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Organizations
Promoting Connectivity and Digital Communication in the
Developing World
 American
Association for the Advancement of Science- For more than twenty years, the American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
has promoted collaboration among the scientific
communities of Africa, the Pacific Rim, Europe
and Central Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean,
the U.S. and Canada. AAAS organizes programs in
areas of mutual interest, working directly with
individual scientists, organizations and
societies, and policymakers.
- The AAAS has several digital communication
projects and links to digital resources in the
developing world.
Last updated 1/4/98 by Dirk Staatsen
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- APC
- This provides access to different NGO networks in
Africa. SANGONeT (Southern African NGO network)
provides access to:
- SANGONeT's Gopher
Menu,
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Directories of Donor Communities in SA,
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The Weekly Mail & Guardian full text database,
South
African Constitutional Assembly Database,
International
Development Research Centre,
among other connections.
- Submitted by Alex Janosek. Last updated by Dirk Staatsen on
12/3/97
- Development
Information Online (Devline)
- Devline is provided by the British Library for
Development Studies (BLDS) and the Institute of
Development Studies (IDS). Devline provides
electronic information services and systems for
development professionals and everyone else
working on issues of economic, social and
sustainable development.
Last updated 11/30/97 by Dirk Staatsen
- Economic
Commission for Africa
- The African Information Society Initiative
(AISI): an Action Framework to Build Africa's
Information and Communication Infrastructure was
adopted in May 1996 by the Economic Commission
for Africa (ECA) Conference of Ministers. AISI is
also the principal activity within the United
Nations System-Wide Special Initiative on Africa
programme on Harnessing Information Technology
for Development (HITD/SIA). ECA is the lead
agency for both the implementation of AISI and of
HITD/SIA.
Last updated 1/4/98 by Dirk Staatsen
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HealthNet
- HealthNet is SatelLife's computer-based
telecommunications system which links health care
workers around the world. HealthNet provides
access to the latest medical information, e-mail
connectivity, electronic conferencing, and other
services tailored to meet the current demands of
its users.
- HealthNet is a system of Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
satellites, simple ground stations, and radio-
and telephone-based computer networks. This
seamless system functions reliably and
inexpensively even in areas with little or no
telecommunications infrastructure.
Last updated 1/4/98 by Dirk Staatsen
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- Information &
Communication Technology in Africa
- This site tells of the background, actions and
mission of this Working Group which studies the
economic and social, scientific and technological
implications of the information highway for
Africa.
Last updated 1/6/98 by Dirk
Staatsen. Submitted by Alex Janosek
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International Development Research
Center (IDRC)
- The International Development Research Centre is
a public corporation created by the Canadian
government to help communities in the developing
world find solutions to social, economic, and
environmental problems through research.
- Submitted on 4/4/00 by Rick
Brenneman.
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The
International Institute for Communication and
Development
- The International Institute for
Communication and Development has been
established by the Netherlands Minister for
Development Cooperation to provide advice and
information on aspects related to the application
of Information and Communication Technology in
the South.
Last updated 1/16/98 by
Dirk Staatsen
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- International
Telecommunication Union
- The ITU, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland is
an international organization within which
governments and the private sector coordinate
global telecom networks and services.
Last updated 1/4/98 by Dirk Staatsen
- International Telecommunication Union /
Telecommunication Dev. Sector
- The mission of the The
International Telecommunication Union's
Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) is
to facilitate and enhance
telecommunication development worldwide by
offering, organizing and
coordinating technical cooperation and assistance
activities.
This site hosts a rich variety of reports and
statistics on global telecomm
and Internet connectivity.
Submitted by Rick Brenneman
3-29-00
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- NASWA-The North
American Shortwave Association
- This site has select articles from this
organization's newsletter, information on
membership, links to related sites, and more
about NASWANet.
Last updated 2/17/96 by Alex Janosek
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- NSRC
(Network Startup Resource Center)
- The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), a
non-profit, pro bono effort, has been involved
for several years with the deployment and
integration of appropriate networking technology
in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean,
the Middle East, and Oceania. Partially
supported by the National Science Foundation, the
NSRC provides technical and engineering
assistance to networking initiatives to provide
public networking access, especially to
academic/research organizations and NGOs.
Last updated 2/21/97 by Dirk Staatsen
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- SatelLife
- SatelLife is an international not-for-profit
organization employing satellite, telephone and
radio networking technology to serve the health
communication and information needs of countries
in the developing world. SatelLife's mission is
to improve communications and exchanges of
information in the fields of public health,
medicine and the environment. A special emphasis
is placed on areas of the world where access is
limited by poor communications, economic
conditions, or disasters.
Last updated 12/17/97 by Dirk Staatsen
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- TeleCommons
Development Group (TDG)
- Founded in 1993, the TeleCommons Development
Group (TDG) is a unique international
telecommunications & networking consulting
firm specializing in results-oriented solutions
for rural areas, agriculture, health, education
and community development.
TDG provides a participatory approach for rural
telecommunication & networking project design
and implementation, Internet applications for
rural, agricultural and environmental
development, and planning and operation of rural
telecentres. We focus on the human dimensions of
using telecommunications for rural development -
what we call the "Soft Side of Rural
Telecom."
Last updated 6/24/99 by Dirk Staatsen
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- United
Nations International Computing Centre (ICC)
- The United Nations International Computing Centre
(ICC) was established in Geneva in 1971 as a
co-operative set up, providing a wide range of
Computing and Communication Services, on a cost
recovery basis, to its Users world-wide. ICC is
managed by a Management Committee representing
the Organisations to which it provides services.
Last updated 12/7/97 by Dirk
Staatsen. Submitted by Alex Janosek
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- United
Nations University
- This entry point allows you to browse information
on United Nations University, International
Institute for Software Technology in Macau. It
contains information on the University such as
its Charter, Location, Personnel, and Funding;
articles in and information about J.U.C.S. - The
Journal for Universal Computer Science.
Last updated 7/6/96 by Alex Janosek
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- VITA
- This the home page for Volunteers in Technical
Assistance. VITA operates a satellite
communications network for developing countries
as well as provides information on rural
connectivity, including packet radio.
Last updated 2/17/96 by Alex Janosek
These pages were originally created by Dirk
Staatsen and last updated July 19, 2002. Pages
are ã Cliff Missen 1994-1999. Please send
feedback and updates to intlinet@uiowa.edu
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