2007 releases
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2007 News Releases


December 14, 2007 -  China Development Gateway Launches China Poverty Relief Forum on dgCommunities.

The China Development Gateway (CnDG), located in Beijing, has launched the first stage of the "China Poverty Relief Forum" in partnership with the Development Gateway Foundation. The new all-Chinese dgCommunity, announced in...



December 05, 2007 -  Accessible Information on Development Activities (AiDA) database expanded to include activities funded by non-traditional donors

Accessible Information on Development Activities (AiDA), the largest online directory of information about international development activities, has broadened its database for the first time to include projects funded by a...



November 13, 2007 -  Japan Commits $1 Million for ICT Solutions for Developing Countries

The Japanese government will contribute $1 million to support the Development Gateway Foundation’s efforts to provide information and communications solutions for more effective aid and efficient governance in developing...



September 18, 2007 -  Travis Harvey Named as Asia-Pacific Regional Coordinator

The Development Gateway Foundation announced today the appointment of Travis Harvey as the new program coordinator for the Asia-Pacific region. In his new role, Mr. Harvey will be the Asia-Pacific representative for the...



September 17, 2007 -  Virtual Communities to Focus on Disaster Prevention and Reconstruction

The Development Gateway Foundation announces today a new partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to establish online communities dedicated to disaster prevention and reconstruction. These new...



September 05, 2007 -  Development Gateway Foundation’s Initiatives Cover a Global Swath of Issues

The Development Gateway Foundation, as part of its mission to reduce poverty and enable change in developing nations, has been quietly moving mountains through information technology for seven years. Below is a brief rundown of...



August 07, 2007 -  Australia Sponsors dgMarket for Online Tenders in Vietnam

The Development Gateway Foundation’s e-procurement information system, dgMarket, was launched at an event held in Hanoi yesterday attended by representatives of the Vietnamese government and the business and donor communities. ...



May 16, 2007 -  French Development Agency Selects dgMarket for Online Tenders

The Development Gateway Foundation announced today an agreement to collaborate with the French Development Agency (AFD) to publish its tenders online. The aid agency chose dgMarket, the foundation’s platform for online tenders,...



April 25, 2007 -  New Office in Brussels

The Development Gateway Foundation announced today the opening of its European affiliate, Development Gateway International, based in Brussels. "This new organization extends our reach," according to Mark Fleeton, CEO of the...



April 04, 2007 -  New Web Site Focuses on Arab Reform

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Development Gateway Foundation announced today the launch of a virtual community in Arabic on the theme of Arab reform. The new portal will serve as a platform for aggregating information...



February 06, 2007 -  Launch of Brazilian Portal to Promote National ICT Development

Telemática e Desenvolvimento Ltda announced today the launch of the e-Brazil portal, a bilingual portal that is part of the international network of country gateways supported by the Development Gateway Foundation. The e-Brazil...