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D.Sc. (Econ.) Seija Kulkki <seija.kulkki@pp.kolumbus.fi>

P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D., Professor <tapio.varis@uta.fi>

Akira Onishi (Prof. Dr) <akira.onishi@palette.plala.or.jp>

Josie Lianna Kaye <jlk2149@columbia.edu>

Hans Rudolf Herren, Ph.D. <hh@millennium-institute.org>


References:

(a) Takeshi Utsumi, P. Tapio Varis, and W. R. Klemm
"Creating Global University System (GUS)"
http://tinyurl.com/sfgm7

(b) Takeshi Utsumi, GLOSAS/USA
"Globally Collaborative Environmental Peace Gaming (GCEPG)"
http://tinyurl.com/k2c7a

The above two papers are in the following book;

(c) Global Peace Through The Global University System
Tapio Varis - Takeshi Utsumi - William Klemm (Eds.)
University of Tampere, Finland 2003
ISBN 951-44-5695-5
The entire contents of this book can be retrieved at;
http://tinyurl.com/kofpf

In the bottom line of this page, you can find the following;
ÒInterview with Takeshi UtsumiÓ by Parker Rossman
http://tinyurl.com/fnxxt

 

(d) Onishi, A.
Alternative path of the global economy against CO2 emissions
Policy simulations of FUGI global modeling system
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3x75bc
and its Appendix B
http://preview.tinyurl.com/36ox9s



Dear Prof. Kulkki:

(1) I am writing this by the kind introduction of Prof. Tapio Varis at the University of Tampere, who firstly mentioned of you to me when we organized our Emerging Global Electronic Distance Learning (EGEDL Ô99), August 9th - 13th, 1999, University of Tampere, Finland <http://www.uta.fi/%7etitava/EGEDL/>.

At this occasion, we initiated our Global University System (GUS) project — see Reference (a) above.

Since early 1970s, we have also been working on Globally Collaborative Environmental Peace Gaming (GCEPG) project -- see Reference (b) above.  The GUS and GCEPG projects are two wheels of a cart, in a sense.

(2) As the extension/variation of the Globally Distributed Socio-Economic-Environmental Simulation System of GCEPG (Figure 8 of the Reference (b) above), we are initiating to construct Global Early Warning System (GEWS), which was firstly proposed by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the U.K. at the G20 conference in London last April with the use of cloud computing technology.

(3) Prof. Onishi agreed to replace each country of his FUGI world model with the ones which are built, maintained, refined and administered by experts of each country — incidentally, the Fugi is the world largest model with 200 sectors (192 countries + 8 UN sectors), and often used by the economic department of the UN in Manhattan — see the last part of the interview by Parker Rossman in the Reference (c) above.

(4) My inquiries to you are as follows;

(a) Pls inform me of anyone who has model of Finland (or any other Scandinavian countries) with either econometric, system dynamic or input-output methodologies which can produce time-series tables as its execution results,

(b) Pls inform me if anyone can form regional GEWS, e.g., in Scandinavia or Baltic region, as interlinking their national models through cloud computing.  BTW, other regions, which have been initiating are;

(i) Middle East along the Jordan River basin — possibly with the Center for International Conflict Resolution (CICR) of Columbia University with fund from the Italian government,
(ii) The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) -- Millennium Institute in Virginia is now initiating to construct national models of their 15 countries with system dynamics methodology — they will also construct 100 countries models in the coming two years,
(iii) North African countries,
(iv) West Asian countries, etc.


Looking forward to receiving your favorable response,

Best, Tak

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D.Sc. (Econ.) Seija Kulkki
Director of Research
Centre for International Business Research (CIBR)
Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration
kulkki@hkkk.fi<<October 7, 2009>>Did not work.
seija.kulkki@pp.kolumbus.fi

P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D., Professor
Acting President, Global University System
UNESCO Chair in Global e-Learning with applications to multiple domains
Professor and Chair of Media Education
Research Center for Vocational Education & Hypermedia Laboratory
University of Tampere
P.O.Box 229
FIN-13101 Hameenlinna
FINLAND
+358-3-3551-3608
Tel: +358-3-614-5608--office in Hameenlinna
Tel: +358-3-215 6243--mass media lab in Tampere
GSM: +358-50-567-9833
Fax: +358-3-614-5611 or +358-3-3551-3611
tapio.varis@uta.fi
tapio.varis@hamk.fi
tapio.varis@helsinki.fi
http://www.uta.fi/~titava
www.ecml-eu.org -- about ECML project.
http://www.uta.fi/conference/mediaskills/
and
Principal Research Specialist
Unesco-Unevoc International Centre for Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
Gorresstr 15
53113 Bonn, Germany
Tel: +358-335-51-3608
Fax: +358-335-51-3611
t.varis@unevoc.unesco.org
www.unevoc.unesco.org

Akira Onishi (Prof. Dr)
Professor Emeritus Soka University
Director, Centre for Global Modeling
2-16-7-1915
Konan, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 108-0075
Japan
akira.onishi@palette.plala.or.jp

Josie Lianna Kaye
Columbia University (MA), Sciences Po Paris (MA)
Assistant Director, Center for International Conflict Resolution, CICR
1325 International Affairs Building
420 West, 118th Street, MC 3369
New York, NY 10027
Tel: +1-212-854-5623
Cel: +13473239571
France: +33632343826
UK: +447891681902
jlk2149@columbia.edu

Hans Rudolf Herren, Ph.D.
President
Millennium Institute
2200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22201-3357 USA
Tel: (+1-703) 841-0048
Fax: (+1-703) 841-0050
Cell: (+1-530) 867-4569
hh@millennium-institute.org
hansrherren@mac.com
http://www.millennium-institute.org
http://www.millenniuminstitute.net/
www.threshold21.com
http://www.biovision.ch
http://www.eduvision.or.ke

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* Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., Chairman, GLOSAS/USA                           *
* (GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A.)          *
* Laureate of Lord Perry Award for Excellence in Distance Education           *
* Founder and V.P. for Technology and Coordination of                         *
*   Global University System (GUS)                                            *
* 43-23 Colden Street, Flushing, NY 11355-5913, U.S.A.                        *
* Tel: 718-939-0928; Fax: 718-795-1655; Email: utsumi@columbia.edu            *
* http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/                                     *
* U.S. Federal Tax Exempt ID: 11-2999676 <http://tinyurl.com/534gxc>          *
* New York State Tax Exempt ID: 217837 <http://tinyurl.com/47wqbo>            *
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