InfoDEV

infoDev is a global development financing program among international development agencies, coordinated and served by an expert Secretariat housed in the Global ICT Department (GICT) of the World Bank, one of its key donors and founders. It acts as a neutral convener of dialogue, and as a coordinator of joint action among bilateral and multilateral donors—supporting global sharing of information on ICT for development (ICT4D), and helping to reduce duplication of efforts and investments. infoDev also forms partnerships with public and private-sector organizations who are innovators in the field of ICT4D. Priorities and strategies for infoDev are guided by a governance framework, approved by infoDev Donors in June, 2005.

Committed to Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction infoDev’s mandate is to help maximize the impact of ICTs in global efforts to achieve the internationally-supported Millennium Development Goals. infoDev helps donors and their developing country partners identify ways ICT can contribute to objectives such as improving access, education and health services, making public institutions more efficient and transparent, supporting rural livelihoods, and contributing to economic growth by supporting small and medium-sized enterprises that use ICT for their businesses. A Leading Resource of Knowledge on ICT for Development infoDev sponsors cutting-edge research and analysis to help identify global best practice in the use of ICT4D. Research typically begins with a “mapping” exercise to understand “what we know and do not know” in a particular field. This may be followed by analytical research, surveys, evaluation of past experiences and/or the initiation of pilot projects designed to yield further knowledge of the field.

They publsihed enormous research reports on the use of education in africa and in the Carribean Region All publications are freely available at : http://www.infodev.org/en/TopicPublications.4.html