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>francescairncross@economist.com
>yardeni@ix.netcom.com
>cbraga@worldbank.org
>Bruno_Giussani@weforum.org
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>After reading Koskinen's list of all coordinating activities already in,
>place, some of which I wasn't aware of, I quite agree with him that it
>would probably be a mistake to call for a new coordinating body to be set
>up, and that the best way to use the Davos platf~rm is probably to
increase
>the pressure on businessmen and politicians to commit more energy and
means
>and participate in the Y2K efforts. 'The International Y2K Coordinating
>Committee overseen by the World Bank seem very much to match the profile
of
>the Y2K alliance Ed suggested (Carlos, can you bring in more details
here?)
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>I would therefore suggest, following Frances idea, to maintain the
>principle of an Action plan, but to turn it much:more into a call for a
>closer cooperation with and within the existing bodies under the
>coordinating committee.
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>I've spent part of the weekend reading "survivalist" literature and I
agree
>with John that the list of responses to Y2K failures suggested by Ed could
>be very much misinterpreted by the press, especially in a setting such as
>Davos.
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>Therefore, I would suggest something like this, (butting back from Ed's
>text) :
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>The Year 2000 Problem: A Call To The World's Leap,ers
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>We the members of this panel on the Year 2000 Prpblem (Y2K) gathered today
>at the Annual' Meeting of the world Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
>call on the world's political and business leaders to fully participate in
>and support the international efforts underway fo remediate the problem,
>develop contingency plans in case of failures or, disruptions, and inform
>the public in order to build up confidence.
>During the few remaining months before the start of the new millennium,
our I
>world leaders must playa much greater role in addressing this problem.
>They must make Y2K our top global priority. :'
>Many countries have national Y2K campaigns to increase awareness, to
assess
>private-sector progress, and to remediate public-sector computers.
However,
>a considerable number of other countries are paying a low level of
>attention to the year 2000 problem.
>We call all the political and business leaders to personally commit and to
>commit their government and company to: .)
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>*Globally coordinated remediation actions, aimed at identifying; on a
>worldwide basis, the vital systems that remain 'itt risk of failing and
>provide whatever resources are necessary to fix:them in time. This