July 19-21, 2006 - São Paulo, Brazil

Network: a horizontal and democratic structure for articulating and strengthening social actors, sharing knowledge, collaboration, participation and inclusion.

Networks have become increasingly important in the last few years, especially in social fields, where they have proven to be a valuable resource, facilitating communication and collaboration between social actors.

The main purpose of this Seminar is to address the relationship between networks and development, fostering an exchange of experiences and discussions on the main challenges of working in networks.

Key topics:

• The Emergence of Networks
• Networking Society: knowledge and power, organizations inspired by network models; networks of organizations; information and communication technologies.
• Relationship between Networks and Development: local development, network strengthening, networks and public policies.