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Development Gateway, formerly known as the Development Gateway Foundation, is an international non-profit organization that works in the field of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). It seeks to improve aid transparency and governance through information management solutions and consulting services for governments and development organizations. Development Gateway was created in 1999 by then-president of the World Bank James Wolfensohn.〔Friedman, Alan. “World Bank and Italy to fight poverty in technology initiative” New York Times, April 11, 2002. ()〕 Initially, Development Gateway was incorporated within the World Bank, and in 2001 became an independent entity. It is supported by project-specific funding from a number of bilateral and multilateral donor agencies and private foundations.〔BBC “Key Players: Civil Society and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs)” ()〕 Development Gateway maintains several informational websites and databases as public goods for those working in international development, including AidData, (Zunia ), and (dgMarket ). It works with governments of developing countries that receive aid to improve aid information management via the (Aid Management Program ), the main component of which is the Aid Management Platform, and other online software tools. Development Gateway also designs and maintains custom websites and software tools for development organizations on a contractual basis. ==Aid Management Program== The (Aid Management Program ) (AMP) combines online software with institutional strengthening activities to help developing country governments that receive official development assistance (ODA) build capacity for aid information management.〔Center for Global Development “Following the money: Toward better tracking of global health resources.” (May 2007 )〕 There are two primary components to the program: 1) aid information management systems including the Aid Management Platform and (ODAdata ) and 2) institutional strengthening activities. The program was first presented at the (2005 High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Paris ) and has since been implemented in 22 countries with funding from UNDP, the World Bank, and governments. Countries use AMP to monitor the implementation and execution of development aid projects, coordinate development strategies with donors, and produce (ODA and budget reports ). The system offers an optional interactive mapping module provided by Esri. Development Gateway hosts an annual conference, known as the AMP Best Practices Workshop, to enable governments in the program to exchange experiences and best practices. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Development Gateway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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