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Accessible Information on Development Activities (AiDA) Database Adds New Features, Better Design

WASHINGTON— Development Gateway announced today that it has redesigned the Accessible Information on Development Activities (AiDA) database to make information more accessible to users. The new...

Published on September 17, 2008

E-government Tool Makes Development Aid More Effective

WASHINGTON—The Development Gateway announced today that it will showcase the results of the implementation of the Aid Management Platform (AMP) at the Accra High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, to...

Published on August 19, 2008

Development Gateway and ODAdata Team Up to Leverage Expertise in Aid Information Management

WASHINGTON—The Development Gateway and ODAdata, two leading providers of aid information management systems, announced today that they have joined forces to provide effective, user-friendly, and...

Published on August 12, 2008

Jean-Louis Sarbib to Chair the Board of Directors

WASHINGTON—The Development Gateway Foundation announces today that Jean-Louis Sarbib will serve as chair of the board of directors. Mr. Sarbib succeeds Dr. Michael Hofmann, who stepped down in...

Published on May 30, 2008

New Virtual Communities on Disaster Prevention and Reconstruction

These new portals will provide a virtual space in which participants can share knowledge, best practices, and other relevant information. The purpose of this initiative is to build capacity,...

Published on May 22, 2008

Tapping Global Resources

     dgCommunities brings the latest information on key development topics to desktops around the world, helping members to be more effective in their work. Ms. Salazar uses it to access the latest...

Published on May 16, 2008

Australia Increases Funding for the Development Gateway

The government of Australia will contribute $6.9 million (AUS$7.5 million) to the Development Gateway Foundation in support of its mission to reduce poverty through information technology. Australia...

Published on February 27, 2008

Helping People Help Themselves

     Thanks to Development Gateway Senegal and other organizations, Fallou Diagne is better able to meet his business needs.  Senegal Fallou Diagne is the financial coordinator at Le Collectif des...

Published on February 19, 2008

E-government Project Focuses on Land

     Cremilide Mambo, director of land management of Gaza Province, center, with Elias Dique, right, project manager of the land management information system, and a technician, left, review...

Published on December 19, 2007

China Development Gateway Launches China Poverty Relief Forum on dgCommunities

The China Development Gateway (CnDG), located in Beijing, has launched the first stage of the "China Poverty Relief Forum" in partnership with the Development Gateway Foundation. The new all-Chinese...

Published on December 14, 2007

Accessible Information on Development Activities (AiDA) database expanded to include activities funded by non-traditional donors

Accessible Information on Development Activities (AiDA), the largest online directory of information about international development activities, has broadened its database for the first time to...

Published on December 05, 2007

Japan Commits $1 Million for ICT Solutions for Developing Countries

The Japanese government will contribute $1 million to support the Development Gateway Foundation’s efforts to provide information and communications solutions for more effective aid and efficient...

Published on November 13, 2007

Facilitating Partnerships

     Staff from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development show visitors from Ghana how to use the aid management platform.  Ethiopia Just two years ago, Ethiopia, one of the largest...

Published on September 19, 2007

Travis Harvey Named as Asia-Pacific Regional Coordinator

The Development Gateway Foundation announced today the appointment of Travis Harvey as the new program coordinator for the Asia-Pacific region. In his new role, Mr. Harvey will be the Asia-Pacific...

Published on September 18, 2007

Virtual Communities to Focus on Disaster Prevention and Reconstruction

The Development Gateway Foundation announces today a new partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to establish online communities dedicated to disaster prevention...

Published on September 17, 2007

Development Gateway Foundation’s Initiatives Cover a Global Swath of Issues

The Development Gateway Foundation, as part of its mission to reduce poverty and enable change in developing nations, has been quietly moving mountains through information technology for seven years...

Published on September 05, 2007

Australia Sponsors dgMarket for Online Tenders in Vietnam

The Development Gateway Foundation’s e-procurement information system, dgMarket, was launched at an event held in Hanoi yesterday attended by representatives of the Vietnamese government and the...

Published on August 07, 2007

French Development Agency Selects dgMarket for Online Tenders

The Development Gateway Foundation announced today an agreement to collaborate with the French Development Agency (AFD) to publish its tenders online. The aid agency chose dgMarket, the foundation’s...

Published on May 16, 2007

New Office in Brussels

The Development Gateway Foundation announced today the opening of its European affiliate, Development Gateway International, based in Brussels. "This new organization extends our reach," according...

Published on April 25, 2007

Training Young Minds via Satellite

     Mindset Network's satellite-based technology delivers multimedia educational content straight to students.  South Africa When Mindset Network of South Africa won the 2006 Development Gateway...

Published on April 19, 2007

New Web Site Focuses on Arab Reform

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Development Gateway Foundation announced today the launch of a virtual community in Arabic on the theme of Arab reform. The new portal will serve as a platform...

Published on April 04, 2007

Launch of Brazilian Portal to Promote National ICT Development

Telemática e Desenvolvimento Ltda announced today the launch of the e-Brazil portal, a bilingual portal that is part of the international network of country gateways supported by the Development...

Published on February 06, 2007

High-tech Partnership to Aid Developing Countries

The Development Gateway Foundation and FreeBalance today announced a strategic alliance to integrate public financial management and aid management software. The alliance partners have recorded their...

Published on December 19, 2006

Tejari Partners with Development Gateway Foundation to Create ‘Manshoori’ Online Government Tender Service for Middle East Market

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – In concurrence with the Arab Strategy Forum, a new online government tender information service in Arabic and English will be launched through a partnership between...

Published on December 06, 2006

Development Gateway Award Goes to South Africa’s Mindset Network

HONG KONG—Mindset Network of Johannesburg, South Africa, has been chosen from a group of over 160 nominees as the winner of the 2006 Development Gateway Award. The Development Gateway Foundation...

Published on December 05, 2006