1. Development Of A Web-Enabled Grant Matching Database CAN-USA -Bijay Niraula July 13, 2008

2. Role of ICT Shaping Community Structure : knowledge based society. Impacting Development Of A Nation. Nepal Land Locked No More.

3. ICT Challenges In Nepal Access Challenges - Knowledge - Availability - Accessibility - Affordability

4. Grants Information Flow Info Grants/Funds CAN-USA Grant Database ICT related Research Activity ICT-related Non-Profit Social A Projects New ICT Businesses

5. Components CAN-USA Grant Database Website Reviews of Grants Grants seeker Accreditation Grant Search And Application Knowledge-base Database ( Categorized, Search/Find System) Free/Fee Based Services - Advice/Reviews on Grant Source - Writing Grant Application - Applying for Grants - Sources of Grants (government, private non profit, Enterprises Cisco, Intel, Google and MS> - Grant Seekers

6. Self Sustainable Charge Certain Percentage of the Grant Amount. Have Trained Resource : Consultants whose consulting fee will be charged. We Become the Grant Experts

7. Stakeholders CAN-USA Grant Database Website Policy Makers (Govt. Non Govt. Org) Grant Makers (ICT Sector) Grant Seekers (ICT Sector) Facilitators & Service Providers (CAN-USA)

8. Why CAN-USA? Show Case Project Grant Givers (USA) Grant Seekers (Nepal) CAN-USACAN-Nepal We Have US contacts We work at big companies We ourselves need to be enlightened Can USA a platform Organization : a facilitator Organization

9. Future Vision ICT Sector For Now – Duplicated to Other Sectors. -Health and Human Resources -Social Sciences Global Model for Other Developing Countries.