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This Quick guide is part of infoDev's series of informal Quick guides to resources and work on ICTs and education in international institutions and donor agencies. Information presented here has been gathered by infoDev from publicly-available documents and should not be considered to be endorsed by the subject organization.

The Development Gateway was initiated by the World Bank and became an independent foundation in 2001. Its donors and sponsors include governments, international institutions and private entities.

The Gateway's "dgCommunities platform" hosts a set of online communities of practice focused on approximately 30 critical development topics. The communities enable knowledge-sharing (over 50,000 postings), peer networking and collaboration for development professionals and others working in the field.

The Development Gateway sponsors two on-line "communities" related to ICT and education:

e-Learning
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/elearning

The Development Gateway defines e-Learning as "the application of information and communication technologies in support of distance learning, self-guided learning, and the traditional classroom".  Its e-learning community topic site includes over 2500 user-submitted resources, grouped together inside a number of 'key issues'.

Open Educational Resources
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/openeducation

The Development Gateway defines "Open Educational Resources" (OERs) as "digitized materials offered freely and openly for educators, students and self-learners to use and re-use for teaching, learning and research".  Its OER community topic site is a clearinghouse for a wide range of OERs, including learning content, learning tools, and  implementation resources.

Development Gateway Special Report

"Online Education: What Can It Deliver?"
 http://topics.developmentgateway.org/special/onlineeducation
This Special Report looks at lessons learned, innovations that work, and the future of ICT in education for developing countries.