Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) acknowledges the following organisations as partners:

The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) is a unique regional inter-governmental organisation servicing countries of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) in the field of electronic media development. It is hosted by the Government of Malaysia.

The AIBD is mandated to achieve a vibrant and cohesive electronic media environment in the Asia-Pacific region through policy and resource development.The Institute seeks to fulfill this mandate by mobilising the intellectual and technological resources available within the national broadcasting organizations of its member countries as well as regional and international bodies through a well-established infrastructure and networking mechanism which includes government agencies, non-governmental organizations, institutions of higher learning, the private sector and individual professionals.

Learn more at http://www.aibd.org.my

The Development Gateway Foundation provides Web-based tools to make aid and development efforts more effective. It offers innovative solutions that increase access to critical information, building local capacity and bringing partners together for positive change. The foundation’s global services portal, http://www.developmentgateway.org/, is a robust platform for development information. It is a one-stop access point to a global database of development activities, 50 country-specific gateways, 30 virtual communities focusing on development topics, and the leading independent aggregator of government tender opportunities world wide. The Development Gateway Foundation is a nonprofit organization with activities around the world.

Learn more at http://www.dgfoundation.org

Global Action Network - Net (GAN-Net) is a network of a new type of network that is emerging as a key actor in global governance:  global action networks (GANs).  These are global, inter-organizational, multi-stakeholder, change networks that embrace diversity.  They include Microcredit Summit Campaign, Forest Stewardship Council, Global Water Partnership and Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict.  GAN-Net’s mission is to strengthen the capacity of multi-sector, global networks to address urgent sustainability issues – social, economic, and environmental.  Core to the strategy are eight communities of practice that include people from the GANs, “experts” (researchers, consultants, academics) and “promoters” of GANs (funders, inter-governmental organizations).  One of these is the Measuring Impact Monitoring Evaluation Community of Practice (MIMICoP).

Learn more at http:/www.gan-net.net

The Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID), an initiative approved by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2006, was launched after comprehensive worldwide consultations with governments, the private sector, civil society, the technical and Internet communities and academia.

While the 2005 United Nations Summits emphasized the importance of ICT in achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there was a need for a truly global forum that would comprehensively address cross-cutting issues related to ICT in development.

Recognizing that no single actor is capable of achieving the MDGs in isolation, the creation of an open and inclusive platform that can broaden the dialogue on innovative ways of harnessing ICT for advancing development is crucial.

The Global Alliance is a direct response to this need. With its multi-stakeholder approach, the Alliance reaffirms the belief that a people-centered and knowledge-based information society is essential for achieving better life for all.

Learn more at http://www.un-gaid.org

The International Taskforce on Women and ICT (ITF) is a network launched in November 2006 to create synergy in international efforts to increase women's full participation in ICTs: from engineering to software, to access and use, to literacy and leadership. Guided by the principles in the Declaration of Agreement http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/Declaration.html that serve as its foundation, the network will promote communications and information exchange; increase sharing of research, knowledge, and resources; develop a series of collaborative activities; and promote recommendations for policy and programming. Within the context and culture of the communities in which we live and work, the focus will be energizing action on policy, research, collaboration, communication, dissemination, and resource development. The goal is to ensure that the participation of women in engineering, education, and employment in ICT globally is measurably and significantly increased within five years. The ITF also works to encourage exchange and collaboration among groups from developed and developing countries.

In this work, the Taskforce has identified four goals, which will shape activity during the next five years:

• Promote girls' and women's increased access to ICT globally;
• Promote girls' and women's improved technological literacy and expertise;
• Promote women's full participation in the development and design of ICT hardware, software and content to ensure women’s equitable participation in the information society; and
• Promote women’s increasing presence and leadership in all aspects of ICT at all levels, including policy and decision making, regulation, program development, and the workforce.

Learn more at http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/index.html

Maaya - the World Network for Linguistic Diversity is a multilateral network created to contribute to the enhancement and promotion of linguistic diversity in the world. Maaya serves as a platform of exchange and sharing in the area of shared knowledge, where technology offers a great potential for languages, but is also a risk to them, as to date only a very small number of languages of the 6000 spoken in the world are available in cyberspace.

For more information, visit http://www.maaya.org