The World Institute for the Digital Economy (WIDE)

The World Institute for the Digital Economy (WIDE) is an international non-profit association founded with world class academics and business thought leaders to stimulate, and contribute to the development of the emerging Digital Economy, by promoting research projects as well as educational and training activities, in order to facilitate a balanced growth of the networked economy in Europe and in all countries of the world. The Association will perform or support activities such as: * establishment of academic and professional post graduate courses on managing organizations in the context of the new economy * establishment of interest groups to study digital economy issues and problems scientifically * collection and selection of academic and managerial documentation, to be made available online to WIDE members * organization of events, conferences, debates, seminars, and studies intended to reach and spread the Association's institutional objectives * creation of groups and associations that, even for individual sectors, will foster the international debate on digital economy themes, to promote the development of the Information Society by the elimination of the cultural, social, and economic barriers that at the present time are hampering its growth * coordination of its own activities with those of the worlds of industry, services, and content producers, so as to contribute to new employment opportunities and new business models

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Contributor: Miraj Khaled
Published Date: February 10, 2005