Development Gateway
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| Formation | 1999 |
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| Founder | James Wolfensohn |
| Purpose | Information Technology, Aid Effectiveness, Good governance |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Method | Project-specific funding |
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CEO
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Jean-Louis Sarbib |
| Website | developmentgateway.org |
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Formerly called
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Development Gateway Foundation |
Development Gateway, Inc. (abbreviated as DG) is an international non-profit organization that provides technical tools and advisory services to country governments and development organizations.
Formerly known as the Development Gateway Foundation, DG was founded in 1999 by World Bank President James Wolfensohn, and spun off as an independent organization in 2000. It was one of several World Bank global knowledge initiatives at that time, and its focus on the potential of internet and communications technologies for development was closely aligned with Wolfensohn's thinking. In the years after it became an independent organization, DG received core funding from the World Bank, as well as from country governments and other stakeholders. In the early 2010s, it transitioned into a primarily project-funded organization, with limited grant or in-kind funding.
DG offers expertise in the areas of technology, research and learning, and data transparency and use serving governments, development partners, and other non-governmental organizations.
The Country Gateways program was one of DG’s first initiatives and sought to replicate the international Development Gateway model at the country level. With seed funding from Development Gateway, about 50 countries – including China,Morocco, Burkina Faso, Vietnam, and others – have established independent Country Gateway entities. Each of these organizations is loosely modeled after Development Gateway, but each has distinct objectives. Some Country Gateways publish procurement notices for government contracts, databases of development projects, directories of non-governmental organizations, and e-commerce tools. Offline services include consulting and training in ICT.
Zunia was an online platform for knowledge exchange and networking among development practitioners. Zunia aggregated publications, posts, and articles from international development organizations, websites, and blogs; Zunia also aggregated job listings in the international development field from other sites. Zunia users could post development-related content, comment on other content, subscribe to custom email alerts, and create or join thematic discussion groups. The platform replaced dgCommunities, an earlier version of Development Gateway’s knowledge-sharing platform, in 2009, and was retired in 2016.
The [4] (AMP) combines online software with institutional strengthening activities to help developing country governments that receive official development assistance (ODA) build capacity for aid information management. There are two primary components to the program: 1) aid information management systems including the Aid Management Platform and ODAdata and 2) institutional strengthening activities.
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