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169:. These organisations were looking for an online communication tool that would suit their needs for target groups in the developing world, as well as other development practitioners worldwide. As none of the existing knowledge sharing applications were considered suitable, they decided to join forces and build their own system starting from an existing Bellanet platform. Dgroups is online since 2003. 82: 22: 134:
Dgroups is a partnership of international development organisations working together towards a common vision: A world where every person is able to contribute to dialogue and decision-making for international development and social justice. The platform is administered by the Partner Members of the
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as a project, in March 2009 Dgroups members decided that an independent legal entity was needed at the heart of the partnership and the Dgroups Foundation was established in the Netherlands. The Dgroups Foundation now governs the development and running of the platform and related online services.
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Dgroups supports more than 800 active communities of practice, with more than 270,000 registered users. It delivers around 500.000 email messages each day, half of which are exchanged with and within African countries.
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Forming a community of practice to strengthen the capacities of learning and knowledge sharing centres in Latin America and the Caribbean: a Dgroup case study.
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Development through Dialogue. A showcase of Dgroups from three perspectives; institutional, project and capacity development level.
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The Dgroups platform is designed and developed keeping in mind low-bandwidth users. Thus exchanges occur mainly via email, using
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Titi Akinsamni, Andrea Aranguren, Manju Chatani, Nynke Kruiderink and Theresa Stanton. 2007.
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Dgroups started as a joint initiative of seven development organisations: Bellanet/
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INASP - International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications
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Hivos - Humanist Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries
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CTA - Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU
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Using a dgroup with third party online applications for a cause
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Development through dialogue: report of a research initiative
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FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Andrea Carvajal, Odilia Mayorga, and Boru Douthwaite. 2008
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Ricardo Wilson-Grau Consultoria em Gestão Empresarial Ltda
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UNISDR - United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Online since 2002 - Dgroups Foundation established in 2009
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Knowledge Management for Development Journal, Vol 3, No 1
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Knowledge Management for Development Journal, Vol 4, No 1
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ECDPM - European Centre for Development Policy Management
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As of February 2017 the Dgroups Foundation comprises 16
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UNECA - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
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Non Profit Foundation
www.dgroups.org
IDRC
Department for International Development (DFID)
International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
IDRC
electronic mailing lists
CIDSE
CTA - Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU
DFID - Department for International Development
ECDPM - European Centre for Development Policy Management
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
Hivos - Humanist Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries
IDS - Institute of Development Studies
INASP - International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications
SDC - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
SNV - Netherlands Development Organisation
UNCDF - United Nations Capital Development Fund
UNECA - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
UNISDR - United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
"Institute for Connectivity in the Americas (ICA) | Association for Progressive Communications"
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