DevNet

GeneralDescription:

DevNet is a Guyana-based not-for-profit NGO working to promote the use of ICT for development. It is registered (No: 934) under the Friendly Societies Act (Cap 36.04). It was formed in 2003 out of the SDNP initiative and is involved in various projects in Guyana and the Caribbean. DevNet represents the Caribbean ICT Virtual Stakeholders Community (CIVIC) [11]on the Regional ICT Steering Committee

Type of Organisation:

Non-Governmental

Contact Details

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Physical Address:

163 Lamaha Street Cummingsburg Georgetown Guyana South America

Postal Address:

163 Lamaha Street Cummingsburg Georgetown Guyana South America

Telephone:

592-227-6198

Member States:

Guyana

ICT Focus Areas:

Access / Connectivity

Capacity Building

eCommerce

eEmployment

eGovernment

ICT Awareness

ICT Infrastructure

Local Content Development

Technology, Research and Innovation

Online Contact Details

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Email:

info@devnet.org.gy

Website:

http://www.devnet.org.gy

ICT Details

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Mission Statement:

DevNet's mission is to use the experiences and successes of the SDNP initiative to contribute to sustainable development, using Internet and ICT technology, by helping to:

provide efficient and cost effective access to the Internet for marginalised groups and in a development context;
build high-quality solutions for the collation, dissemination, and exchange of information and knowledge between all sectors of Guyanese society
design and implement innovative projects that bring new approaches to the use of ICTs for development
implement initiatives which would cross subsidise the activities executed to achieve the other objectives.