Bellanet is an international initiative whose mission is to increase the impact of development programming. It fosters inter-agency collaboration through more effective use of information and communication technologies.

ICT focus:

Bellanet's stated Program Objectives are as follows:

1. to build organisational capacity in the use of ICTs for international development collaboration;
   
2. to identify and solve problems hindering effective collaboration;
   
3. to identify, share and apply lessons learned and best practices.
   

Bellanet services include ICT policy advice, partnership brokering, needs assessment, knowledge management, list hosting and facilitation, assessment of hardware/software requirements, and provision of custom web-based tools for collaboration, along with the training and support required to use them effectively.

Programme activities:

include GK-AIMS, online resource for GKP (Global Knowledge Parnership) partners.

Funding:

Bellanet is funded by IDRC, the Rockefeller Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, UNDP, SIDA, DGIS and CIDA.

Partnership:

Bellanet is governed by an International Steering Committee, and carries out its mandate through a small secretariat based at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa, Canada.

http://www.bellanet.org/