Baramati

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The Development Gateway Present and Future
Baramati June 2, 2001
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What is the Development Gateway ?

• An Internet portal to share ideas, solve
  problems, find resources, and build partnerships
  through a network of decentralized Country
  Gateways.
• A multi-partner initiative of the World Bank, UN
  agencies, civil society organizations,
  governments and the private sector.

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Key Objectives

• Facilitate knowledge sharing and content
  aggregation linking decentralized and independent
  portals.
• Build on and strengthen existing knowledge
  networks.
• Provide capacity-building tools and support
  bottom-up generation of content.
• Setting standards for knowledge sharing through
  XML platforms.

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Key Objectives

• Promote greater synergy and collaboration between
  governments, civil society, and the private
  sectors.
• Facilitate dialogue and shared vision for
  development.

CIVILSOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
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Key Objectives

• Improve coordination and effectiveness of
  development assistance.
• Promote transparency, and good governance (i.e.
  reform policies, e-government).
• Promote local ICT capacity building through
  establishment of Country Gateways.
• Facilitate online transactions (e-business,
  e-procurement, jobs marketplace).

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Gateway User Communities

• Governments (policymakers, mayors, community
  leaders)
• Civil Society Organizations (NGOS, CBOs, trade
  unions, churches)
• Private Sector (companies)
• Donor Agencies (multilateral, bilateral,
  religious, private)
• Academia (researches)

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Key Activities

• Support local content generation through a global
  network of content partners and Country Gateways
• Strengthen capacity of local partners by
  providing free access to technology and training
  (ECA NGO working group, Indigenous Peoples Fund)
• Free access to decentralized open-source
  publishing tools and interactive web applications
  (supporting bottom-up community sites)
• Financial support of independent Country Gateways
• setting standards for knowledge sharing (XML
  technology)
• Gateway Foundation grant making mechanism to
  support funding of internet connectivity

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http//www.developmentgateway.org
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Gateway --Topics Pages
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Projects Database
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Gateway E-government page
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How to submit a link ?
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How to be part of a Discussion ?
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Development Gateway-TARAhaat

• Objectives
• Facilitate exchanges among community based
  networks.
• Allow dialogue between local communities,
  international donors, governments, the private
  sector, etc..
• Communication between village communities and the
  rest of the world.

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Lesson Learned

• Partnerships key to ensure quality, and diversity
  (content, technology).
• Pilots involving a real user community with clear
  business drives most successful (Project
  Database).
• Flexible and multiple models of content
  management required.
• Emphasis on developing capacity-building tools
  for bottom-up generation of content.
• Need to conduct additional user surveys and
  needs assessments.

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Suggested Next Steps

• Customize available Content Management tools and
  interactive website applications to real needs
  in India.
• Work together with strategic partners to develop
  standards for knowledge sharing in multiple
  languages.
• Provide open source software for free to
  interested groups.
• Organize capacity-building workshop with local
  communities.

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Suggested Next Steps

• Jointly develop an E-commerce application for
  artisans.
• Aggregate content to develop a Local Communities
  sites for South Asia.
• Partners TARAhaat, MAHITI, MIT, SEWA

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Country Gateways
Global platform based on local knowledge
gathered and managed by autonomous and
multi-stakeholder Country Gateways
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Country Gateways

• World Bank is providing seed funding to initiate
  Country Gateways
• InfoDev grantmaking mechanism
• Allocated US1.8 million to date
• Grants of up to US75,000
• 43 proposals received from 22 countries
• - 20 funded.

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Country Gateways

• InfoDEV Planning Grants
• (32 in progress /20 awards)
• East and Central Asia
• Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia,
  Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Romania,
  Russia, Ukraine,
• South Asia, Asia the Pacific
• India, China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
• Middle East and North Africa
• Algeria, West Bank/Gaza
• Latin America and the Caribbean
• DR, Col., Ven., Co. Ric, Nic, El Salv, Jamaica,
• Africa Namibia, Mauritania

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ENGAGING CIVIL SOCIETY

• Civil Society is Key Audience
• Broad Definition
• Relations Continuum
• Digital Divide

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Broad Definition

• Community-base Organizations/CBOs (farmers
  cooperatives, neighborhood associations, womens
  groups)
• Non-governmental Organizations/NGOs (policy
  advocacy, service provision, ICT providers)
• Social Movements (trade unions, indigenous)
• Professional Associations (business, academics)
• Charitable Organizations (hospitals, schools)
• Religious Organizations (churches, aid societies)
• Cultural Associations (culture, sports)
• Foundations (private, corporate, family)

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CONCEPTUAL BASIS

• Relational Continuum
• Outreach
• ? Consultation
• ? Collaboration
• ? Partnership

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Benefits for Civil Society

• Find information on Government/Donor Programs and
  Projects.
• Participate in cross-sectoral and macro policy
  debates.
• Access to financial resources information.
• Access on-line training tools (strategic
  planning, organizational management).
• Acquire technical information (health, education,
  environment, urban planning).
• Greater visibility on the Web.
• Host autonomous web sites.
• South South exchanges.

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CSO Consultations

• Over 12 consultation meetings held in Europe,
  Latin America, North America
• 2 electronic discussions
• GKD lasted 7 weeks and involved over 2.500
  participants worldwide.
• Most recent meetings with CSOs from South
  African, Central Europe, Latin America

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Partnerships-- CSO Collaborators
ALOP, Allianza ONG, ADEA, ANC, Bellanet,
Development Alternatives, Fondo Indígena,
Fundacion Acesso, IICD, Metropolis, Microcredit
Summit, PACT, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del
Peru, Red Cientifica Peruana, Transparency
International, UNCST, World Faiths Development
Dialogue and others
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Partnerships--UN System Collaborators

• UNDP jointly supporting United Nations
  Partnership Manager
• UNICEF, UNIFEM, UNAIDS, UNESCO, WHO, FAO among
  early collaborators
• Netaid partership on Taking Action Portal
• Discussions underway with ITC, UNCTAD, ECLAC, and
  WHO
• UNDP support for Country Gateways

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Technology Platform - Principles

• Decentralized content management allows for
  instant posting and publishing of data worldwide.
• XML software for seamless database searches and
  data exchange.
• Open source software and scalable modular
  architecture.
• Interactive features for user community building,
  electronic discussions, and networking.
• Co-branding and independent web hosting
  capability.
• High standards of privacy protection

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Country Gateway Key Phases
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Development Gateway Foundation

• Support sustainable development and poverty
  reduction through the creation of a common
  Internet platform
• Promote the development of an active network of
  experts on ICT for development, training staff
  from partners to strengthen their capacity for
  delivering projects in this area.
• Establish a research and training center in a
  developing country where ideas can be exchanged
  and programs can be tested on the ground.
• Provide seed funding for selected projects and
  programs at the local, national, regional, and
  global levels

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Governance Funding

• Development Gateway Foundation, Inc. established
  as independent non-profit and to be launched in
  July 2001.
• Editorial Board from across the development
  community will be selected in April 2001.
• Board of Directors representative of development
  stakeholders.
• Funding being mobilized from public and private
  sources.
• World Bank providing seed money.

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Timetable for Implementation I

• Start-up Phase (April 2000 to June 2001)
• Core staff recruited and and administrative
  arrangements in place
• Consultations on the portal site development and
  the proposed work program
• Core technology infrastructure, applications,
  content management system and user interface, and
  brand
• 100 Country Views, 10 Country Gateways, 40-50
  Community pages,
• 5 online communities, Project database pilot
• Multiple prototype iterations launches throughout
  the year
• Version 1.1 prototype/proof of concept in
  September 2000
• Version 2.1 in March 2001
• Version 3.0 in April 2001
• Full version 3.1 launch in July 2001.
• Establish feedback loop for continuous version
  improvement.
• Draft Language translation strategy.

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Timetable for Implementation II

• Phase I (July 2001 to June 2002)
• Further content aggregated and related links
  assembled, organized, and made operational
• High-priority information functions, features,
  and tools in place
• Remaining country views developed, total of 30
  Country Gateways, 60-100 Community pages, 15
  online communities
• E-Publications Development Gateway bookstore
  operational
• E-Procurement Development Business Online
  Service operational
• Integrated Development Activity Information
  (IDAI) database operational
• Further business development and partnerships
  established
• Subsequent components of the Gateway include
  added functionalities such as aid matchmaking,
  and online learning, as well as support for
  e-government and e-commerce transactions.
• Support for at least 2 additional languages(
  Spanish and French) in place.

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Timetable for Implementation III

• Phase II (July 2002 to June 2003)
• By the end of Phase II all major technical
  components, related services, and the support
  organization should become fully operational.
• At least 50 Country Gateways will be operational
  by June 2003
• 100 Community pages, 20 online communities
• Expansion and integration of E-Publications,
  E-Procurement, E-Government, and IDAI database
• Products and services for all target markets
  operational
• Target of 5 million page views per month attained.