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Non Governmental Organizations
This page contains
links and information on non-governmental organizations working on
science and technology.
| The Network
Startup Resource Center |
The Network Startup Resource Center
(NSRC) deploys and integrates networking technology in projects throughout
Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Oceania.
http://www.nsrc.org
| The World
Federation of Technology Organizations |
The World Federation of Technology Organizations
(WFTO) is a non-governmental organization with international headquarters
at the offices of the Applied Science Technologists & Technicians
of British Columbia, Canada. Its mission is to promote and enhance
the recognition and careers of technicians and technologists, support
technology education and training and the transfer of credentials,
encourage continuing education and professional development, enhance
opportunities in science and technology for women, and promote a maintenance
culture particularly as it applies to developing countries.
http://www.wfto.org
| The Alliance
for a Sustainable Information Society |
The Alliance for a Sustainable Information
Society (ASIS) demonstrates how the best objectives of sustainability
can be supported by the development of the Information Society, and
above all by creating a climate of understanding and commitment. The
Alliance will encourage the wide participation of public and private
organisations to work towards the new ways of working, playing and
living in a Sustainable Information Society.
http://asis.jrc.es
Digital Divide is hosted by Digital Partners, a Seattle-based
nonprofit virtual research institute. Digital Divide evokes the
leadership that catalyzes investments in technology content and infrastructures
needed by the Poor. The Institute's purpose is to tap expertise in
hopes of achieving breakthroughs in world poverty.
http://www.digitaldivide.org
The Earth Council promotes
and advances the implementation of the Earth Summit agreements. It
is led by a body of 18 Members drawn from the world's political, business,
scientific and non-governmental communities.
http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr
| Nimbkar
Agricultural Research Institute |
Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) develops technologies
to provide sustainable development for rural areas. It is a non-profit
organization working in rural India.
http://nariphaltan.virtualave.net
| International
Council of Scientific Unions |
The International Council of Scientific
Unions (ICSU) is a non-governmental that brings together natural
scientists in international scientific endeavor.
http://www.icsu.org
| Global
Technology Foundation |
The Global
Technology Foundation
is a non-profit organization that recycles unwanted computers and
telecommunications equipment for African users.
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Org_Institutes/
Global_Technology_16662.html
| National
Academies of Sciences |
The National Academies of
Sciences (NAS) comprise the National Academy of Science, National
Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research
Council. NAS is a private, non-profit institution that provides
science and technology policy advice under the United States congressional
charter.
http://nationalacademies.org
| International
Council for Scientific and Technical Information
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The International Council
for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) offers a unique
forum for interaction between organizations that create, disseminate
and use scientific and technical information. ICSTI's mission cuts
across scientific and technical disciplines, as well as international
borders, to give member organizations the benefit of a truly global
community.
http://www.icsti.nrc.ca/icsti
| International
Interactive Communications Society |
The International Interactive Communications
Society (IICS) is a non-profit organization that promotes the
use of interactive communications in business, industry, education,
and the arts. IICS has worked to develop standards and provide a forum
for the presentation and discussion of new products, systems, and
techniques in the fields of interactive communications and multimedia.
http://www.iics.bc.ca
| International
Institute for Communication and Development |
The International Institute for Communication
and Development (IICD) assists developing countries in utilizing
the opportunities offered by information and communication technologies
(ICTs) to realize sustainable development. IICD uses a cross-sectoral
approach, in which local entrepreneurs ('agents of change') come up
with proposals for realistic ICT applications.
http://www.iicd.org
| Overseas
Development Institute |
The Overseas Development Institute
(ODI) is an independent think-tank dealing with international development
and humanitarian issues. Its mission is to inspire and inform policy
and practice that lead to the reduction of poverty, the alleviation
of suffering and the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in developing
countries. It does this by locking together high-quality applied research,
practical policy advice, and policy-focused dissemination and debate.
http://www.odi.org.uk
| Overseas
Development Council |
The Overseas Development Council
(ODC) is an independent, international policy research institution
seeking to improve decision making on multilateral cooperation to
promote more effective development and the better management of related
global problems. Its program focuses on the interrelationship of globalization
and development and improved multilateral responses to these linked
challenges.
http://www.odc.org
| Information
for Development in the 21st Century |
The Information
for Development in the 21st Century online service offers hundreds
of summaries of problem-solving work on critical development dilemmas
around the world. This service is drawn from over 40 top UK research
centres, conference papers, research consultants, unpublished reports,
and research by aid and development agencies and pressure groups.
http://www.id21.org
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