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A new educational website that will help high school students prepare for the vocabulary section of the new SAT exam, is developed.

With tools for publishing blogs, sharing documents and participating in discussions with other community members, the new and improved website of Digital Divide Network provides an opportunity to build online communities. More than 3000 people from over 80 countries are participating in this portal to work together to bridge the digital divide.

A research department in Canada’s Toronto University has developed a blog that will help employees of NGOs working outside home countries ashare their experiences and resources. Members of Civisphere will receive free one Gb of disk space and can upload pictures, videos and text files.

The South African government has launched the country’s first ICT portal specifically for women. The WICT portal aims to encourage the participation of women in the ICT sector and give an update on issues concerning them.

The Netherlands Forum on Agricultural Research for Development has launched its website that contains news, reports and information on crop research.

Researchers of Eldis have created a daily blog for highlighting the latest ICT for development resources from websites and mailing lists. The issues covered range from open access to local content.

The Communication Rights in the Information Society has prepared digests of the first preparatory meeting of the second phase of the World Summit on Information Society.

The Unesco office in Bangkok has launched a new version of its ICT for Education Website, replacing the old site with more user-friendly, easier to search databases and Web-pages, up-to-date and comprehensive content; and a more attractive look and design.

iConnect is a web space to share and find ways to apply knowledge and ICTs in sustainable development. The content is from many places and partners and it is organised in a few sections.

The Asian Open Source Centre aims to encourage networking between Asian free software and Open Source users. It also will promote discussion of policy and licensing issues.

The Asia-Pacific Regional Technology Centre works to improve the welfare and knowledge of developing country farmers and to promote sustainable agricultural practices.

This initiative is intended to lend a truly global dimension to the multitude of efforts to bridge the global digital divide, foster digital opportunity and thus firmly put ICT at the service of development for all.

iConnect Ghana Web space is designed to serve as a knowledge distribution vehicle focusing on ICTs as a tool for sustainable growth and development.

SD Webworks is an on-line community sharing knowledge about using the Internet more effectively for sustainable development. It is an initiative of the Sustainable Development Communications Network and part of ItrainOnline.

Bellanet actively promotes the "Open Source" and "open content" trends in the production of software and content. It believes Open Source is fundamentally consistent with operating principles of transparency and collaboration.

Digital information and communication technologies are revolutionising our societies at a remarkable speed. Individuals, organisations, industrial sectors and governments are confronted with fundamental transformations of the environment in which they operate, interact and generate value. The International Institute of Infonomics has been set up to adequately assess this phenomenon.

The Networking and Information Technology Observatory of the UNDP publishes articles and other material from all over the world on the Digital Divide issues.

Digital Partners tries to tap the power of the digital economy to develop market-based solutions that benefit the world's poor. DP published several case studies online and analysis on access issues.

BBC News Online has a Special Report on the digital divide, featuring interesting case studies from around the world.

ICT holds tremendous potential for helping developing countries accelerate growth, raise standards of living and meet other development priorities. The DOT Force sees as its main task to address the global digital divide.