SDNP's purpose is to assist developing countries in acquiring the capacity to access and to contribute to solutions for sustainable development via the medium of information and communication technologies. Towards this end, SDNP offers services which facilitate the development of:
National Level Networks
consisting of members from all sectors, designed to promote consultative processes among the different segments of society.
Assistance in carrying out feasibility studies, project proposal formulation, evaluation and monitoring. More recently SDNP has been focusing on pilot projects in telemedicine, schoolnets, e-commerce and multi-purpose pulic access centers.
Consultantcy assistance in network design, databases, and applications using open-source protocols is available to all sectors including UN agencies both at headquarters and in the countries. SDNP_NY has particular expertise in this area and works on the development of proto-type applications in consultation with partners in the countries.
Training of trainers and final users; modules available in a variety of languages (e.g. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Korean, Spanish). Training tailored to the needs of NGOs, small businesses, government and UN agencies. SDNP_NY provides technical backstopping to the SDNPs in the countries.
The center is always developing new materials for use in SDNP projects. Interactive materials will shortly be available on the web as well as in module format on cd-rom.
The SDNPs in the countries as well in New York run a variety of discussion lists and chats on demand. For Lists on the SDNP_NY server click here.
The SDNP_NY site, as well as SDNP Central American sites mirrored in NY can be searched from here.
SDNP established early Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in a large number of countries, including Angola, Chad, Philippines, and Honduras. Several of these projects went on to commercialize their operations, remaining as a primary access point for networking within NGOs and Civil Society Organizations. Other SDNPs (Mozambique) have gone on to promote internet connectivity for under- served remote and regional areas through VSAT connections and other means. While the problem of connectivity as such has been "solved" especially in capital cities, SDNP has expertise in designing and implementing connectivity solutions for remote and regional areas.
SDNP HQ in New York and national projects in the countries offer hosting facilities for servers and websites for partners, UN agencies, and related organizations. For a list of websites hosted by the SDNP_NY server, click here.As a pilot on regional resources, SDNP_NY mirrors all the Central American SDNP websites and provides the facility to search them. The search facility is to be extended to being able to provide consultant and other such resources. For websites mirroring on the SDNP_NY server, click here.
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