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The report comments on significant recent policy developments in the countries studied. These developments include: the establishment of networks of Lifelong Learning Partnerships and Learning and Skills Councils in Britain; the establishment of Workforce Investment Boards in the USA and the role of the School-to-work act in fostering partnership development; the Adult Education Initiative in Sweden which is redefining the concept and role of adult education; the Dutch 'Knowledge debate' and development of a national policy for lifelong learning; and innovative uses of modern technologies including new forms of public-private partnership.