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Access to information and communications technologies (ICTs) is expanding but the majority of people in developing countries are still excluded, says APC in a new book launched last week in the run-up to the first ever United Nations world conference on the information society. The book is available for free download, in English, Spanish and French (PDF format).

The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) and OneWorld South Asia are organising a workshop to familiarise women journalists working in the field of environment and human rights with the utility of Internet-based technologies with a view to improving their skills.

Inter Press Service (IPS) has created a Website dedicated to media, information, communications and technology issues, which will display stories relating to these subjects ahead of and during the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva (2003) and in Tunis (2005).

Bridges.org and the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) have launched a case study project to highlight innovative and effective uses of ICT at ground level. The project began by looking at ICT use in a few African countries.

This course, available in English and Spanish, aims to familiarise participants with key concepts and issues related to the potential and real impacts of ICTs on the social, economic and political development of the less developed countries.

OneWorld has developed an Open Source content management system specifically for the non-profit sector. It is ideal for the production of portal Websites, intranets/extranets or knowledge management applications, and has been tried successfully in a number of applications.

OneWorld has developed an Open Source content management system specifically for the non-profit sector. It is ideal for the production of portal Websites, intranets/extranets or knowledge management applications, and has been tried successfully in a number of applications.

The World Summit on the Information Society is a two-phase UN summit scheduled for December 2003 in Geneva and 2005 in Tunis. The aim of the WSIS is "to develop a common vision and understanding of the information society, to better understand its scope and dimensions and to draw up a strategic plan of action for successfully adapting to the new society". For more resources related to the WSIS, go to the Web resources page.

APC is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, development and protection of the environment, through the strategic use of ICTs, including the Internet.

Bellanet is an international initiative working with the development community to increase collaboration. It supports partnerships by providing advice and assistance on more effective use of ICTs.

The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) assists developing countries to realise locally owned sustainable development by harnessing the potential of ICTs.

Bridges.org's mission is to help people in underserved communities and developing countries use technology to improve their lives. Its site contains a wealth of information on the digital divide and what is being done to eliminate it.

The DOT Force original membership includes stakeholders from G8 and developing country governments, private and not-for-profit sectors, and international organisations.

GKP has a vision of a world of equal opportunities where all people are able to have access to and use knowledge and information to improve their lives.

While world leaders prepare for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in August, the Worldwatch Institute has developed an online interactive timeline that gives an overview of environmental threats destabilising the earth over the past four decades. Come take an interactive journey through the key moments in the modern environmental movement.

APC offers a newsfeed on Open Source and offers a Open Source Content Mangement System, called Community Apps, a collaborative web publishing tool for non-profits.

With over 2,500 members, it is a major forum for discussion of the role and impacts of knowledge, including ICTs, for sustainable 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.

Six international organisations have joined forces to create ItrainOnline, a technology resource centre for people who want to learn how to use the Internet effectively for social justice and sustainable development.

There are many 'stories' to be told about the introduction and implementation of ICTs. The stories deal with a range of problems and opportunities and with a variety of actors, project sizes, objectives, target groups and regions.