The funding will be provided over three years and will be used to support the creation of aid management tools, e-government grants management, global online knowledge-sharing communities and support for a network of locally-owned web-related services.
Australia is a founding donor to the Development Gateway Foundation. Its programs demonstrate the practical ways in which the power of ICTs can be harnessed for development - by increasing transparency, enhancing the effectiveness of aid, and sharing knowledge.
The Development Gateway is a major contributor to global efforts to improve the effectiveness of international aid and achieve better development results for people in developing nations.
Former AusAID Assistant Director General, Mark Fleeton, was recently appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Development Gateway Foundation, an independent spin-off of the World Bank.
Quelle/Source: Pacific Magazine, 22.05.2006
