databases

The Institute for Connectivity in the Americas (ICA) has developed a database of ICT projects in Latin America, providing information on over 300 projects. Significantly, it delivers content in the four spoken languages of the region.

APC has announced the 12 finalists for the Betinho Communications Prize 2003. Three of the projects will be awarded US$ 7,500 in prize in recognition of their outstanding people-centred technology initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Nayudamma Information Bank contains information about and provides easy access to technologies supported by IDRC - technologies from the South for the South. Providing contact names for all the technologies described, it is a way of sharing and updating information on technological advancements for international development.

The discussions around ICT for development in the popular online forum GKD (Global Knowledge for Development) is now available and accessible on the Web. Created by the Education Development Center six years ago, GKD is a storehouse of valuable wisdom of thousands of people around the world and their efforts to use ICT in developing countries.

A searchable grants database of the US Department of Commerce's Technology Opportunities Programme (TOP) with information on all awards made since 1994. TOP promotes the widespread availability and use of digital network technologies in the public and non-profit sectors.

Contains some 5,000 data sets, research papers and books, and Websites that provide insights about the social and economic implications of IT have been sorted into a series of searchable listings.

A new online database of programmes serving children affected by HIV/AIDS around the world. Listings include grassroots programmes that provide care and support to children affected, infected and orphaned by HIV/AIDS.

The Stockholm Challenge Award's Web site has a database of organisations running projects with innovative and interesting technology applications. You can search these organisations that participated in the award by sector, country, target audience and other parameters.

A fully-searchable repository for information and shared experience on digitally-enabled projects providing services to underserved populations in developing countries.

There are many 'stories' to be told about the introduction and implementation of ICTs. The stories deal with a range of problems and opportunities and with a variety of actors, project sizes, objectives, target groups and regions.

ConnectNet.org database is a directory of over 20,000 sites around the US that offer public Internet access and IT training to local residents.

The Telecommunication Indicator Reports of the ITU present an analysis of trends and developments in the global telecommunications sector, backed by official statistics from the leading source of telecommunication information. These reports and databases are now available online.

This downloadable directory lists 25,000 contacts of organisations that offer non-financial support, market access, information and advice to the enterprise and poverty-reducing sectors in low-income countries. Details include the organisation's mail and street address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address and Web page details.

indev is a site with links to over 2500 leading development organisations in India. Bilateral agencies, government departments and leading NGOs make the Web site a one-stop shop for development information on India. It holds four searchable databases of organisations, projects, key documents, and statistics.