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In April 1994, the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS) compiled an Electronic Mail Directory of Service Providers in Developing Countries (with a special focus on NGO communities) and Resource Guide on Electronic Networking. In July 1994 NGLS and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (New York) decided to update and enlarge its scope and include the material in this publication.

The book was written and edited by Jagdish Parikh of Interdoc-AsPac and Duncan Pruett of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation's New York office. The bulk of the research and compilation of material for the current publication was conducted over a four-week period with the help of many friends and colleagues around the world. Special thanks should go to the numerous readers of the book, who made many productive and helpful comments during the editing process.

This publication is in itself exemplary of the potential e-mail networking represents for sharing and cooperative exchange. In fact the degree of international cooperation that went into the creation of this report would not even have been possible without the use of e-mail!

Special thanks must go to the following individuals for their timely support, encouragement and critical commentary.

• Nathan Abse (Researcher, New York Bureau, The Independent, London)
• Barbara Adams (UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service, New York)
• Suroor Alikhan (UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service, Geneva)
• Leyla Alyanak (UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service, Geneva)
• Karen Banks (Asialink/GNFido/Women Project/Greennet, London)
• Joslyn Barnes (UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service, New York)
• Fatima Bhyat (Sangonet, Johannesburg)
• Roberto Bissio (Ngonet, Uruguay)
• Tobias Eigen (Kabissa Communications, Washington DC)
• Anriette Esterhuysen (Sangonet, South Africa)
• Leo Fernandez (Indialink, New Delhi)
• Robert Garnsey Pactok Project, Australia)
• Andrew Garton (Pegasus Network, Australia)
• Reinhard Keune (Friedrich Ebert Foundation, New York)
• Carsten Knoch (Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Johannesburg)
• Marina Lent (UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service, New York)
• Suchit Nanda (Indialink, Bombay/Online services, Bombay)
• Barbara Ann O'Leary (Virtual Sisterhood, USA)
• Trevor Pruett (Bournemouth, UK)
• Maria Josefina Quijada (Enlace Servicios Linguisticos Profesionales (Traducción)
• John Schoneboom (AAAS Sub-Saharan Africa Program, Washington DC)
• Magela Sigillito (Ngonet, New York Liaison Office)
• Jill Small (Women Project, Greennet, London)
• Roberto Verzola ( Interdoc-AsPac / E-mail Centre, Manila)
• Karen Westley (New York)
• Wendy White (National Academy of Science, Washington DC)
• Raul Zambrano (Sustainable Development Network, UNDP, New York)

We are also grateful to the many network service providers throughout the developing countries of the world. They supplied necessary information and promptly responded to our survey questionnaire.