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Acacia Initiative - http://web.idrc.ca/ev.php?ID=5895_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC
Communities and the Information Society in Africa (Acacia) Program Initiative is an international program to empower sub-Saharan communities with the ability to apply information and communication technologies (ICTs) to their own social and economic development.

Balancing Act - http://www.balancingact-africa.com/
Assists creation of content for the internet and other new media technologies in Africa in the fields of economic, social and cultural development.

Community Information Network for Southern Africa - http://www.cinsa.info
The CINSA portal contains news items, studies, reports, alerts, contact details, information about best practices, online training courses, skills development and forums.

Connectivity Africa - http://www.connectivityafrica.ca
Aims to improve access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) in Africa by applying Canadian expertise especially in relation to education, health and community development.

http://www.kabissa.org - http://www.kabissa.org
Provides Internet, training and network services for the African non-profit sector.

Informatics and Social Development Research Institute (IDI) - http://www.informaticsdevelopmentinstitute.net/
Not-for-profit company, established in Ireland, with the mission of furthering the global development of both information and communications technologies, and researching their socio-economic impact. Offers project details and staff profiles.

Partnership for Information and Communication Technologies in Africa - http://www.uneca.org/aisi/picta/
Network of donors and agencies working to improve information exchange and collaboration around ICT activities in Africa.

Regional Impact of Information Society Technologies in Africa (IST-Africa) - http://www.ist-africa.org/
Initiative focused on reducing the Digital Divide in Sub-Saharan Africa. Includes information on annual conference, regional workshops, training modules and research reports.

SANGONeT (Southern African NGO Network) - http://www.sangonet.org.za/
Serves civil society with a wide range of ICT products and services. Includes news, programs, events and calendar.

The Big Network in Africa - http://www.worldonip.com/vision.htm
Goal of program is to build an African wireless network of wireless metropolitan LANs interconnected with point to point wireless links, connected to large area backbones.

UNECA - African Information Society Initiative (AISI) - http://www.uneca.org/aisi/
An action framework for information and communication activities since 1996, giving Africans the means to improve the quality of their lives and fight against poverty. Includes resources, programmes and related initiatives. From the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

UNESCO - Regional Information Society Network for Africa (RINAF) - http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=1771&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Supporting African co-operation to promote academic and public sector computer networking. Includes documents, focal points, meetings and steering committee.

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa - ICT - http://www.uneca.org/disd/ict/
UN agency working to harness the potential of ICTs for development in Africa provides news and resources.

USAID - The Leland Initiative - http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/leland/
Five-year effort to extend full Internet connectivity to 20 or more African countries.

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