Argentina
Desarrollar Argentina provides information on ICT for development, local and national government structures and office information, and development activities in the country. It directly connects nonprofit development projects with potential donors, investors and volunteers through an online donation center. Desarrollar Argentina also offers free e-mail and basic web page services. It is a nonprofit association with several partners and support from the public and private sectors.
> www.desarrollar.org
Bolivia
Facilita, the Bolivian Country Gateway, aims to strengthen Bolivia’s society and economy through the use of ICT, emphasizing rural and marginal communities. The portal includes information and support for local enterprise, agriculture, and other areas, as well as a sub-portal for indigenous issues and development. The initiative is coordinated by Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Tecnología de la Información (FUNDETIC).
> countrygateway.enbolivia.com
Brazil
e-Brasil Country Gateway is coordinated by Matermart Computacão and Telematica e Desenvolvimento Ltda. The e-Brazil portal is a bilingual site that brings together information and discussions related to the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to build a more equitable and more competitive Brazil.
> www.e-brasil.org.br
Chile
The Country Gateway in Chile is coordinated by Portal Chileno del Desarrollo within the Facultad Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO).
> www.portaldeldesarrollo.cl
Colombia
Portal Avanza’s information-sharing platform focuses in three thematic sectors: rural development, civil society, and youth. Avanza offers news, events, databases of non-governmental organizations and experts, and virtual courses. In Colombia, Avanza is implemented by Colnodo and the Confederación Colombiana de ONGs.
> www.avanza.org.co
Dominican Republic
Impulsar, the Dominican Country Gateway, supports local development projects with a virtual forum for the social, business, and government sectors. A particular aim is to promote the participation of NGOs in public development initiatives by providing them with a technical library, public calendar of events, surveys, online forums, and more. Impulsar also provides business information such as a stock market database. It is managed by Alianza ONG.
> www.impulsar.org
El Salvador
The El Salvador Development Gateway’s Web site provides information about general development issues, as well as connecting users to online education opportunities, local announcements, e-mail and banking services, and more. It is coordinated by Asociación InfoCentros.
> www.elsalvadorgateway.org
Guyana
The Guyana Development Gateway provides information on the country’s poverty reduction strategy and specific programs to reach the Millennium Development Goals. The Web site includes 20 thematic areas. It is coordinated by DevNet, through a memorandum of understanding with the Guyana’s presidential office.
> www.guyanagateway.org.gy
Honduras
Honduras Development Gateway is an initiative led by RDS-Honduras (Red de Desarrollo Sostenible de Honduras) and supported by COHCIT (Consejo Hondureño de Ciencia y Tecnología). The objective of Honduras Development Gateway is to optimize processes of systematization, actualization, exchange and access to information based on national and local experiences to enable sustainable human capital development, through decentralized use of ICTs.
> http://hondurasgateway.hn
Mexico
Portal del Desarrollo was launched in 2006 to help civil society organizations exchange best practices and participate in social and economic development programs in Mexico. It also aims to strengthen ties between the private and public sectors. Portal del Desarrollo is coordinated by Consejo Mexicano para el Desarrollo Económico y Social (COMDES).
> www.portaldeldesarrollo.org
Nicaragua
eNicaragua provides online information and tools to promote cooperation between the private, public, academic, and civil society sectors. The Web site includes community portals for different interest groups—from e-government actors to ICT students. eNicaragua also does liaison activities and workshops as part of the national follow-up to the World Summit on Information Society. This includes organization of the biannual iNicaragua convention. eNicaragua is coordinated by the Asociación Internet de Nicaragua.
> www.enicaragua.org.ni
Uruguay
Portal Uruguay de Desarrollo provides an interactive Web site for national development issues and e-learning. Local governments use the site to post legislative agendas, and legislators receive free e-mail via Portal Uruguay, to help them stay connected. The site also includes a section for the Uruguayan diaspora.
> www.portaluruguay.net
Venezuela
Venezuela’s Country Gateway, Apalancar, provides information for civil society organizations working to reduce poverty and increase the quality of life in Venezuela. The Web site provides news and information on development, as well as a database of local development projects, a radio program discussing development issues around the world, and information about the use of ICT for development.
> www.apalancar.org
Desarrollar Argentina provides information on ICT for development, local and national government structures and office information, and development activities in the country. It directly connects nonprofit development projects with potential donors, investors and volunteers through an online donation center. Desarrollar Argentina also offers free e-mail and basic web page services. It is a nonprofit association with several partners and support from the public and private sectors.
> www.desarrollar.org
Bolivia
Facilita, the Bolivian Country Gateway, aims to strengthen Bolivia’s society and economy through the use of ICT, emphasizing rural and marginal communities. The portal includes information and support for local enterprise, agriculture, and other areas, as well as a sub-portal for indigenous issues and development. The initiative is coordinated by Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Tecnología de la Información (FUNDETIC).
> countrygateway.enbolivia.com
Brazil
e-Brasil Country Gateway is coordinated by Matermart Computacão and Telematica e Desenvolvimento Ltda. The e-Brazil portal is a bilingual site that brings together information and discussions related to the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to build a more equitable and more competitive Brazil.
> www.e-brasil.org.br
Chile
The Country Gateway in Chile is coordinated by Portal Chileno del Desarrollo within the Facultad Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO).
> www.portaldeldesarrollo.cl
Colombia
Portal Avanza’s information-sharing platform focuses in three thematic sectors: rural development, civil society, and youth. Avanza offers news, events, databases of non-governmental organizations and experts, and virtual courses. In Colombia, Avanza is implemented by Colnodo and the Confederación Colombiana de ONGs.
> www.avanza.org.co
Dominican Republic
Impulsar, the Dominican Country Gateway, supports local development projects with a virtual forum for the social, business, and government sectors. A particular aim is to promote the participation of NGOs in public development initiatives by providing them with a technical library, public calendar of events, surveys, online forums, and more. Impulsar also provides business information such as a stock market database. It is managed by Alianza ONG.
> www.impulsar.org
El Salvador
The El Salvador Development Gateway’s Web site provides information about general development issues, as well as connecting users to online education opportunities, local announcements, e-mail and banking services, and more. It is coordinated by Asociación InfoCentros.
> www.elsalvadorgateway.org
Guyana
The Guyana Development Gateway provides information on the country’s poverty reduction strategy and specific programs to reach the Millennium Development Goals. The Web site includes 20 thematic areas. It is coordinated by DevNet, through a memorandum of understanding with the Guyana’s presidential office.
> www.guyanagateway.org.gy
Honduras
Honduras Development Gateway is an initiative led by RDS-Honduras (Red de Desarrollo Sostenible de Honduras) and supported by COHCIT (Consejo Hondureño de Ciencia y Tecnología). The objective of Honduras Development Gateway is to optimize processes of systematization, actualization, exchange and access to information based on national and local experiences to enable sustainable human capital development, through decentralized use of ICTs.
> http://hondurasgateway.hn
Mexico
Portal del Desarrollo was launched in 2006 to help civil society organizations exchange best practices and participate in social and economic development programs in Mexico. It also aims to strengthen ties between the private and public sectors. Portal del Desarrollo is coordinated by Consejo Mexicano para el Desarrollo Económico y Social (COMDES).
> www.portaldeldesarrollo.org
Nicaragua
eNicaragua provides online information and tools to promote cooperation between the private, public, academic, and civil society sectors. The Web site includes community portals for different interest groups—from e-government actors to ICT students. eNicaragua also does liaison activities and workshops as part of the national follow-up to the World Summit on Information Society. This includes organization of the biannual iNicaragua convention. eNicaragua is coordinated by the Asociación Internet de Nicaragua.
> www.enicaragua.org.ni
Uruguay
Portal Uruguay de Desarrollo provides an interactive Web site for national development issues and e-learning. Local governments use the site to post legislative agendas, and legislators receive free e-mail via Portal Uruguay, to help them stay connected. The site also includes a section for the Uruguayan diaspora.
> www.portaluruguay.net
Venezuela
Venezuela’s Country Gateway, Apalancar, provides information for civil society organizations working to reduce poverty and increase the quality of life in Venezuela. The Web site provides news and information on development, as well as a database of local development projects, a radio program discussing development issues around the world, and information about the use of ICT for development.
> www.apalancar.org
