Those attending the NDS were used to the freedom of speech abroad, and brought new viewpoints and an atmosphere of the free discussion of politics.
有那些建設是他能參與的？下次要帶什麼回來？」國建會籌備會秘書李慶珠對國建會的後續功能，做了進一步的說明。像行政院去年通過的「汽電共生」計畫，就是由國建會海外出席人陳謨星博士所建議促成的。