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What is the focus of this Topic page?
The ICT for Development page promotes the sharing of information on how information and communication technolofies can be harnessed as an effective tool for addressing socioeconomic development needs. Its primary focus is the dissemination of lessons learnt and successful practices for achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
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What are the objectives of this Topic page?
The dgICT4D page provides an up-to-date collection of knowledge resources to help decisionmakers and ICT professionals to:
- identify individuals and organizations working in this area at national, regional and international levels
- become aware of the current needs of the developing world in the area of information and communication technologies
- draw from the experiences of completed and ongoing initiatives
- identify opportunities for collaboration and partnerships
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Who is this Topic for?
All who are interested in ICT for Development are welcome to join us. You might work or study at a university doing research, a humanitarian relief NGO working in the field or in HQ, a private sector company looking for business opportunities or at a donor agency. You may be looking for a job or volunteer opportunity in this area. Or you might be in need of a quick answer to a tough question or would like to voice your opinion to a broader audience. This site is aimed to help all of you!
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What is the value added of this Topic?
This site aims to serve as a common platform for stakeholders from all sectors: donor and relief community, NGOs and private companies, students and academia. We hope the site will help build a broad-based and well-balanced public-private partnership open to all. Everyone can contribute resources or opinions, regardless of political, religious or ethnic affiliation. The site will be non-political and provide an open forum to all constructive stakeholders. With your active participation, we hope this site will become the most comprehensive web resource on ICT for development.
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How can I participate?
In order to join the dgICT4D community and receive our newsletters and alerts click on "Sign up" on the top left corner of the page or "Receive Updates" in the center.
You can post content by clicking "Add Content here" link at the center of the front page. Besides English, we also encourage our users to contribute resources in French and Spanish. Apart from linking to existing web pages, you can upload files in Word, PDF (Acrobat), Excel, PowerPoint and other formats to the Gateway. While contributing content please be sure that you are not infringing any copyright restrictions. In other words, if you are not the author or publisher, please obtain permission before posting content on the Gateway. Your contribution will be reviewed by the editor and in most cases posted shortly.
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