INFODEV (was before Re: [nc-budget] DNSO costs - agenda item Wed 21 Nov)

[Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales <vany@sdnp.org.pa>]

Hi Chuck and all:

One of the ideas that I think it was discussed in a teleconference some
months ago, was to explore different source of funding from, for
example, grants of cooperation agencies.

As you may know, INFODEV is one of them and they have a component of
Consensus building, please read the following:

http://www.infodev.org/projects/categori.htm
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Categories of infoDev activities 

                       infoDev's principal vehicle for attaining its
goals is through the support of diverse,
                       action-oriented activities that are local,
national, regional or global in scope. Activities,
                       which can cover one or more countries and address
one or many sectors, usually
                       require partnerships between governments, the
private sector and the international
                       development community. infoDev helps create such
Partnerships. 

                       Most infoDev activities fall under four broad
categories: 

                            Consensus Building 
                            Information Infrastructure Strategies 
                            Telecommunications Reform 
                            Demonstration Projects 

                       Consensus Building may include national, regional
or sectorial workshops focused on
                       a wide range of topics including
telecommunications reform, information infrastructure
                       or information systems for education and health.
International workshops on targeted
                       information issues like international
telecommunications accounting rates and the
                       protection of intellectual property rights may
also be held. In addition, infoDev sectorial
                       networks, in association with simular networks,
could provide communication facilities
                       to virtual communities and improve exchange of
specialized information. 

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I think that together with ICANN we can submit a proposal, so ICANN
receive funding for DNSO activities with the compromise that
whatever is obtanined from Infodev (if it is granted) be exclusively for
DNSO expenses.  As you may read for the Consensus building component,
DNSO falls in such category of funding.

What do other thinks?

Best Regards
Vany


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Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales
Information Technology Specialist
Sustainable Development Networking Programme/Panama
Tel: (507) 317-0169
http://www.sdnp.org.pa
e-mail:  vany@sdnp.org.pa