Sitting in an interesting meeting of the International Advisory Group of IDS’s MK4D (Mobilising Knowledge for Development) initiative, it struck me that there are now a number of similar initiatives, all trying to tackle the sharing of development knowledges in rather different ways, and yet no central place where these are all listed. So, here is a list of some of the ones that I think are most interesting (sorted alphabetically!):
- bytesforall – a citizen’s network in South Asia that identifies, discusses and builds network on emerging issues related to ICT and its impact to development
- Comminit – The Comunication Initiative Network, where communication and media are central to social and economic development
- Development Gateway – an international nonprofit organization with the mission to reduce poverty and enable change in developing nations through information technology (includes the Zunia programme)
- Eldis – based at IDS and aiming to share the best in development policy, practice and research (within the MK4D package for work at IDS)
- Global Development Learning Network – cooordinated by the World Bank, the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) is a partnership that collaborates in the design of customized learning solutions for individuals and organizations working in development
- IDRC/CRDI (Canada’s International Development Research Centre) – supporting applied research to find local solutions that will have lasting impacts on communities around the world.
- IICD – using ICTs to help people in Africa and Latin America access the information that can transform their lives
- infoDev – supports global sharing of information on information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D), and helps to reduce duplication of efforts and investments
- R4D (Research4Development)- the portal to DFID centrally funded research
- Zunia Knowledge Exchange
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