Diaspora News of Saturday, 26 August 2006

Source: mercyadede.bolus@tiscali.co.uk

Ghana Think tank group (or Think tank Ghana)

Introduction

Ghana is at the stage of developing. Our local politicians have managed to secure a stable and study platform for this to happen. The time has come for you and me to take this development into the next stage. We need people capable of coming up with defined and constructive ideas that can cause change and move our beloved country forward.

Ghana think tank group will serve as an idea factory, research on specific problems, encourages the discovery of solutions to these problems that suite our culture and our people. The group will facilities interactions among Ghanaian scientists, businessmen and women, researchers, engineers and other groups in pursuits of our goals – i.e. the development of our dear nation – Ghana.

These are some of the issues we will like to address:

1. How best can we take our country into the next stage of our development?

2. How can we make our country less dependant on foreign aid?

3. How can we leave behind a country our coming generation will be proud of?

4. How can we provide a good environment in Ghana for the coming generation?

We have Ghanaians working as board of directors for a number of successful companies all over the world. Ghana needs you and she needs you now. If you are interested please do complete your attached and return.

Personal Detail

Full Name:

Address:

Email:

Telephone number:

Mobile number:

Skills and experience

Profession / trade:

What are your extra skills (if any);

What are these areas?

What do would you bring into the group:

Are you prepared to take a key role and what could that be?

Name and Direction of Ghana Think tank Group

What name do you want the group to be named as? 1. Think tank Ghana

2. Ghana think tank Group or Please come up with your own

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What visions do you have for Ghana?

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What areas would you like Ghana think tank Group to start with? Please list in order of preference.

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How often would you like the group to meet up?

Group would be mainly electronic exchange of views.

First meeting will be face to face.

Finance

Think tank is an idea factory. To come up with meaningful ideas we will need to do research and these has cost implications. We could turn this into business, but I am afraid we are not there jet. Therefore:

Could you support financially?

What research projects do you want your support to go to?