Global Learning Group

Invitation to the GKD List Discussion

Purpose of GKD

The Global Knowledge for Development List (GKD) was established to facilitate broad discussion of the role and impacts of knowledge, including information/communications technologies (ICTs), for sustainable development. With over 2,500 members from over 100 countries, GKD offers a major forum for the exchange of experience and knowledge. GKD examines a range of themes related to the use of ICTs for development:

Policies, strategies, tools, and partnerships to improve access to and use of information resources by the poor in rural and urban areas alike
Case studies, best practices, and other examples of activities that have expanded access to information and knowledge throughout developing countries
Success stories of efforts, including public-private partnerships, to build "knowledge for development" capacity in developing countries
Research findings related to information/communications technologies (ICTs) and development

How to Join the GKD List

Anyone who has electronic mail with Internet access can subscribe to the GKD List. To join please send an e-mail to:

majordomo@mail.edc.org

Do *not* enter a subject. In the body of the message, type the text:

subscribe gkd

Do not put anything after GKD. You will receive a Welcome Letter to the List.

Website

Education Development Center (EDC) provides a website for the GKD List Archive: http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd. With the generous support of infoDev, EDC is in the process of building a Web-based database of the GKD messages to provide a valuable, "user-friendly" resource from the rich flow of information that GKD provides.

List Administrator

This List is moderated by Education Development Center, a nonprofit organization.

For Further Information

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