The world economy forum (World Economic forum, WEF) is a private donation with seat in Geneva. Apart from numerous regional causes organize the donation annually in January an annual convention - usually in the Swiss Davos, in which industrial leader, politician and personalities from the society meet. Frequently the abbreviation WEF is equated with the yearly meeting.

Emergence

Klaus Schwab, born in Germany, put 1969 as a professor for economics at the University of Geneva the foundation-stone for the WEF and started 1971 the European management Conference, which was renamed 1987 in World Economic forum.

"„I imagined to up-shake and to the people the most progressive management concepts present Europe was a good thing "“, like that Klaus Schwab

The first forum was a full success. Owing to ever more global adjustment of the enterprises it gained more and more significance. In the 80's then also representatives from politics and science participated in the WEF. In the meantime the WEF is one of the largest causes of its kind, has a budget of approximately 60 millions USD and cooperated with intergovernmental institutions like the World Trade Organization, the World Bank and the IWF.

Organization

The donation is carried by over 1000 business enterprises leading world-wide. The donation members must have thereby either a sufficient high conversion or take an important social position. President of the donation is Klaus Schwab. Apart from the yearly meeting regional meetings take place; among other things the annual "„cent ral and Eastern European Summit "“in Salzburg. It was renamed later in "„European Economic Summit "“.

The yearly meeting in Davos

The annual summits in the Swiss Davos treat global topics "„ton improve the state OF the world "“. Over 2000 representatives of the members - usually their heads of the company -, hundreds politicians and persons from culture and society meet. In the last years the meeting became a world-wide medium event.

The People's Republic of China wants to furnish as counterpart to the meeting in Davos, which takes place regularly in the winter, a summer world economy meeting, was called it on 21 February 2006. A representative according to the Chinese government the start is anvisiert for the year 2007. The forum in China is to therefore direct the focus toward rising enterprises. A written agreement with the Davoser organizers in addition gives it already.

Initiatives

Global institutes for Partnership and Governance

Many of the today's global and regional problems are too large and too complex, in order from the states concerned to be alone solved. Therefore the World Economic forum global for the Partnership and Governance (global Institut for partnership and governments) created institutes.

This initiative of the WEF combines the knowledge of different institutions and regions in occupation and landindependent teams. The these worth data of analyses and research, collected by the institution, out and provide a report.

Global health initiative (GHI)

HIV/Aids, Tuberkulose (TB) and malaria represent in the modern time some the largest challenges for the global economic progress and social stability. The global health initiative (GHI) works for a constant increase of the quantity and quality of the support from the private sector against these three diseases. The GHI supports a community of more than 170 enterprises and kollaboriert with the joint program of the United Nations against HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), the World Health Organization program "“stop TB"” (WHO) as well as with the partnership "“roll bake malaria"”, a community of regional government organizations and Nichtregierungsorganisationen. Enterprises can use of the GHI provided networks and resources around existing joint health programs to improve or new programs compile.

E-Learning education initiative (Jordanian education initiative)

For many developing countries it is difficult to make for the citizens possible a qualitatively good education. A bad or missing co-ordination and lack of resources are such reasons. Therefore Jordanian one was selected for pilot nation for this project. A goal has to replace the public education by new models of the public-private partnerships. The initiative concentrates primarily on a connection of the modern, in addition, the traditional, learning beginnings. Into practice a mathematics curriculum was put. To next time also curricula for science, English and Arab are introduced. During the last two years 45 organizations, 17 global societies, led 17 local companies as well as 11 national and non-governmental institutions investments of over 15 billion US-$ into this initiative.

Global greenhouse gas register (GGGR)

This is a forum created by the World Economic forum for the discussion of the greenhouse gas missions rising world-wide. This forum promotes the dialogue between the enterprises, the governments, the non-governmental or international organizations, as well as different parties, in it interested are to be reduced the greenhouse gas missions. By the participation in the register the enterprises in a the position, the effects of their greenhouse gas missions to are to verify and turn on against the global change of climate the contribution of the private sector together.

Water initiative

Fresh water is key resources 21. Century. This initiative of the WEFs facilitates the dialogue for lasting development and extermination of poverty, for the better administration of the water and the improvements of the partnerships. This initiative tries to improve also the quality and quantity of the water for the use in the economy and for the communities.

Initiative against the corruption

The movement "“Partnering Against Corruption initiative"” (PACI) was brought by the WEF in January 2004 into being. Introduced by the prominent CEOs of the World Economic of forum, this initiative helps, the companies in the fight against the bribery and the corruption. The participating companies assured to the supporting statement with signing to the PACI principles of a "“zero tolerance"” for bribery and to any kind of corruption. The PACI principles were derived from the international business principles for transparency and contradicting from bribery.

IT-entrance for everyone

This initiative was created by the envoys for IT/Telekommunikation during the Meetings 2004 in Davos. She investigates the meaning and the possibility of the development of a simple and inexpensive Wireless/Internet device, which is affordable in the development areas of the world. She was brought also into being, in order to advance a developing of a new public-private co-operation model between the economy, the civil company and the government, and to have in addition Brazil as pilot market selected.

Global korporative nationality initiative

This initiative tries to help companies, developing expectations of the society to correspond concerning the responsibility in the global economy. It concentrates on the guide roller that general manager inside, the managements and the key places for obligation for a korporative nationality.

The advice of the 100 leaders: Western-Islamic dialogue

The advice of the 100 leaders belongs to the most influential communities of political, religious, economical, Medialen and opinion leaders of the western and Islamic world. It aims at the structure of a culture of respect and co-operation between the two convicition communities and tries to overcome the tensions and the distrust by dialogue and practical programs of co-operation. It supports projects, which the civilian social connections between the western and Islamic societies strengthens.

Global Regierungsgewalts initiative

This initiative supervises the efforts and the cooperation, in order to obtain the generally agreed upon goals of the unite nation Millenniums explanation. The objective of the explanation, regarding the poverty, health, training, the climate, the human rights and hunger, refers to the year 2015. The initiative strives to bring larger transparency into the efforts of the governments, for which economics, the civil company and the international organizations which are formed, in order these goals to achieve.

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