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MISTICA: RE: infoDev

From: Rosa Maria Torres ([email protected])
Date: Mon Apr 15 2002 - 23:58:51 AST

John Daly contesta a mi mensaje aclarando que infoDev no es solo una
iniciativa del Banco Mundial y que hay otros donantes involucrados, etc.
Escribe:

> infoDev was convened by the World Bank, but is funded by a consortium of
donors and governed by a Donor Committee which is supported by an
independent Technical Advisory Panel. It is staffed by a few Bank staff,
personnel seconded from other donors, and some temporary personnel. The Bank
does provide facilities and support to the program, but the staff is very
concerned with implementing the directions provided by the donors. The Bank
donation is significant, but other donor contributions have been larger in
size in recent years>

Copio mas abajo algunos de los textos (en ingles) con los que se presenta
InfoDev en la web. Al recorrer estos textos, no es siquiera necesario
entender el ingles para percibir el enorme peso que tiene el Banco Mundial
en InfoDev, en su configuracion, objetivos, modo de operacion, etc: el
programa es manejado por el BM; dentro del BM la responsabilidad de este
programa la tiene el Vicepresidente de Finanzas y Desarollo del Sector
Privado; el Gerente del Programa es un funcionario senior del BM; el BM
contribuye salarios y beneficios para el personal que maneja el programa,
parte de los costos secretariales, costos indirectos tales como
comunicaciones y equipamiento, y el costo de la reunion anual del Comite de
Donantes; el presupuesto de infoDev es preparado y ejecutado de acuerdo a
los principios y formas contables del BM; los presupuestos son aprobados por
el Gerente del Programa; el a�o fiscal de infoDev va del 1 de Julio al 30
de Junio, a fin de coincidir con el a�o fiscal del BM; la contrataci�n de
servicios de consultor�a y de adquisici�n de equipos se hace de acuerdo a
los Lineamientos del Banco Mundial para estos efectos; la propiedad
intelectual de cualquier producto desarrollado por InfoDev ser� retenida por
el BM para beneficio de InfoDev; InfoDev ofrece diversos tipos de
subsidios, incluidos los "Country Gateway Grants" en alianza con el
"Development Gateway" del BM (nos informan que a la fecha existen 15 paises
que han completado su fase de planificacion y 7 que ya han recibido estos
subsidios para desarrollar sus "Country Gateways". Se convoca a las
organizaciones interesadas a contactar InfoDev [email protected]
para informarse acerca de la elegibilidad del pa�s o a fin de discutir la
situacion de los contactos entre el Grupo del Banco Mundial y las
autoridades locales en relacion a un subsidio para un "infoDev-Country
Gateway", antes de hacer una aplicacion).

La direccion electronica de infoDev es [email protected]
La direcci�n electronica para contactarse con la web es
[email protected]
La direccion fisica es: Room F5P-154, The IFC Building, 2121 Pennsylvania
Ave NW, Washington, DC USA, Tel: 202-458-5153, Fax: 202-522-3186.
La direccion postal es: infoDev Program, The World Bank, MS# F5P-503, 1818 H
Street NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA

�A alguien puede quedarle alguna duda de que el Banco Mundial tiene la
manija de infoDev????????????

Sugiero, a quienes puedan, leer los textos originales de InfoDev en el sitio
web del BM, que copio a continuacion.

Rosa Maria

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InfoDev

The infoDev Mission

http://www.infodev.org/about/prospectus.htm
"infoDev began in September 1995 with the objective of addressing the
obstacles facing developing countries in an increasingly information-driven
world economy. It is a global grant program managed by the World Bank to
promote innovative projects on the use of information and communication
technologies (ICTs) for economic and social development, with a special
emphasis on the needs of the poor in developing countries"

http://www.infodev.org/about/prospectus.htm#governance
Governance and Organizational Structure
The governance structure of infoDev includes the Donors' Committee, the
Technical Advisory Panel (TAP), and the Program Manager. Within the World
Bank, the overall responsibility for infoDev lies with the Vice President,
Finance and Private Sector Development (FPDVP) who convenes and chairs the
Donors' Committee, and appoints the TAP members and the Program Manager.

Program Manager
The Program Manager is a senior official of the World Bank who,under the
guidance of the FPDVP or his designee, supervises infoDev activities. The
Program Manager delegates as necessary responsibilities for program
development, supervision and administration.

Funding
The funding of activities performed or promoted by infoDev requires a
well-coordinated partnership involving the World Bank Group, other
multilateral institutions, bilateral donors and the private sector, and the
agreement and active cooperation of governments of recipient countries.

The World Bank contributes salaries and benefits of staff managing the
program and involved in infoDev activities, a portion of secretarial
services and indirect costs such as communications and equipment, office
space, and the direct cost of the annual meeting of the Donors' Committee.

Financial contributions to infoDev's "core fund" are made in cash in freely
convertible currencies and are untied. Resources comprising the core fund
are freely usable in accordance with the infoDev Work Program and financial
plan. However, subject to conformity to the Work Program and approval by the
Program Manager, a public donor may elect that part of its contribution be
applied in several countries, with a thematic or regional focus. Thematic
contributions may not be made to the core fund and will comprise a separate
trust fund. Contributions from private donors are accepted only to the core
fund.

A contribution of $250,000 or more to the "core" fund entitles a private
donor to separate representation at Donors' Meetings. Smaller contributions
will be accepted, but will not carry the right to participation in Donors'
Meetings.

Each donor will enter into a Trust Fund agreement with the World Bank
following clearance by the Trust Fund Administrator and the Legal Department
of the Bank.

Budget Guidelines
The infoDev budget is prepared and implemented in compliance with World Bank
accounting principles and forms part of the financial plan submitted to each
annual meet ing of the Donors' Committee. Budgets for the full duration of
individual activities are prepared by task managers, and approved by the
Program Manager. Each budget shows the full cost of carrying out the
activity, including salaries, benefits, consultants' fees, and travels.

The infoDev fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30 to coincide with the
Bank's fiscal year.

Resources and Intellectual Property
Hiring of consulting services and procurement of equipment is initiated by
task managers, and implemented in accordance with the World Bank's
Guidelines on the "Use of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers and by The
World Bank as Executing Agency" and on "Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA
Credits."

Intellectual property in any product developed by infoDev will be retained
by the World Bank for the benefit of infoDev. The Bank will endeavor to
exploit any such intellectual property rights in order to further the
objectives of infoDev.

http://www.infodev.org/news/discuss/
Welcome to the infoDev Distribution List, infodev-L
Please note: As of September 2001, we have moved to a World Bank server and
the links have changed. All members of the list can now access their
information through the links below.

http://www.infodev.org/projects/apply.htm
infoDev Core Grant Program
March 11, 2002 -- infoDev's initial screening of proposals submitted to the
Core Program for the end of this fiscal year has been completed. Out of 234
proposals received, 29 proposals have been selected for further review and
possible funding by an independent panel of reviewers.

Proposals may be submitted at any time.
Check here for future announcements of upcoming proposal reviews.

How to Submit a Proposal to infoDev:
1. Read the Categories of infoDev Activities
2. Read the Guidelines for Writing an infoDev Proposal
3. Enter your proposal online. Before entering online, you may wish to
download and complete the Application Form (MS Word file: 35K)

If necessary, you may send it to us via email to: [email protected]

http://www.infodev.org/gateway/index.htm
infoDev Country Gateway Grants
Call for Proposals ( Demande de propositions) /
Planning Grant Proposals ( Propositions de dons pour planification) /
Implementation Grant Proposals
Awarded Grants / Gateway Overview / FAQ / Contact Us / Country Documents

April 1, 2002 -- In the last round of Planning Grants for Africa, four new
countries, Morocco, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda were awarded infoDev
Country Gateway Planning Grants which help teams prepare a business plan for
a sustainable Country Gateway model. Congratulations to all award
recipients!

Janury 25, 2002 -- In September 2000, infoDev announced a Call for Proposals
for grants to assist groups in planning for the creation of Country Gateways
in partnership with the Development Gateway. infoDev allocated $1.8 million
for this program in FY 01 (July 2000-June 2001).

By the end of October 2001, infoDev had received 84 proposals from 54
countries and 37 proposals were awarded Country Gateway Planning Grants.
There are currently fifteen countries that have completed their planning
phase and seven of them are receiving Country Gateway Implementation Grants.

infoDev will have no additional Planning or Implementation Grants to assist
groups for the creation of Country Gateways in this fiscal year.

Country Gateway Planning Grants
What they are - Planning Grants provide seed funding for a grant recipient
to form a core Country Gateway team, to establish partnerships, to develop
key documentation including a business plan, and to build a prototype portal
site. These activities are all preparatory to launching the implementation
phase of a Country Gateway. Grant-funded activities should usually be
completed within 6-8 months of the award.

For both Planning and Implementation Grants, proponents should demonstrate
the active involvement of stakeholders from civil society, government, and
the private sector. They should link the activity clearly to development
priorities and issues within the country and indicate how the activity will
contribute to development.

Regional Gateways - This will be limited to groups which would have a clear
and formal mandate from a set of countries to create a Regional Gateway
which would in effect replace individual Country Gateways for these
countries, at least for an initial period. This might apply, for example,
for a region with a number of small countries (such as small island states).
All of the other conditions related to Country Gateways apply.

Availability of funds - infoDev has allocated up to $600,000 for Country
Gateway Planning Grants in FY 02 (July 2001-June 2002), with the maximum
size of each Planning Grant set at $100,000. Of this $600,000,
approximately $350,000 was reserved for Planning Grants for Sub-Saharan
Africa.

Submission Date - The deadline for submission of all Planning Grant
proposals from Sub-Saharan Africa was Friday, January 18, 2002. The awarded
proposals will be announced at the end of February 2002.

PARTICIPATORY IN-COUNTRY CONSULTATIONS - The Country Gateway initiative has
developed a strategy for the active development of the program in
Sub-Saharan Africa. This strategy includes:

� promoting in-country participatory fora to discuss the potential role of
information and ICTs in the country�s development, with emphasis on
information sharing and web-based interactive information exchange. This
fora would include civil society, community and grass-roots organizations,
private sector, and public sector institutions;

� encouraging cooperation and partnership among these organizations in
preparing infoDev Country Gateway grant proposals while building on existing
similar efforts.

Eligibility - Interested organizations are encouraged to contact infoDev
(email: [email protected]) for more information on country
eligibility or to discuss the status of official contacts between the World
Bank Group and local authorities with respect to infoDev-Country Gateway
grants before they submit an application.

If proposals received in either round are not of sufficient quality,
additional rounds may be announced at a future time.
If a Planning Grant proposal has been funded for a country, no further
Planning Grant proposals will be accepted for that country.

Award of a Planning Grant does not mean that the grantee, even on completion
of a successful effort, will be guaranteed any further funding from infoDev
or a formal mandate to affiliate the Country Gateway with the Development
Gateway initiative (in the context of the recently-created Development
Gateway Foundation). A separate process will be conducted by the
Development Gateway to formalize such further arrangements with the
Development Gateway initiative and the Development Gateway Foundation.

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