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Introduction
Development Alternatives Information
Network (DAINET) was conceived in the year 1993
as an integral part of the Development Alternatives group to
strengthen the Independent Sector Information services in India.
The independent sector needs timely,
useful and reliable information for decision making. A large part of
this information, though available, is not easily accessible to
them. The Development Alternatives Information Network (DAINET) is
providing a leadership role in bridging this information gap by
facilitating access to information through the latest advances in
information and Tele - communication technology.
Over the last few years, DAINET has
been considerably upgrading its information systems operation for
strengthening the independent sector information services for
sustainable development in the Indian sub-continent. During the
design and development phase of DAINET, several lessons have been
learnt and also confidence built up so that it is possible to
incrementally build the bridges between sustainable development
activities at the grassroots and global levels.
The making of the DAINET NGO
directory (a compilation of summarized information of the NGO sector
in India) has facilitated the process of Information Networking of
the Independent Sector Organisations in India for sustainable
development.
Today, DAINET has gearing itself into a regional information system for sustainable
development in the Indian subcontinent. The DAINET Hub at Delhi will
act as the ‘Regional Information Centre for Sustainable Development’
for global partners - such as Earth Network and the Sustainable
Development Communication Network. Through this collaboration with
major stakeholders, the NGOs in the subcontinent will be able to
exchange information with their counterparts in different parts of
the world.
Vision
To collate, store, process, retrieve
and network information on sustainable development issues
Objectives
To develop an information action
plan adapted to the specific needs of grassroots organisations in
the Indian subcontinent.
To develop partnerships with key
institutions including sub-regional information centres, to
facilitate exchange and sharing of information products and
services with grassroots organisations.
To establish connectivity among
Independent Sector Organisations and with other constituencies
involved in sustainable development issues
To provide support for
strengthening the NGO sector electronic information services in
India
The process of such collaboration
would be through consultation with information professionals,
decision-makers and through grassroots interaction. Several rounds
of such consultation have been conducted to explore modalities of
developing partnership with key institutions including sub-regional
information centres to facilitate exchange and sharing of
information products and services with grassroots organisations.
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