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Special Meeting on Procedures for Information Exchange

Special Meeting on Procedures for Information Exchange. November 8, 2007 Geneva Session 4 Anne Meininger United States USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point. Working in the 21 st Century “Age of Information” at National WTO TBT Enquiry Points. Information Transmission Profile. Oral Tradition

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Special Meeting on Procedures for Information Exchange

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  1. Special Meeting on Procedures for Information Exchange November 8, 2007 Geneva Session 4 Anne Meininger United States USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point

  2. Working in the 21st Century “Age of Information” at National WTO TBT Enquiry Points

  3. Information Transmission Profile • Oral Tradition • Manuscript Culture • Invention of the Printing Press • Electronic “Age of Information”

  4. Enquiry Points=Information Centers • As Information Professionals today, we are positioned to be of great value in society.

  5. Continuum of Content Value Data  Information  Knowledge  Wisdom

  6. What do information consumers want? • What do information professionals provide?

  7. Information consumers want . . . • More information • More complex information • More electronic information delivery • More information value • Customized information delivery

  8. As Enquiry Points, we are accountable for: • Assessing consumer needs • Measurements • Value and quality • Promotion of products and services

  9. “Core Competencies” • Professional • Personal

  10. An Invitation toWTO TBT Enquiry Points Each Enquiry Point is invited to register for and use Notify U.S. Email: anne.meininger@nist.gov

  11. Thank you. USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point NCSCI / NIST 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD USA 20899-2100 E-mail: ncsci@nist.gov Telephone: 301-975-4040 Telefax: 301-926-1559

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