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Sustainable Development Communications Network
Acronym: SDCN
Keywords: | Communication | Democracy | Development | All |
Source of Information: Survey of Civil Society Networks 2001
A. Objectives
| The
Sustainable Development Communications Network (SDCN) is a group of
leading civil society organizations seeking to accelerate the
implementation of sustainable development through broader, integrated
information and communications about what we know.
The network focuses its efforts on integrating Internet
communications into broader communication strategies. Our understanding of
communications includes: *internal
communications necessary for international virtual project teams within
civil society organizations (CSOs) to work together on sustainable
development research; and *external communications necessary for CSOs to
communicate their perspectives with government and business
decision-makers so as to engage these other sectors in sustainable
development solutions. |
B. Contact Information
| Coordinator | Terri Willard |
| Title | Project Manager |
| Telephone | +1 (204) 958-7727 |
| Fax | +1 (204) 958-7710 |
| twillard@iisd.ca | |
| Website | www.sdcn.org/ |
| Mailing Address | c/o IISD, 161 Portage Ave E., 6th Floor, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 0Y4, Canada |
C. General Information
| Founding year | 1998 |
| Legal Status | Not seeking legal status. Operates as a formal knowledge network. |
| Types of actions | *
undertake joint communications activities to inform broader
audiences about sustainable development.
* build capacity among
members to communicate sustainable development through new communications
technologies, and broadly share the knowledge about how to use Internet
communications technologies (ICTs) efficiently and effectively. *experiment
with new communications technologies and to develop methods for their seamless integration with existing communications
technologies. *
provide a forum for network members to share experiences in the
management of sustainable development communications.
* inform each other about SD
research and action underway within each
organization. |
D. Programs
| Name | Goal | Approximate budget ($US) |
| Sustainable Development Web Communications Initiative | Build the capacity of Web managers in developing country civil society organizations | 500,000 |
| Sustainable Livelihoods | Develop online materials regarding sustainable livelihood approaches in developing countries | 50,000 |
| Public Participation Mechanisms | To develop online content regarding methods to increase public participation and access to information for sustainable development | 6,000 |
| Sustainable Cities | To
develop online information regarding the promotion of sustainable cities
in developing countries |
30,000 |
| SD Web Review Template | To
develop simple templates for reviewing existing sustainable development
Web sites. |
7,500 |
| Associate
member capacity building; |
To strengthen the Internet communications capacity of 4 developing country civil society organizations; | 50,000; |
| SD Gateway | To improve the accessibility of southern CSO research/knowledge on the Web | 150,000 |
E. Geographical Reach
| Countries in which network participates actively | Global |
F. Members
The network is composed primarily by: X Organizations _ Individuals
| Principal Organizations | Central Interest | Country of origin |
| International Institute for Sustainable Development | Canada | |
| Regional Environment Center for Central and Eastern Europe | Hungary | |
| Development Alternatives | India | |
| Fundacion Ambiente y Recursos Naturales | Argentina | |
| ENDA Tiers Monde | Senegal | |
| Stockholm
Environment Institute; Development Agency |
Sweden | |
| Earth Council | Costa Rica | |
| Eco-News Africa | Kenya | |
| Institute for Sustainable Development | Poland | |
| Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano | Ecuador | |
| Population and Community Development Association | Thailand | |
| Foundation for Media Alternatives | Philippines | |
| Fundación Acceso | Costa Rica | |
| MekongInfo | Vietnam | |
| International Development Research Centre | Canada | |
| Canadian International | Canada |
G. Resources
| Approximate
annual budget of the network
(in $US) |
| Year 2000 | Year 1995 | Year 1990 |
| 150,000 |
| Sources of funding: | National Government, International Multilateral Agencies |
H. Network Infrastructure
| Number of paid employees in Central Office(s)/ Secretariat(s) of Network | 2 |
| Number of paid employees elsewhere in the network | |
| Does the network have a physical site of its own? | NO |
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