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MISTICA: Fw: [GKD] ANN: Global Dev. Gateway Discussion on GKD

From: Alfredo Aguirre ([email protected])
Date: Thu Sep 28 2000 - 19:31:37 AST

Cc: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>

En la esperanza que pronto los interesantes contenidos que suelen vertirse
en GKD puedan ser leidos en espa�ol y portugues, compato este mail con
ustedes.

Alfredo Armando Aguirre

----- Original Message -----
From: "Global Knowledge Dev. Moderator" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 3:15 PM
Subject: [GKD] ANN: Global Dev. Gateway Discussion on GKD

> Dear GKD Members,
>
> As you know, GKD has been on hiatus during August and September, during
> which we have been seeking the financial support needed to resume the
> List. Although that search continues, we will resume the GKD discussion
> next Monday (2 October 2000) with some short-term funding, and hope to
> secure the further support that will permit GKD to continue into the
> future. We will keep you posted on our progress.
>
>
> **TOPIC: GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GATEWAY**
>
> Next week we will begin examining a very exciting and important topic.
> As you may know, the World Bank has announced its Global Development
> Gateway Initiative. Their intention is to make the Gateway a portal that
> promotes and shares development knowledge and development solutions
> worldwide. The Gateway will create a common space that makes it easier
> to access and navigate the wealth of information on the Internet.
>
> Although many applaud the Bank's objectives, the initiative itself has
> stirred considerable debate. Some argue that it will provide a great
> deal of value for development efforts, including offering a portal
> through which Web sites in the South can attract wider visibility.
> Others argue that the huge cost of the Gateway (estimated at over $60
> million) will draw funds away from other important ICT-related
> activities, while the Gateway itself will compete with NGO and private
> firm Web efforts.
>
> During the coming 6 weeks (2 October - 10 November) GKD will focus
> exclusively on the topic of the Global Development Gateway (GDG). The
> World Bank's GDG team will actively participate in the discussion. The
> conclusions and recommendations from this discussion, along with those
> from an ongoing series of face-to-face consultations convened by the
> Gateway team, will help inform the Gateway team's thinking on the future
> direction of the Gateway initiative.
>
>
> **WORLD BANK SEEKS GKD INPUT**
>
> The World Bank is eager to gain input from the development community
> regarding the Gateway. They have turned to GKD as "one of the most
> active, focused, and informative online communities on
> knowledge-for-development and ICT issues" and requested that GKD host a
> discussion for the World Bank's Development Forum on the Global
> Development Gateway. The Bank's decisions regarding the Gateway will
> have major repercussions for efforts to use ICTs to support sustainable
> development. This discussion presents an important opportunity for GKD
> members to inform and affect the Gateway initiative. It will range from
> examining the need for such a "development portal," to the design,
> content, governance, impact and sustainability of such a effort. We will
> post an agenda before the end of this week.
>
> As always, we hope that you will ground your views and recommendations
> in concrete experience or data. The Bank is most eager to receive your
> comments and suggestions directed at specific components of the Gateway,
> and insights based on your experience in organizing and sharing
> development knowledge on the Web.
>
> You offer a vital resource for helping to inform and improve the Gateway
> effort. This is also an opportunity for more World Bank staff to learn
> of the outstanding experience and insights that GKD members have to
> offer. We believe that it is crucial for more people from the South to
> be involved in the Gateway decisions, and we hope that GKD members in
> the South will express their views and needs. Further, we will be very
> grateful if GKD members will distribute this message to others in the
> South who may wish to participate in the discussion (subscription
> instructions are at the bottom of this message).
>
>
> **BACKGROUND INFORMATION**
>
> It will be very valuable to read some of background material about the
> Gateway. A range of information, including planning documents, FAQs,
> etc. can be obtained from the Gateway planning site
> <http://www.worldbank.org/gateway/>. Also, you may wish to read the
> messages of a recent List discussion on the Gateway <gdgprinciples-l>,
> hosted by Bellanet. The archives for <gdgprinciples-l> are on
> <http://www.bellanet.org/gdgprinciples/>
>
>
> **DISCUSSION CONSTRAINTS**
>
> We would like to apologize in advance for some constraints we will face
> during the coming 6 weeks:
>
> 1. Given the expected level of traffic, we will be focusing solely on
> the Gateway discussion for the coming 6 weeks. We will hold other
> messages for posting afterwards (i.e., after November 10, 2000).
>
> 2. We anticipate that the Gateway discussion will be extremely active.
> We will endeavor not to flood your inboxes, and will, as always, try to
> post only messages offering new information and perspectives. However,
> the List volume is likely to be much higher than it has been during most
> of the past year.
>
> If any members would like to unsubscribe for this 6-week period, please
> let us know <[email protected]>. We will re-subscribe you after the
> Gateway discussion.
>
>
> We look forward to hearing from you regarding this important topic!
>
> GKD Moderators
>
>
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