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In 2005, a group of scholars and activists, mostly from the global South, created the Copy/South Research Group to analyse, criticise, and confront the oppressive nature of current global copyright regimes, such as those defended by the World Intellectual Property Organisation, and similar ones around the globe.
A network of over 150 civil society organizations in Nigeria comprising of civil rights, grassroots, and community-based Non-Governmental Organizations campaigning for the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill and eventual implementation when it becomes law in Nigeria.
Fatema Mernissi web-site about new information technology's (IT) impact, focused on local research on the strategic information-fueled rise of civil society in the Moslem world. Morocco.
International NGO dedicated to the dissemination of New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT) in developing countries, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean.
International Internet Community for Environment, Human Rights, Development and Peace. APC is a major CSO worldwide network in advocating for and facilitating the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) by civil society.
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Mulonga - Tonga OnLine
It is a project on media, ICT and art focusing on the Tonga people living along the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The project goal is to promote a Tonga voice on the Internet and to provide the Tonga minority with the most advanced information and communication tools.
Nepal Net
An electronic network involving over thirty organizations -ranging from governmental, non-governmental, and academic to research institutions in Nepal. NepalNet is a collaborative activity between these agencies, focused on sharing information on a website about socioeconomic development in Nepal.
Pan Asia Networking
Pan Asia Networking is an initiative of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), a public corporation created by the Parliament of Canada to help researchers and communities in the developing world find solutions to their social, economic, and environmental problems. IDRC connects people, institutions and ideas to ensure that the results of research it supports and the knowledge that research generates are shared equitably among its partners, North and South.
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria
The initiative empowers Nigeria's youth with appropriate information technology skills that will promote personal development, national responsibility, regional cooperation and global participation. Nigeria.
Pro Poor
Portal site containing a repository of information regarding NGOs across South Asia. The database contains information about the activities of NGOs in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan.
SchoolNet
SchoolNet's main objective is to introduce computer technology and Internet access to schools in Namibia.
Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT)
SANGONeT is a facilitator in the effective and empowering use of information communication technology (ICT) tools by development and social justice actors in Africa. South Africa.
Southern African Research - SARDC
It provides regional information resource centre involved in the collection, production and dissemination of information. Harare and Maputo.
The Palestinian Development Gateway
The Palestinian Development Gateway (PS Gateway) is a not-for-profit organization based in Ramallah. Its objective is to support sustainable development in Palestine through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and make a significant contribution to the development of the ICT sector in Palestine. The Palestinian Development Gateway is a country-level component (or Country Gateway - CG) of the Development Gateway and is a member of the Country Gateway Network. Palestine.
Tujifunze - Centre for Information Technology
The organization is committed to uplifting and empowering communities, especially disadvantaged groups, such as orphans/children, women and the elderly, through the use of information and communication technologies. "Tujifunze" in Swahili means "learning". Tanzania.
UnnayanNet
They work to give the ownership of modern information and technology to the majority people especially to the rural poor to resolve the digital divide and poverty alleviation. Bangladesh.
West African NGO Network (WANGONET)
The West African NGO Network is an electronic community of civil society organisations across the sub-region. Its objective is the development of stakeholders within and beyond the West African region.
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