Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership Sharing Knowledge & Building Partnerships Globally in ICT4D Rinalia Abdul Rahim Executive Director, Global Knowledge Partnership

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership Objective of this meeting 2.GKP - Who are we? 3.Who are our members? 4.Examples of our Projects/Programmes 5.Our guiding principles. 6.Our Strategy to Opportunities for Collaboration 8.Where shall we go from here? Structure of this Presentation

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership Objective of This Meeting 1.Share Information About the Global Knowledge Partnership 2.Explore Opportunities For Enhanced Engagement & Collaboration

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership About the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) GKP is a global network of organizations committed to ICT4D GKP is a global network of organizations committed to ICT4D GKP was established in 1997 GKP was established in 1997 GKP champions Knowledge for Development (K4D) GKP champions Knowledge for Development (K4D) GKP facilitates Knowledge Sharing in ICT4D GKP facilitates Knowledge Sharing in ICT4D GKP advocates joint-action by and through mutual learning GKP advocates joint-action by and through mutual learning GKP builds multi-stakeholder partnerships GKP builds multi-stakeholder partnerships

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership Executive Committee GKP Secretariat Membership Committee ClustersRegional Thematic INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GKP promotes and builds MSPs to meet development challenges First Global Multi-Stakeholder Partnership (MSP) in ICT4D GKP Network Structure

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership GKP is able to cultivate South-South and North-South collaborations across sectors regionally and internationally Diverse Representation

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership Overview of GKP Members 2005

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership Collaborate in knowledge-sharing and learning activities to spread good practice and innovation Build strategic alliances to strengthen programme innovation and implementation Contribute to joint resource mobilisation efforts Propose concrete programmes and form partnerships for implementation Roles of Members

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership Member Profile : Digital Divide Data (DDD)

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership Regional, Thematic & Global Activities Building Partnerships Sharing Knowledge Partnerships - Research - Advocacy - Pilot - Scale-up - Innovation Multi-Stakeholder Action/Resource Mobilization Exchange of multi-stakeholder perspectives, experiences, and knowledge Peer-to-Peer & Cross-Sector learning and analysis Capacity Building Learning By Doing GKP Learning Cycle

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership GKP Knowledge Products o “Internet Governance – Issues, Actors & Divides” o “Up-scaling Pro-poor ICT Policies & Practices” o “ICT for Development: A Sourcebook for Parliamentarians” o “Issues of Bridging the Digital Divide” - GKP Recommendations o “Facing the Screen: ICT in Latin America and the Caribbean - A Visual Journey” o “PARTNERS” bi-monthly newsletter o “Beyond Tunis” - Knowledge Product (mid-2006) Media & the Information Society Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships ICT for Development Success Stories ICT for Poverty Reduction in Asia Knowledge for Development (K4D) Publication Series

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership GKP Global Platforms ICT4D Platform December 2003 GKIII 2007 GKII March 2000 GK97 June 1997 November 2005

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership WSIS - Convening Global ICT4D Stakeholders GKP Evening Celebrating MSPs Plenary GKP Forum BBC World TV Debate “Digital Dividends” II GKP Pavilion Highlights from Tunis Collaborative Awards: Gender & ICT; Global Media; Youth; & Media for African Journalists Launch of Telecentres.org $21m initiative to support telecentres Launch of GKP publication “Access, Empowerment & Governance: Creating a World of Equal Opportunities with ICT”. ‘Hands-on’ ICT4D experts advocate harmonization, leapfrogging, and tangible measurement of the impact of ICT4D. Mission 2007 – India, potentially the largest scaling-up programme in the history of ICT-enabled development. Special Session on ‘Financing Knowledge in Africa’ with the President, African Development Bank; the Exec Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa; and several African Ministers.

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership WSIS - Convening Global ICT4D Stakeholders GKP Evening Celebrating MSPs Plenary GKP Forum BBC World TV Debate “Digital Dividends” II GKP Pavilion GKP Pavilion showcased 100 member institutions - innovators in ICT4D from every sector and every region.

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership WSIS - Convening Global ICT4D Stakeholders GKP Evening Celebrating MSPs Plenary GKP Forum BBC World TV Debate “Digital Dividends” II GKP Pavilion Ideas that arose in Tunis from Partnership Facilitation Workshop Resource Mobilisation A new area for GKP. Beyond simple fundraising, about engaging MSPs to ensure financial sustainability: A Sustainable Partnership for Up-scaling and Replicating IT-Enabled Services Businesses How to engage the private sector in development Micro-credits for micro-projects using ICT4D Tapping donor funds & mobilizing MSP resources Access to Knowledge Among 50% of GKP members with ‘Knowledge’ as one of their core activities: Knowledge Sharing in Geographical Information between Africa & Asia Sharing appropriate Local Content, at both a macro and micro level Sharing gains of ICT projects & learning from other like-minded partners Sharing Knowledge and Building Partnerships programme in MENA Education Potential partnerships among 58 members in education-related work: On-line Education Road-Map ICT support in schools in Pakistan School exchange in MENA Public education quality improvements in LAC LAC, South Asia schools e- exchange Poverty Alleviation Proposals: Creating an online community for rural & peri-urban women Understanding the effectiveness of multi-stakeholder partnerships at global and grassroots Levels Sustainability & up-scaling Action Research:measuring ICT impact

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership Our Vision A world of equal opportunities for all people to have access to and use knowledge and information to improve their lives Our Mission GKP shares knowledge and builds partnerships to realise the transformative potential of knowledge, communication, and information technologies to improve lives, reduce poverty and empower people. GKP Vision & Mission

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership GKP Bridges Knowledge & Plugs Resource Gaps CHANNELING MULTI-STAKEHOLDER KNOWLEDGE ASSETS Perspectives Concrete Experiences Learning, Good Practices Analysis Resources Horizontal South-South Across Regions Across Themes Vertical Linkages North-South Grass Roots-Policy

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership Sustainable & equitable development a core responsibility of every sector Unique and complementary sectoral contributions More holistic perspective and approach to (using ICT for) development and for nurturing Knowledge Societies GovernmentBusiness Civil Society Alliance/Partnership GKP - Promoting Cross-Sector Partnerships

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership GKP - Potential of Partnerships Strong Partnerships Strategic aggregation of resources and competencies Build on principles of equality, shared risk, shared contribution and mutual benefit Partnership Assets pooled knowledge and resources capacity-building (mutual learning by doing) diversity-driven innovation extended reach & impact enhanced effectiveness & efficiency enhanced accountability enhanced ability to address complexity and scale-up of development initiatives

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership GKP Working Principles GKP is a membership organization driven by shared values and mutual respect-members are independent, autonomous and equal. GKP upholds the following principles and guidelines in its work to enable the growth of trust-based relationships: –Inclusion –Innovation –Capacity-building –Gender & Social Equity –Accountability and Transparency –Multi-stakeholder Partnerships (MSPs) –Participation, Empowerment and Ownership –Advocacy for human rights (rights-based approach)

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership GKP Strategy Convene knowledge sharing events with products and innovative solutions 2.Broker multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) for knowledge sharing and increasing effectiveness of ICT for development initiatives 3.Promote innovation in the use and appropriation of ICT for development initiatives and knowledge sharing 4.Facilitate mobilisation of investments in ICT for development at local, national, and global levels 5.Influence policy, regulatory frameworks and public opinion 5 Core Activities Education Poverty Reduction Access to Knowledge Resource Mobilisation 4 Themes

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership GKP Youth Social Enterprise Initiative – Launch (24 March, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) GKP International Forum on Cross Sector Partnerships : “Creating Prosperity Through Innovation: ICTs at Work in Development” (8-11 May, Colombo, Sri Lanka) Capacity Building Workshops –Resource Mobilization Training –Facilitating Successful MSPs –Innovative Knowledge Sharing Techniques –Outcome Mapping –Gender Evaluation Methodology –Nurturing ICT Social Enterprises Among Youth Media Summit 2006 (29-31 May, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) GKP Events: January - June 2006

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership GK III - 3rd Global Knowledge Conference Working Theme: Alternative Knowledge Societies and Economies of the Future Autumn 2007

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership Possible Opportunities for Collaboration 1.GKP International Forum (Sri Lanka) 2.ICT4D Practitioner / Project / Partner Match-making 3.Consolidating database information for ICT4D

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership Next Steps Discussion: WB engagement in the GKP as: member, knowledge contributor, program/project partner, partnership builder

Private & Confidential© Global Knowledge Partnership Thank You