Today we are in a situation where we face a growing number of global problems.
It appears that therefore a growing need arises to integrate local solution
approaches on a global scale. New methodologies and paradigms have to be
developed 
.
In this report we describe an experiment of a virtual participation in a panel
discussion where we explored the possibilities of using the Internet
and modern hypermedia (WWW/Mosaic
) of facilitating this integration process.
The panel discussion took place during the seventh
annual Hunger Research Briefing and Exchange in April, 1994 which was held by
the World Hunger Program at Brown University. This
conference is unique in that it directly addresses the complex set
of factors affecting the level of hunger in the world. Furthermore,
it combines three distinct communities with disparate cultures,
goals and agendas; namely the academic research community, the
governmental and inter-governmental community, and the NGO/PVO
(non-governmental organizations and private voluntary
organizations) community.