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Summary of International ICT Development Projects in Africa

Mike Jensen mikej@sn.apc.org  October 1998 

This document lists the activities of agencies with programmes and projects relating to support for ICTs in Africa.The listings are being regularly updated with support from a number of development agencies who have requested research studies in this area, in particular IDRC of Canada.

The list describes projects that are ongoing, unless otherwise indicated

 

1) List of Organisations Covered

Regional Agencies:
African Development Bank (ADB)
Commonwealth Of Learning (COL)
COMNET-IT
CTA
European Community
European Space Agency		 Forum of African Ministers of Communications
La Francophonie (ACCT) + other francophone agencies
Organisation for African Unity (OAU)
Pan African Telecommunications Union (PATU)
Regional African Satellite Organisation (RASCOM)
UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

Sub-Regional Agencies:
African Agric Assoc (ASARECA)
Common Market for E and Southern Africa (COMESA)
East African Co-operation		 Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Desertification (IGAD)
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Standing Conf. of Afr. Nat. & Univ. Libs. (SCANUL)

International Agencies:
CAB International
InfoDev
International Council of African Museums (AFRICOM)
International Documentation Network on Great Lakes
International Federation of Library Associations IFLA
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
UN Educ., Sci. & Cult. Org.(UNESCO)
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)		 UN-Food & Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO)
UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs
UN Operations Support (UNOPS)
UNITAR
United Nations University (UNU)
World Bank 
World Health Organisation (WHO)
World Trade Organisation (WTO)

National/Local Agencies:
Belgian Administration for Devel Cooperation (BADC)
BE-Vrije Universiteit of Brussels (VU)
CA-Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
CA-Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
CA-C\CEN
CA-International Devel. Research Centre (IDRC)
CA-Provincial government of Quebec
CH-Fondation de Devenir (FDD)
CH-Swiss International Co-operation
DE-Fredrich Ebert Stufting (FES)
DE-Carl Duisberg Gesellchaft (CDG)
DE-Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
DK-Danish Agency for International Dev. Assistance
EI-Irish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ET-School of Information Studies for Africa (SISA)
FI-Finish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
FR-Caisse Française de developpement
FR-Centre Int. Développement de l'Inforoute (CIDIF)		 FR-Ministère de la Co-opération Français
FR-Reseau electronique francophone (REFER)
FR-ORSTOM
IT-Italian Government Co-operation
JP-Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA)
NL-Int. Inst. for Communication and Development IICD
NL Ministry for Co-operation (DGIS)
NO-Norwegian Agency for Devel Cooperation (NORAD)
NZ-New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs
SE-Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)
UK-British Council
UK-Department for International Development (DfID)
UK-Oxfam
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
ZA-Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
ZA-Human Sci. Research Council of S Africa (HSRC)

Private Sector & Foundations
CA-BellaNet
EC-Eutelsat
EU/US-Open Society
IT-OCIC Service Missionaire
SA-Microsoft
SA-MWeb
SN-Pan African News Agency (PANA)i 
US-2B1 Foundation
US-Carnegie Corporation
US-Ford Foundation
US-Global Information Infrastructure Commission (GIIC)
US-Intelsat		 US-Internet Society
US-Iridium
US-Kellog Foundation
US-Mellon Foundation
US-PanamSat
US-Rockefeller Foundation
US-Satellife
US-Service for IT in International Agriculture (SITIA)
US-Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA)
US-WorldSpace
ZA-Global Education Network for Africa (GENA). 
ZA-Telkom SA