Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) is pleased to announce the launch of our new GKP Portal, aimed at promoting and supporting stronger connections between actors working in the field of Knowledge and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Development globally.

First launched in 2002, the GKP Portal has been a strategic platform for communicating, sustaining and sharing knowledge about Knowledge & ICT for Development on the global development agenda, in conjunction with our face-to-face events. The GKP Portal has and continues to attract a growing readership over the years, achieving over 8 million pageviews alone in 2007.

The introduction of the new GKP Portal also encourages the inclusion of more development actors beyond GKP Network Members, offering free subscription to an extended GKP Community which structure now includes GKP Partners, Advisors, and Friends of GKP. This larger GKP Community is expected to facilitate richer networking amongst organisations and individuals who wish to learn about, support, contribute to, help create or realise partnership-driven solutions which leverage on Knowledge and the transformative potential of ICT to address global development challenges.

Among other functions, the new GKP Portal features an open navigation menu, moderated visitor comment boards, a global map and database of ICT4D initiatives around the world, the list of prevailing ICT4D thematic interests established by all stakeholders, and a new events calendar.

Through its complementary GKPnet sister platform, the GKP Portal offers subscribers – GKP Network Members, Partners, Advisors and Friends – an online community space to connect with peers, to create, drive or participate in initiatives aimed at improving lives, empowering people and reducing poverty around the world.

The GKP Portal will offer additional features over time, including Regional Websites, and we hope you will help us shape this initiative by using it and providing us with feedback.

We invite all Members, Partners and Friends to visit the the new GKP Portal at www.globalknowledge.org and to use GKPnet - the GKP Virtual Community Platform - to engage in online knowledge sharing and partnership building efforts.

Join us in creating opportunities that improve lives globally! Please sign up for a GKPnet ID at www.gkpnet.org.