Telecentre.org is a community of people and organizations committed to increase the social and economic impact of telecentres around the world. It now joins the Open Training Platform (OTP), a UNESCO-powered hub to free and open learning for development. Both Telecentre.org and OTP are the Flagship Partnership Initiatives of the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID).

At MobileActive08 participants will explore how mobile phones are used to advance civil society work, assess the current state of knowledge in the use and effectiveness of mobile technology to advance social action, and investigate trends, needs and investment opportunities.

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In Bangladesh, where less than 1 percent of the population has Internet access and where the rare broadband connection is prohibitively expensive, bridging the digital divide may require new approaches.

A group of Bangladeshi expatriates think they have found one that could work - a plan to bring affordable Internet access to their homeland through a blend of high-end wireless technology and social entrepreneurship.

After 15 months operating at the service of learning needs for development, UNESCO's Open Training Platform (OTP) has been visited 80 000 times, counts now over 2400 learning resources shared by 1700 members from 770 development stakeholders worldwide.

Organized by: UNDESA-GAID e-Leaders Committee, Athgo International, Ministry of Economy – the Republic of Armenia

The Global Innovation Forum for Education and Development provides a platform for several hundred young people across the globe to advance their causes toward achieving the MDGs through ICT. The forum is set to encourage young people to get engaged in, and develop and propose new ICT initiatives that innovatively advance local communities in various emerging regions.

Area experts from private and public sectors and selected young participants are invited to showcase their successful ICT practices during the four interactive days. The forum will highlight new innovations in ICT and new ground-breaking business models and methods that successfully address the developmental needs in different societies.

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This multi-stakeholder partnership initiative by GKP South Asian members will engage all regional members and other regional ICT4D players in knowledge sharing and partnership building on the role of ICT in promoting access to and supporting the provision of quality education, and also driving entrepreneurship through entrepreneurial learning and entrepreneurial radio.

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The 2008 forum will facilitate an examination of topics such as: potential of new media as a means of encouraging cultural engagement and interaction, issues of education as it fits into the digital world, where the world of digital technology is going, how universities might participate in the creation of a global peace network.

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The Fundación Cisneros is a private foundation dedicated to enriching education in Latin America and increasing global awareness of Latin America's contributions to world culture. Founded by Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Gustavo Cisneros, and Ricardo Cisneros, in association with the Cisneros Group of Companies, the Fundación Cisneros draws on the multifaceted resources of the Cisneros Group, especially its advanced media technologies, to build its innovative programs and partnerships. In so doing, the Fundación works to fortify communities, promote free expression, encourage economic independence, and foster cross-cultural understanding.

Opportunity: matching local learning needs and existing learning resources, through an unprecedented collaborative effort driven by the UN and development agencies. The Open Training Platform (OTP) is a web-based sharing and access space that offers learning and capacity building resources in all development topics to better serve local people’s knowledge and skill acquisition needs in developing countries.