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are peer-reviewed and of Also, there is a need (espe- fabric composed of gifts
from eveiy coiner of tlie
world. He uses Morocco as
an exainple of the circulation
of cultural ideas where the
dance called the sarabande
originated witli music of the
Noith Afi'ican Berbers, next
appearing in Spain, tlien
France ffiid finally incoipora-
was remain a major tool in deve- ted in Bach's Cello Suites iii
lopment. Germany. "Today," Yo-Yo
Ma says, "I play Bach, a
One final question was raised Paris-born
Al-Akhwayn University at the end of the successful Chinese parentage. So who
(A{JI). Mr. Beniriolditar is syi'nposiuin that related to a really owns the sarabande?
foriner education Minister, host of developing couiti'ies- Each culture has adopted the
AbdelmounaYm Dilami, the ability to briild laiowled- music, investing it with spe-
President Ecom6dias, and ge societies while making cific meaning, but it belongs
Driss Alaoui Mdaghri, process flow and shaig of to us all." Driss Alaoui's
Professor, Cliaii'inan AMIE ideas with greater speed. Tl'ie concept of the circulation of
(Moroccan Economic lesson leamed was that the ideas mairies Yo-Yo Ma's

'[ntelligence Association ) It flow of ideas in emergii'ig concept of shared cultures.
begaii with a Rouiid Table on political, economic, social Together, they help catalyze
the flow of ideas in the kno- and technological fields is the thriving cultural and
wledge society. constaiitly iinpacted by glo- intellechial engine that can
balization. We will see in the lielp cultures peacefiilly
The meeting with research underway how, meld.
paiticipants from all coiners rapid mutations, as well as

of Morocco and intei'national new techniqries conhibute to Dr. Mary K. Weed
guests was at the lieart of the advances in development,
laowledge society as defi- with specific applications for

ned by the "Noith." The growtli in NoithAftica.
emphasis is on the ability to
identify, produce, process, On a final note, it is uplifting
transfonn, disseiniiiate and to note that the world-renow-
use infoimation to build and ned cellist Yo-Yo Ma wrote
apply lmowledge for the pur- about the circulation of ideas
pose, among other things, for via music in an article entit-
economic development. led "From Berbers to Bach."
He notes that culture is a
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