He and his colleagues at the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum are in business to help firms run their supply chains more efficiently and effectively.

ECONOMIST: Chain reaction

"We are providing a platform for business leaders and others concerned with the environment and corporate social responsibility to work together toward the common goal of ensuring the availability of natural resources, supporting social reforms, and at the same time securing the efficient delivery of supplies, " said Hau Lee, co-director of the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum.

CNN: Bridging commerce and research

Clyde Adams III, a software developer and the administrator of System Management Interface Forum Inc.

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Final document of the Forum (Forum Recommendations) that constitutes policy recommendations for further development of legal framework, improving management, funding and quality of adult education in Uzbekistan was drafted and adopted by Forum participants.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN TASHKENT

This conference is another important step initiated by the International Centre on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures (ICQHS) - a category 2 centre under the auspices of UNESCO - to collect and document traditional knowledge available on water resources management from around the globe while providing a forum for presenting new views on the topic.

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Such moves conform with the forum's stress on building confidence among members before moving on to other stages of crisis management.

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The Regional Forum of Ministers in charge of Social Development was launched by UNESCO, within the framework of its Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme, in South Asia in 2006.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

The World Economic Forum, which published its latest rankings of competitiveness last week, rates both countries highly on infrastructure, education and management.

ECONOMIST: Jobs