What is the Development Gateway portal?

An interactive site for information on develop-ment and poverty reduc-tion, the Development Gateway portal provides a space for communities to share experiences on development efforts. The portal supports the Development Gateway Foundation’s objectives of increasing knowledge sharing, improving public sector transparency, enhance development effectiveness, and building local capacity to empower communities -- through services such as an online directory for information on development projects (AiDA), an electronic procurement market (dgMarket), information on major development topics (Topic Pages), and links to a growing network of country-level initiatives (Country Gateways).

51 Country Gateways Meet and Exchange Experiences 
(August 16, 2004)
The Development Gateway Foundation and the Country Gateways it is helping to establish around the world have created a new Country Gateway Network. On the network, Country Gateways can exchange their ideas and experiences as local development portals, as they also collaborate and share products and services. The Country Gateway Network charter was signed at the first global meeting of the Country Gateways, held in Bonn, Germany in June. Teams from 51 countries attended the meeting, exchanging information about country successes and challenges, and forming personal contacts as they build a strong and viable community