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MEMBERSHIP

The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) is a worldwide network committed to harnessing the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for sustainable and equitable development. GKP’s vision is a world of equal opportunities where all people can access and use knowledge and information to improve their lives. The network enables the sharing of information, experiences and resources to help reduce poverty and empower people.
 
Within the GKP framework, governments, civil society groups, donor agencies, private sector companies and inter-governmental organisations come together as equals to apply ICTs for development (ICT4D). Such alliances are known as 'multi-stakeholder partnerships' (MSPs), a relatively new approach to forging collaborations among different sectors sharing a common vision and goal.

In order to promote knowledge sharing, enhance organisational learning and build partnerships in support of ICT4D, GKP engages in a set of programmatic activities including international and regional convenings, publications, advocacy, awards, seed grants, internships, and thematic and regional focal groups.

Founded in 1997, GKP now comprises 98 members from more than 40 countries covering all continents. It is governed by an elected Executive Committee and serviced by a Secretariat based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Origins
In June 1997, development stakeholders from 144 countries came together for the first Global Knowledge Conference (GK97) in Canada. Hosted by the World Bank and the Government of Canada, and supported by a large group of public and private organisations, this was the first conference of its kind in the world to address Information Age challenges facing developed countries and the international community.

Five months later in New York, the GKP emerged.

Building on the success of GK97, the Government of Malaysia hosted the second Global Knowledge Conference (GKII) in 2000, which saw a 75 per cent representation from developing countries. GKII effectively brought the voices of these nations to the attention of the development community, and areas for collective action were identified.

In 2001, the GKP Secretariat moved from the World Bank Institute to Kuala Lumpur under a new EXCOMM chaired by the Government of Switzerland, represented by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

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PARTNERS - The GKP Newsletter
March 2004 Issue

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Welcome to PARTNERS, the bi-monthly newsletter that brings you the latest news and views from the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP).

This issue features perspectives on "ICT and its impact in Latin America". For the online version of this newsletter, please visit http://www.globalknowledge.org/partners.

In this issue:

HIGHLIGHTS

World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) - Update

The first phase of the WSIS in Geneva addressed the broad range of themes concerning the Information Society and adopted a Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action. The scope and nature of this ambitious initiative will require partnerships with public, private and civil society entities, and such partnerships will be actively sought in the coming months.

For a comprehensive look at the Geneva summit, please visit http://www.itu.int/wsis/ and
http://www.ict-4d.org/Marketplace/en/default.htm

GKP Preparation for Tunis

The ICT4D Platform, the largest single parallel event of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), was a resounding success. The co-organisers, the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) were overwhelmed by the positive response from both participating organisations and visitors. From here, the GKP will re-orient its work in order to prepare for the second part of the Summit in Tunis. The members will discuss the role of the GKP for WSIS 2005 during its Annual Meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica, from 12-14 May 2004.

Tunis Preparation

Tunisia will be hosting an Informal Preparatory Meeting for WSIS 2005 from 4-5 March in Tunis. The government of Tunisia is inviting the bureaus of the governments and civil society, the coordinating board of business interlocutors, and the high-level summit organizing committee for the informal brainstorming session.

Announcement

Mr. Charles Geiger nominated as Assistant Executive Director
The Secretary-General of ITU, Mr. Yoshio Utsumi, has nominated Mr. Charles Geiger as Assistant Executive Director of the WSIS Executive Secretariat. Mr. Geiger is on secondment from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the preparation of WSIS. The WSIS Executive Secretariat has taken over the functions (including accreditation) of the Civil Society division, which was dismantled.

Internet Governance

ITU Workshop

The ITU has organized a workshop on 26-27 February 2004 in Geneva, Switzerland, in order to prepare ITU’s inputs and position vis-à-vis the Working Group to be established by the UN Secretary General on Internet Governance. This workshop investigates and makes proposals for action on the governance of the Internet by 2005.

UN ICT Task Force consultation on Internet Governance

Participants in the event, scheduled for 25-26 March 2004 in New York, will engage in an open discussion on all aspects of Internet governance. The Global Forum will contribute to the worldwide consultation process to be organised by the UN Secretary-General.

More info: http://www.unicttaskforce.org

Digital Solidarity Fund

CTO Conference: Implementing the WSIS Action Plan

On 25-26 March 2004 a conference is going to take place in Nairobi, Kenya, aiming at examining ways of implementing the WSIS Plan of Action adopted in Geneva. The event, initiated by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation, will act as a follow-up to WSIS, focusing on implementation and best practices. As well as providing participant organisations with a unique opportunity to deliberate, plan and share common interests on specific key topics, the conference is aimed at facilitating the journey to WSIS 2005 in a creative and constructive way.

More info: http://www.cto.int

African Preparation

African Bureau Meeting

The African Bureau meeting on 21-22 February 2004 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was scheduled to discuss the WSIS follow-up. The meeting was about the format and content of the African Regional Preparatory Conference to Tunis, Digital Solidarity Fund, Internet governance, Capacity Building, Themes for Tunis 2005 and Africa’s role in the global process leading to Tunis.

For further information, contact Makane Faye at mfaye@uneca.org


Awards Update

Regional Awards

The APC Betinho Communications Prize: Recognising the use of ICTs for social justice in Latin America and the Caribbean

The $7,500 USD Betinho Prize is open to NGOs, community-based groups, coalitions, working groups or social movements that have successfully used information and communication technologies as an essential ingredient in their social justice and development work. In 2003, for the first time, the APC Betinho Prize was offered in recognition of ICT efforts that are improving the lives of people and communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

APC targeted ICT initiatives that:
1. are people-centred and mobilise participation
2. have positive community impact
3. are driven and developed in Latin America and the Caribbean

The prize will next be offered in 2005.
For more information, please visit http://www.apc.org/english/betinho

Global Awards

Petersberg Prize

The deadline for nominations for the Petersberg Prize has been extended to Monday, March 22, 2004, to allow more time for submissions during this first year.

The Petersberg Prize will award 100,000 Euros for outstanding achievement in the use of ICT for development. Nominations must be complete and all supporting materials must be received by March 22, 2004.

In addition to awarding the Prize, the Development Gateway will share nominees’ stories on its global portal of knowledge for development, to help advance an understanding of their work and of the contribution of ICT to development.

Please visit the Petersberg Prize website (http://www.developmentgateway.org/prize) for an introduction to the panel of Prize jurors, led by former Bolivian President Jorge Quiroga, and an interview on the meaning of the Petersberg Prize.

SPECIAL FOCUS: ICT AND ITS IMPACT IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (LAC)

Editorial

As all over the world, ICTs have a very significant impact on the LAC countries. But whilst ICTs are seen as an important tool for sustainable development in LAC we have also to acknowledge that ICTs have significantly contributed to widen the gap between the rich and the poor.

ICTs are still available mostly on the basis of the ability of paying for them, which excludes the majority of the population from having access to ICTs. This situation has been recognized and there are currently a large number of digital inclusion initiatives undertaken in the region by all sectors of the LAC countries societies and the articles within this newsletter represent just samples of these initiatives. Many mistakes have been made through introducing top down “one shoe fits all” models that only use the ability to connect and financial sustainability as the sole benchmarks for digital inclusion. We are learning now that in order for ICTs to have a strong and lasting impact we need to take strongly into account the needs and demands of the grassroots communities and also the social, cultural and political dimensions of ICTs.

All sectors of society need to learn to work together in a focused, open and transparent way in order to fully develop the potential of ICTs as a tool for sustainable development.

Karin Delgadillo (Co-editor)

Karin Delgadillo, Executive Director, ChasquiNet Foundation (http://www.chasquinet.org/), Quito. Karin is the Coordinator of the telelac project that supports somos@telecentros (www.tele-centros.org), the Latin American and the Caribbean telecentre network, and is a member of the Interim Committee of the Latin American Community base telecentros network. She is also a Member of the Hemispheric Advisory Board of Institute of Connectivity of the Americas (http://www.icamericas.net).

She is a pioneer for ICTs and development in Ecuador and Latin America and is the author of numerous articles on the social use of ICTs for development, working on methodologies for the empowerment of grassroots communities and impoverished groups. She is a lobbyist and advocate for policies and regulations of ICTs for the social sector.

The views expressed in this editorial are solely those of the editor.

Success Stories from the LAC region

The following are initiatives that have been using ICTs to make a real and meaningful difference in communities in the Latin American and the Caribbean region. These success stories were recognised during WSIS Geneva.

  • Youth Award Success Stories (GKP)

    Strengthening and empowering low-income communities through Digital Inclusion
    This project uses the Internet as a communication channel for young people belonging to different social groups in     Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
    Website:     http://www.cdi.org.br
  • Tony Zeitoun Awards Success Stories (GKP-infoDev-IICD)

    El Correo del Agricultor – The farmer’s mail
    A simple means of using the radio, with information sourced from the Internet and communicated through e-mail, has helped improve the lives of 14,500 families in     Bolivia.
    Website:     http://www.ondaslibres.org

    I play, my Mom learns!
    The project utilizes community-based toy libraries to enable poor children and lower-income families to access information via ICT tools.
    Website:     http://www.unesco.org/education/news_en/index_archives.shtml
  • Gender & ICT Awards Success Stories (GKP-APC WNSP)

Community Reproductive Health Project (REPROSALUD)
REPROSALUD is an attempt to reduce the great gap that exists in healthcare between women living in urban, peripheral and rural areas.
Website: http://www.manuela.org.pe/reprosalud.asp

Modemmujer: Mexico’s Only Electronic Communications Network
The project aims to play a leading role in the social and political arena, and the decision-making process, by promoting women’s rights.
Website: http://www.modemmujer.org/indexw.htm

FIRE – Feminista International Radio Endeavour
FIRE is the first international Internet radio produced by women.
Website: http://www.fire.or.cr

Strengthening Cyberela Network
The initiative gives women experience with the Internet while allowing access to radio programmes and gender content.
Website: http://www.radiofalamulher.com

 

Articles

Women in Action: Women in Communication

Women in Action is a publication by the Isis International - Manila. Among the articles published for the February 2002 (focusing on Women in Communication) issue include an article by Angela Castellanos on “ICT Applications in Latin America: From Information to Knowledge Building”. This article highlights the issues on the availability of access, networks and the promotion of knowledge building in Latin America.

More info: http://www.isiswomen.org/pub/wia/wia202/ictlatam.htm

Community Telecentres for Development: Lessons from Community Telecentres in Latin America and the Caribbean

This document is the result of several years of research about community telecentres in Latin America and the Caribbean, coordinated by Fundación Chasquinet of Ecuador and supported by the PAN Americas program of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada.

The document explains the principles for community telecentres, their usefulness, sustainability and concrete examples. It is available online in English, Portuguese and Spanish at:
http://www.tele-centros.org/tcparaque and http://www.idrc.ca/pan/publications

The Power of Networking: Somos@Telecentros, the Regional Network of Telecentres in LAC

The concept of networking is commonplace. All segments of all societies over the ages have established patterns of interaction, be it of interaction within the same society segment, or with other segments within a society or with segments of other societies. Contemporary ICT policies are no exception and put a lot of emphasis on Networking and on partnerships between the social, private and governmental sectors, the so-called SPG partnerships.

A recent article looks into one example of networking and partnerships, Somos@Telecentros (S@T), the Network of Telecentres in Latin America and the Caribbean. S@T is a showcase for networking inside one sector and actively seeks SPG partnerships. Looking into the lessons learned from S@T’s will provide valuable insights into the realities of networking and SPG partnerships.

The complete article is available at:
ftp://ftp.tele-centros.org/pub/docs/sustentabilidad/ThePowerofNetworking.doc

Basic Principles of Telecentre Sustainability

It is a fact that the vast majority of Public Internet Access Points, or Telecentres, (including Cybercafé, Cabina Publica Internet, Telecentre, Infocentro, Multi-purpose Community Telecentre, Community Technology Centre, Locutorio, e-government centres, etc.), are finding it difficult to sustain themselves independently in the long term and thus require outside funding.

The global telecentre movement can now reflect on a history of more than 20 years. Many initiatives and models have been tried and tested and some real success stories have emerged. Still, one of the “holy grails” of the global telecentre movement seems to be out of its grasp: The real sustainability of Community Telecentres. However, a few remarkable examples have emerged to reflect sustainability of telecentres provided that basic principles and rules are followed in their implementation and running.

Find a complete version of this article at:
ftp://ftp.tele-centros.org/pub/docs/sustentabilidad/ThePowerofNetworking.doc


Resources

Digital Opportunity Channel: Latin America and the Caribbean

The Digital Opportunity Channel, a joint initiative by OneWorld.net and the Digital Divide Network, provides a summary of articles on projects and initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean.

More info: http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/country/952

ITU: Initiatives in Latin America

In conjunction with the World Summit on the Information Society held in December 2003, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) compiled a collection of ICT stories from the field. The ITU’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) success factor home page is designed to highlight some of the ongoing and successful ICT development projects taking place in the Latin American and Caribbean region and around the world. The showcase also provides specific overviews about how ICTs, and the Internet in particular, are being used to help bridge the global digital divide. This site will provide a glimpse of the many ways in which ICTs can help marginalized societies transition into knowledge-based societies.

More info: http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/wsis-themes/ict_stories/LatAMICTInitiatives.html


Projects & Initiatives

Latin American and Caribbean ICT Policy Monitor

The central goal of the APC (Association for Progressive Communications) Latin American Policy Monitor (Proyecto "Monitor de Políticas de Internet en América Latina y el Caribe") is to ensure that the needs and demands of civil society in the region are taken into account at the time of developing ICT policies - especially those related to access and the appropriation of ICTs as a basic human right. APC aims to raise awareness amongst civil society actors regarding ICT rights and provides information, tools and training so that organisations can lobby decision-makers to ensure civil society needs are taken into account at the time that ICT policy is actually created and developed.

More info: http://www.apc.org/english/rights/lac.shtml;
Project site: http://lac.derechos.apc.org

INFOLAC Programme

To bridge the Regional Digital Divide between LAC and the rest of the World, ORCILAC (UNESCO Communication and Information Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean) at UNESCO-QUITO is promoting a Regional strategy that joins the efforts of all the countries of the Region to share an International position, reinforcing their National Information Policies and concerned works. To this end, a number of projects have been launched to reduce the Digital Divide under the framework of the INFOLAC Programme (Information Society Program for Latin America and the Caribbean).

More information on these activities can be found at: (http://portal.unesco.org/quito, http://www.unesco.org.ec and http://infolac.ucol.mx/).

PAN-Americas Networking

The PAN Americas corporate project at IDRC supports research on the social uses and impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The project focuses on strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations to better understand the implications of ICTs for development, and to more effectively participate and influence policy making in the region.

PAN Americas fosters collaborative approaches to research and learning, and promotes sensitivity to gender issues. The corporate project is part of the ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies) Program Area at IDRC. It works closely with the Institute for Connectivity in the Americas (ICA) and other regional and global initiatives.

For more information, please visit: http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-2707-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

Gender and ICTs Group

Grupo Género y Tecnologías de la información is a group that focuses on gender and ICTs issues in Perú. This group aims to investigate the current trends for equitable access of both women and men and provides an avenue for debate and education.

For more information, please visit: http://www.concytec.gob.pe/generotics/

Women's Health Issues

The Impulsa Project is carried out the Peruvian University Cayetano Herredia, under the auspices of the Institute for Tropical Medicine Alexander von Humboldt and the Institute of Tropical Medicine Príncipe Leopoldo from Amberes-Belgium. It is aimed at spreading educational information on the various aspects of HIV / AIDS in a simple and accessible language. It spreads information of prevention programmes that promotes women's health such as education and information on sexual and reproductive health issues and on sexually transmitted disease and HIV/AIDS.

More information: http://www.upch.edu.pe/tropicales/impulsa/upch.htm

The Europe Latin-America Cooperation Portal On Information Society (@LIS)

The aim of the @LIS International Stakeholders Network is to support cooperation and knowledge building on every topic related to the Information Society between Latin American and European actors, and to make visible and usable the results of the @LIS-Alliance for the Information Society Programme.
On this site you will find updated information, documentation, news and events about Information Society developments in Europe and Latin America.

More info: http://www.alis-online.org or http://europa.eu.int/alis

National Programme TICBolivia

TICBolivia is part of the propositions of the International Institute for Communication and Development (http://www.iicd.org/), based on a methodology to implement ICT projects for development sustained by feedback and strengthening of initiatives. 15 projects share a vision of sustained development that includes ICTs, both new and traditional ones, to foster progress focused on opportunity, transparency and continuous learning. TICBolivia is the only national programme in Bolivia that acts in an organized manner, since it looks for integration with the sectoral programs of the Bolivian government.

For more information, please visit http://www.ticbolivia.net or e-mail Gabriela Ugarte of Fundación REDES at gabriela@ticbolivia.net


Organisations

ESPOL Information Technologies Center (Centro de Tecnologias de Información) – CTI (GKP Member)

The general objective of CTI is to transfer and disseminate knowledge to contribute in the search of the best solutions for the rational development of the Ecuadorian Society, and the integration of autonomous technology to contribute to the improvement of the life conditions and culture of Ecuador

CTI has successfully implemented a number of successful projects and initiatives including developing teachers’ and children’s skills in rural and urban marginal sectors, through the integration of ICT in their classroom (IEPSE), mobile computer labs that provide Internet connectivity and access to information to poor rural zones (MLCC) and recycling used technological equipment to provide public rural schools with basic computing infrastructure and training (EDUC@DIGITAL).

For more information, please visit http://www.cti.espol.edu.ec or contact Enrique Pelaez at epelaez@espol.edu.ec

Fundacion ChasquiNet (GKP Member)

Chasquinet is an a private non-profit organization in Ecuador dedicated to empowering grass-roots organizations, campesinos, minority groups and impoverished sectors in general through the promotion and use of the Internet. Chasquinet views the Internet as a tool that can be used to enable poor communities to improve their living standards, to help them voice out their opinions and demands, and to create an impact on the crafting of social and economic policies that affect communities.

For more information, please visit http://www.chasquinet.org

Institute for Tropical Medicine Alexander von Humboldt (GKP Member)

The Institute for Tropical Medicine Alexander von Humboldt carries out research in order to contribute to the solution of national health issues, particularly those of tropical and infectious diseases. They offer medical services such as a hospital and specialized practices on those diseases, as well as research laboratories to support diagnosis. The Institute also carries out graduate and postgraduate programmes on specialised areas. Their research side is centred on development and investigative projects on medical practice and laboratory diagnosis carried out in partnership with European institutions.

More information can be obtained from: http://www.upch.edu.pe/tropicales/

Omar Dengo Foundation (GKP Member)

The Omar Dengo Foundation is a private, non-profit organization created in 1987 to promote the economic, social and human development of Costa Rica, implementing innovative programs to improve the quality of education. The Foundation is a pioneer in the introduction of computer technologies, innovative educational programs and new learning environments into the country’s public elementary schools system. It stimulates learning processes, creativity and development of thinking skills in public education and in the different situations in which learning takes place.

For more information, please visit http://www.fod.ac.cr

RITS – Information Network for the Third Sector (GKP Member)

RITS - Information Network for the Third Sector – is a private, autonomous and non-profit organization founded in 1997 which seeks to contribute to the critical appropriation of ICTs as a tool for empowerment, working together with civil society organizations, social and community movements. RITS also participates in the discussions on the right to freedom of expression in cyberspace that comprises new ways and possibilities for the practicing of citizenship.

For more information, please visit http://www.rits.org.br

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

ECLAC, which is headquartered in Santiago, Chile, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations. It was founded for the purposes of contributing to the economic development of Latin America and the Caribbean, coordinating respective action, and reinforcing economic relationships among the countries and with the other regions of the world. Among its primary objectives is the promotion of the region's social development.

For more information, please visit http://www.eclac.cl/default.asp?idioma=IN

Institute for Connectivity in the Americas (ICA)

ICA has established an interactive portal for public policy makers, entrepreneurs, community activists, and digital pioneers dedicated to using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to shrink the digital divide in the Americas. ICA is involved in many different activities, support collaboration and multi-sectoral integration of ICT agendas for development. The multi-lingual website (4 languages) provides information about ICT/ICA events in the region.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.icamericas.net/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=display&pid=9


EVENTS CALENDAR

Due to limited space, only selected events are listed in Partners. For the more comprehensive GKP Global ICT Events Calendar, please visit http://www.globalknowledge.org/gkps_portal/eventsmaster.cfm?&action=view&menuid=85

Regional ICT4D calendar (January to December 2004) for the LAC region

CELACOM - VIII International Colloquium on the Latin-American School of Communication
“Knowledge Society: Latin America Approaches”
Date: 29-31 March 2004
Venue: UMESP - São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo — Brazil
Website: http://www.metodista.br/unesco

ICT tools and services in support of development of organic agriculture in the Caribbean:
a training workshop for women farm entrepreneurs
Date: 27 March-3 April, 2004
Venue: Kingston, Jamaica
Website: http://www.networkedintelligence.com

I International Forum e-Panama
Date: 6-7 April 2004
Venue: Panama City, Panama
Website: http://www.e-panama.gob.pa/foro/index2.html

4th World Summit on Media for Children and Adolescents: Media from All, Media for All
Date: 19-23 April 2004
Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Website: http://www.riosummit2004.com.br/index.asp?idioma=ing

Latin American Regional Workshop On Radio, new ICTs and rural development
Date: 20-22 April 2004
Venue: Quito, Ecuador
Website: http://onda-rural.comunica.org/en/index.htm

Latin American Awards for Digital Cities 2004
Date: April, 2004
Venue: Bogota, Colombia
Website: http://www.iberomunicipios.org/premio/

Seminar - Capacity Building Workshop
Date: 5-7 May 2004
Venue: Santiago, Chile
Website: http://www.apc.org/espanol/rights/lac/cnoticias.shtml?x=17345

3rd Regional S@T Meeting
Date: May 2004
Venue: Sao Paolo, Brazil
Website: http://www.tele-centros.org/

After Geneva before Tunis
Date: May 2004
Venue: Sao Paolo, Brazil
Website: http://www.chasquinet.org

ICA Third Hemispheric Advisory Board Meeting
Date: June 3-5, 2003
Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Website: http://www.icamericas.net/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=display&pid=235

CATI Annual Information Technology Congress
Date: 23-25 June 2004
Venue: São Paulo, Brazil
Website: http://www.fgvsp.br/cati/index.cfm?ChgIdioma=S

Youth Employment Summit (YES)
Date: October 4-7, 2004
Venue: Veracruz, Mexico
Website: http://www.yesweb.org/mexico

Global ICT4D activities (Quarterly)

Information and Communication Technologies for Development distance learning course
Date: 2 February-4 April 2004
Venue:-
Website: http://www.knowledgefordevelopment.com/Teaching/ICTen/syllabus_icts.htm

6th Annual Conference of the Global Disaster Information Network
Date: March 2004
Venue: Washington D.C., USA
Website:
http://pele.apan-info.net/QuickPlace/gdin_conference/Main.nsf/h_Toc/9398ead65996c9ff0a256d7300749dfd/?OpenDocument

IInd. International Basin Conference
Date: 16-18 March 2004
Venue: New Delhi, India
Website: http://www.devalt.org/Basin/index.htm

Conference on Implementing the WSIS Follow-up
Date: 25-26 March 2004
Venue: Nairobi, Kenya
Website: http://www.aitecafrica.com/Kenya/cto.htm

Dare to Share Fair
Date: 30-31 March 2004
Venue: Ausserholligen / Berne, Switzerland
Website: http://www.daretoshare.ch

 

LINKS TO THE NEWSLETTERS OF OTHER ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS

Academy for Educational Development (AED)
http://learnlink.aed.org/Publications/home.htm

Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/apcnews

British Council
http://www.britishcouncil.org/infoexch/info@uk/info@uk.htm

DiploFoundation
http://www.diplomacy.edu/DiploNews

Institute for Connectivity in the Americas (ICA)
http://www.icamericas.net/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=display

I4D Newsletter
http://www.i4donline.net

International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
http://www.iconnect-online.org

Information for Development Program (infoDev) - World Bank
http://www.infodev.org/exchange

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/eflash/latest.html

Joint initiative of OneWorld.net and Digital Divide Network
http://www.digitalopportunity.org

ProPoor Infotech Centre
http://www.propoor.org

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
http://www.sdc.admin.ch/news.php?userhash=9f51fe09f2b88f7211db2f8c0a1dda57&l=e#2

The Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO)
http://www.piango.org

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)
http://www.unido.org/en/doc/9634

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