Subject: Portal for Culture and Development
NINCH-ANNOUNCE (david@ninch.org)
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 10:33:31 -0400
Message-Id: <v0421010db608d5ac8feb@[192.100.21.22]> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 10:33:31 -0400 To: ninch-announce@cni.org From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org> Subject: Portal for Culture and Development
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
News on Networking Cultural Heritage Resources
from across the Community
October 10, 2000
World Bank Announces Global Development Gateway
A Portal for Culture and Development
http://www.worldbank.org/gateway
>From: efink@worldbank.org
>Subject: Portal for Culture and Development
>To: david@ninch.org
>Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 12:25:39 -0400
>
>
>The purpose of this posting is to introduce you to the Global Development
>Gateway (GDG), a new initiative that is being launched by the World Bank.
>
>The Gateway is an Internet initiative being established to serve the broadest
>possible development community - both globally and through Country Gateways.
>The purpose is to foster partnerships and create effective development
>strategies by bringing together many different stakeholders to contribute
>solutions: local and donor communities, civil society, specialized
>agencies, the
>private sector, and many other partners. The Gateway will provide access to
>better information and know-how for the development community around
>the world.
>It will also enable development partners to share information on development
>activities, trends, funding, and commercial opportunities.
>
>The project involves designing, constructing, and operating Internet portals
>with "guided" content on development projects, best practices, research
>findings, case studies, procurement services, commercial opportunities in
>developing countries, news, and directories. To ensure a fresh approach, the
>Gateway is becoming an independent, not-for-profit foundation with a Board of
>Governors representing different communities.
>
>It should not surprise you that the topic of culture and development will play
>an important role in the Global Development Gateway. I have joined the Global
>Development Gateway team to oversee the formation of a culture and development
>portal. The process will be a collaborative effort across the
>agencies dedicated
>to and interested in culture as well as agencies involved in development.
>
>I am pleased to inform you that as a first step in creating a culture and
>development portal, Patrick Boylan, Professor of Heritage Policy and
>Management,
>City University of London, has agreed to be the "guide" or architect for the
>culture and development portal. Professor Boylan and I will be forming an
>advisory committee to help bring together content for the Culture and
>Development Portal and to identify key topics and issues that can be posted on
>the site.
>
>We hope to have a demonstration site available over the next few months. The
>success of the Culture and Development Portal will largely depend on your help
>and cooperation in serving as a content source, in suggesting other content
>providers, and in helping us create a "meeting place" for user communities.
>
>
>Please watch the CHDEV-L over the next few months for requests for
>information.
>In the meantime you can visit the Global Development Gateway
>planning site at: http://www.worldbank.org/gateway
>
>
>Yours sincerely,
>
>Eleanor E. Fink
>Senior Cultural Heritage Specialist
>Global Development Gateway
>
>
>You can subscribe to the Cultural Heritage List Serve at:
>
>http://listserv.nrm.se/cgi-bin/wa?A0=chdev-l&D=1&H=0&O=T&T=1
>
>(See attached file: CHDEVL revised Portal for Culture and Development.doc)
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