dot-ORG
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The dot-ORG program is part of the USAID-funded DOT-COM Alliance and focuses on "Public Access and Applications." It is an ICT4D/E program led by AED.
Website/portal: http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/dotorg/
dot-ORG
- "works with USAID and USAID partners to help bridge [the digital divide], especially for women and the disadvantaged."
- "is working to expand access [to information in three ways:
- by helping to create financially sustainable public access points to ICT,
- by expanding the coverage of Internet access, and
- by helping to create a large number of trained users."
- "works to accelerate specific applications of ICT that improve equity within societies, support economic growth, and advance the efficiency and transparency of government services."
- works with the Last Mile Initiative
It is not known if this program has been involved any in localisation in Africa.
Projects
Africa-wide
Country-specific
Partners
dot-ORG is led by AED. The following organisations are listed as partners at http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/dotorg/org_ptr.php :
- AFRICON
- Agland Investment Services Inc.
- American Association of Progressive Communications (APC)
- American International Health Alliance (AIHA) (Information and Communication Technology Dept.)
- ARD Inc.
- Asia Foundation (TAF) (Information & Communication Technology Programs)
- Avaya (AV)
- Bellanet/IDRC
- Bowie State University
- CNET
- Colorado State University (Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences)
- Community Learning and Information Network (CLIN)
- Computer Frontiers Inc. (CFI)
- Council for Basic Education (CBE)
- Development Infostructure (DEVIS)
- Greenstar Foundation
- Health Management Resources, Inc. (HMR International Inc.)
- Howard University (Ambulatory Care Center)
- IBM Corporation (IBM) (International Practice)
- IESC/Geekcorps
- Infochange/SAIC
- Intel Foundation
- Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD) (Information Technology for Human Development)
- International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
- International Development Professionals (IDP)
- International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)
- Johns Hopkins University (JHU) (Population Information Program)
- Knowledge Enterprises
- Lyman Brothers / GlobalSat Teleport
- Michigan State University (MSU) (MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online)
- Networked Intelligence for Development (NID)
- NIIT Limited
- Omar Dengo Foundation (FOD)
- ORT International
- Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL)
- Pact
- PEOPLink
- Real World Productions (RWP)
- REDA International Inc.
- SatelLife
- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
- Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. (Sylvan Online Higher Education)
- University of Illinois (UI) (UI India Team - Internet Strategies for Indian Agriculture)
- University of Pennsylvania (ILI/ U of PA) (International Literacy Institute)
- University of Pittsburgh (The GINIE Project) (International Institute for Studies in Education)
- USASA International Ltd.
- Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA)
- Voxiva, Inc.
- Winrock International
- World Links
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- WorldSpace Foundation (WSF)
Other links
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