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| 2003 Year in Review |
| Cross-Topic Specials Focus on the Year's Key Development Events |
| Posted on December 29, 2003 |
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Source: Development Gateway's 2003 Photo Contest | •
The Development Gateway Cross-Topic Specials for 2003 provide a glimpse into the complexities over the last year in the global fight to end world poverty.
By focusing on issues discussed at international events, the Specials break out of narrow topic communities and place knowledge on the
Gateway's 35 topic pages into the broader context of major development issues. The breadth of these resources not only indicates the wealth of
development information now available on the Internet but, once again, demonstrates the promise that knowledge-sharing can bring to finding solutions
to the challenges of poverty in the developing world.
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| Water & Development |
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Inaugural Special
March
Coinciding with the 3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto, eight topic pages looked at the impact of the world water crisis on poverty in the developing world.
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| Intellectual Property Rights |
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April
Intellectual property rights in the developing world promote
technology innovation as well as protect indigenous knowledge.
Eight topic pages look at the issues in recognition of
World Intellectual Property Day.
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| Governance |
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May
Good governance, though a pre-condition for stable nations, is widely interpreted around the world. Resources presented on eight
topic pages coincide with the 11th International Anti-Corruption Conference in Seoul. More | |
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| Labour Migration |
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June
The global migration of people from poor countries in
search of work has dire implications for the developing
world. In recognition of the International Labour Organization's
annual meeting, eight topic pages presented resources.
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| Indigenous Peoples |
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July
Among the poorest and most excluded populations in the
world, indigenous peoples were the focus of resources
of 12 topic pages, presented to coincide with the meeting
of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations.
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| Education |
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August
Access to universal education is critical to reducing
global poverty. Twelve topic pages presented resources
from distance learning to rebuilding Iraq's schools in
time for the fall term.
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| Trade |
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September
International trade policies discussed at the World Trade
Organization's Ministerial Meeting in Cancun had broad
implications for the Global South. Resources from eight
Gateway topic pages addressed the issues.
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| World Hunger |
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October
Progress has been slow in advancing hunger as a development
priority. In honor of World Food Day, nine topic pages
looked at hunger as a development issue.
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| HIV / AIDS |
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November
The human toll of the AIDS epidemic has broad
social and economic impact in the developing world, as
featured on 12 topic pages in recognition of World AIDS
Day.
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| The Information Society |
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December
ICT is working to reduce poverty in poor countries was
the focus of 16 topic pages, coinciding with Phase I of
the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in
Geneva.
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| Content Team editors are: Back, L-R: John Maughan, Michael Pereira, Sona Panajyan, Oleg Petrov; Front, L-R: Charlotte Moser, Tatiana Nikolskaya, Nadia Afrin, Ramin Aliyev. Not pictured: Hmayak Arazyan, Ellen Olafsen. |
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| Content on the Development Gateway is
managed by a multi-national staff of editors who work with a global
network of partners to build e-communities across 35 development
priority areas. With support from advisors and key cooperating
organizations from around the world, external guides shape the
direction of the DG topic pages and work with staff editors to feature
monthly highlights on individual pages. In March 2003, the Cross-Topic
Specials were inaugurated to spotlight the breadth of resources
available to users on the Gateway, giving them the opportunity to share
resources in a broader context of international development. Interviews
with experts provide additional insight for the Specials. (see links
below). The DG Cross-Topic Specials will continue to evolve during
2004, but we need your feedback. Please take a few minutes to fill out
the above survey. |
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