Community Economic Development Network (CED-NET)

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CED-NET is an unmoderated discussion list for anyone interested in trends, opportunities and changes in community economic development. The focus will be on what communities can do for themselves in terms of achieving access to knowledge, programs, markets, and funds.

Some examples of relevant topics for CED-NET are:

• Information sharing
• Appropriate training
• What makes communities most likely to succeed or fail
• Innovative technologies and local development
• Community computer networking
• Appropriate governmentt programs and intervention
• Enhancing local financial capacity
• The need for entrepreneurship
• First Nations development
• Acheiving sustainability

Have a look at the CED-NET archives

The Community Economic Development Center which hosts CED-NET was established in 1989 at Simon Fraser University near Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. The Center brings University resources and talentss together to further the study and the practice of community economic development (CED). Its goal is to encourage accountable, sustainable and appropriate CED. The Center is involved in a number of outreach projects that assist communities in identifying their potential for creative development at the local level.

To subscribe to CED-NET, send mail to -

	Majordomo@sfu.ca

In the message body, type

	subscribe ced-net email-address

The list owner is available at jjespers@sfu.ca

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Hari Srinivas - hsrinivas@gdrc.org
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