faculty of Agriculture and the Rehovot municipality.

Regional development is today one of the central issues in international discussion regarding development and poverty obliteration. The is the core issue of the center's activities since its establishment, and is expressed in its research, education and project planning. Furthermore, the Weitz Center has unique access to a development known internationally as the "Rehovot Approach". Thousands of MASHAV trainees from around the world have studied this approach during their training.

The Rehovot Conference has two main goals:

To raise the subject of Israeli experience regarding regional development in general and that of the Weitz Center in particular, and to place it on the international agenda

To enable graduates of the Weitz Center/MASHAV to present their accomplishments in regional development in various countries

The following issues will be discussed at the conference:

Globalization and its influence on developing nations, adaptation processes of different countries to globalization, regional development and poverty obliteration policies of various countries, Israeli experience in regional development, development projects from different places around the world.

Regional development experts from Israel and abroad will participate in the conference.

Source: The Rehovot Conference for Regional Development 2007. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Release (20 Nov 2007) [FullText]