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The Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) is an independent body set up by the Dutch private and public sectors in the Netherlands to act as a national coordination and information centre for water-related issues abroad. The principal aims of the NWP are to harmonise the activities and initiatives of the Dutch water sector abroad and to promote Dutch expertise in water worldwide.  
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The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) is a non-profit foundation that specialises in information and communication technology (ICT) as a tool for development.
  
The NWP is the channel through which government bodies, NGOs, knowledge institutes and private organisations in the water sector share information on their activities and services.
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IICD creates practical and sustainable solutions using both modern media (such as computers, Internet, email and multimedia) and traditional media (such as radio and television) to connect people and enable them to benefit from ICT, thereby contributing to the Millenium Development Goals.  
  
The NWP has 162 members: 86 private sector companies, 28 public authorities, 19 knowledge institutes, 20 NGOs and 9 water supply companies.
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Together with partners from the public, private and non-profit sector, IICD puts knowledge, innovation and finance to work. Currently, IICD is active in Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Ghana, Jamaica, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia in the sectors education, environment, governance, health and livelihoods (agriculture).
  
 
== Main activities ==
 
== Main activities ==
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* Embedding experience to sector and national policies
 
* Embedding experience to sector and national policies
 
* Translating experience into lessons learned and accountability
 
* Translating experience into lessons learned and accountability
* Leveraging experiences to new programmes through partnerships & business development
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* Leveraging experiences to new programmes through partnerships & business development  
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
[http://www.nwp.nl Netherlands Water Partnership website]
 
[http://www.nwp.nl Netherlands Water Partnership website]

Revision as of 15:35, 9 July 2008

The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
Logo IICD.JPG
Location: The Netherlands
Type: NGO
Class: International NGO
Key work: information,
comunnication,
knowledge transfer,
Business development
Website: www.iicd.org

The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) is a non-profit foundation that specialises in information and communication technology (ICT) as a tool for development.

IICD creates practical and sustainable solutions using both modern media (such as computers, Internet, email and multimedia) and traditional media (such as radio and television) to connect people and enable them to benefit from ICT, thereby contributing to the Millenium Development Goals.

Together with partners from the public, private and non-profit sector, IICD puts knowledge, innovation and finance to work. Currently, IICD is active in Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Ghana, Jamaica, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia in the sectors education, environment, governance, health and livelihoods (agriculture).

Main activities

  • Sustainable development by harnessing the potential of ICT
  • Embedding experience to sector and national policies
  • Translating experience into lessons learned and accountability
  • Leveraging experiences to new programmes through partnerships & business development

External links

Netherlands Water Partnership website