From: GRANT@VAX.LSE.AC.UK

Hello Everyone

I would like to thank Daniel Bidwell for setting up this forum.

I am a graduate of Andrews (BS'78 and MBA'85).  I am currently completing a PhD
in Information Systems at London School of Economics.  I previously taught 
Management and MIS at Solusi University in Zimbabwe.  I later served as Vice-
Principal for Financial Administration at the same university from Jan 1990-June1992.

I currently work as a consultant for the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, 
England coordinating a project called The Commonwealth Network of Information
Technology for Development (COMNET-IT).  This project is aimed at promoting
the appropriate and substantive use of IT as a development tool in Commonwealth
countries.  We will be holding an international workshop in Malta at the end
of October "National Informatics Policies and Strategies in Commonwealth
Countries".

I am interesting in knowing more about electronic networking initiatives in 
SDA institutions particularly those outside the US and Canada.

Looking forward to more stimulating exchange of ideas and experiences

God bless

Gerry G Grant
Department of Information Systems
London School of Economics
email: grant@lse.ac.uk or 102555.57@compuserve.com