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About DOT-COM
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The DOT-COM Alliance (2001-2008) was a USAID-funded program to promote the use of information and communications technology (ICT) across all development sectors.
Although the program is now closed (dot-GOV in 2006, dot-EDU in 2007, and dot-ORG in 2008), this website has been maintained for public reference.
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The ICT revolution is bringing tremendous benefits to millions around the globe - but is also leaving millions behind, through a lack of access and a lack of relevant applications. dot-ORG works with USAID and USAID partners to help bridge these gaps and gives support to:
- Improve ICT policy and regulatory environments to enable rapid ICT deployment and effective utilization, including telecommunications policy and e-legislation, encompassing security, privacy, and cybercrime issues; and increase awareness of ICT policy, legal and regulatory issues among policymakers, the judiciary, and other stakeholders responsible for policy development and implementation.
- For example, dot-ORG designed and created comprehensive e-Legislation model laws for Kenya.
- Increase access to ICT by deploying sustainable public access solutions in underserved semi-urban and rural areas thereby opening up opportunities for larger segments of the population to benefit from ICT.
- For example, dot-ORG has worked most recently in Macedonia, Paraguay, and Kyrgyzstan to deploy locally-adapted Internet access solutions.
- Design and implement innovative applications to support sector growth, including mobile applications such as m-banking, supply chain management, leveraging mobile technologies and sector-specific technologies to develop high-impact applications.
- In Mongolia, dot-ORG piloted innovative mobile technologies (Voice over WiFi) to improve rural access to telecommunications. In Paraguay, dot-ORG is expanding the reach of a public Internet access project to integrate a mobile banking platform that will link rural microfinance clients to lending institutions via cell phones.
- Enhance learning and information disssemination by developing knowledge products, organizing knowledge sharing and capacity building events, as well as developing relevant web content. For example, dot-ORG coordinates and facilitates the annual USAID/USTTI e-Government seminar and compiled a series of Lessons Learned based on its project experience.
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Information Technology Applications Center
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See also the Archives
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dot-GOV - Policy & Regulatory Reform
Led by Internews Network
dot-EDU - Learning Systems
Led by the Education Development Center (EDC)
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Core funding for the DOT-COM Alliance is provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture & Trade, Office of Infrastructure and Engineering (EGAT/OI&E) Office of Education (EGAT/ED), and Office of Women in Development (EGAT/WID), under the terms of Award numbers: GDG-A-00-01-00009-00, dot-GOV; GDG-A-00-01-00014-00, dot-ORG; GDG-A-00-01-00011-00, dot-EDU. |
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