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[email protected] www.weforum.org © 2008 World Economic Forum All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system. REF: 071207 Introduction The Power of Collaborative Innovation The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting offers the 2008 will also witness a number of innovations that will make opportunity for leaders from all walks of life – business, the “Spirit of Davos” more powerful. One such innovation is government, media, academia, the arts and civil society – to WELCOM , which integrates Web 2.0 technology in a new not only shape the global agenda at the beginning of the new collaborative intelligence platform and is the result of the joint year but also to make change happen. At our 36th Annual effort of a number of Strategic Partners of the World Meeting, we will again convene a distinguished group of world Economic Forum. This platform will be crucial to a second leaders to address the most pressing issues on the global, innovation : the launch of Global Agenda Councils around regional and industry agenda . selected agenda areas. These Councils, composed of prominent experts, practitioners and policy-makers, will guide As we enter 2008, there is growing uncertainty surrounding the development of issues across all the Forum’s initiatives the future outlook for global economic growth and increasing and events.