GDLN is a global partnership of learning centers that use advanced information and communication technologies to connect people working in development around the world.
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The GDLN community includes individuals and organizations that participate according to their specific interest and commitment.
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Clients are institutions or groups that contract the services of one or more Affiliates for organizing knowledge sharing and learning activities.
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Affiliates are organizations that join GDLN by signing a Network Agreement and fulfilling a series of requirements, as prescribed in the GDLN Business Policies. Affiliates often contract each others’ services in order to organize or hold GDLN Activities.
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Donors may sponsor specific activities, individual Affiliates, or the Network at large.
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Interested individuals can subscribe to receive GDLN news and other information.
Read on to find out how to join the GDLN community.
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| 1.What does it cost?
Affiliation with the Network is currently free, and there are no service or membership fees to join. However, organizations wishing to join the Network as Affiliates must sign a GDLN Network Agreement with the World Bank and comply with the GDLN Business Policies.
The costs of contracting the facilities and services of GDLN Affiliates depend on the structure of the activity, the number of Affiliates involved, the type of facilities and services used, and more. The costs of supporting GDLN may range from sponsoring an individual activity to providing the financial means necessary for setting up an Affiliate’s facilities. The cost of sponsoring the set-up of an Affiliate will vary on a case-by-case basis. For more information, please contact gdln@worldbank.org
Email-based news and updates are a free service.
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| 2.Contract GDLN Affiliates’ facilities and services for organizing a GDLN Activity
Organizations and individuals can contract the facilities and services of one or more GDLN Affiliates for organizing and implementing knowledge-sharing, training, consultation and coordination events. Affiliates’ facilities and services include videoconferencing and high-speed internet resources, facilitation and translation services, and more.
For more information on organizing a GDLN Activity, see also the Activity Services section on this website or the GDLN Toolkit.
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| 3.Participate in a GDLN Activity
The majority of GDLN Activities are organized by clients for their specific partners or constituencies. Some may, however, be open to the general public. If you are interested in a particular activity listed in the GDLN calendar, please send an email to gdln@worldbank.org
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| 4.Become a GDLN Affiliate
You may consider affiliating with GDLN if:
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Your organization’s work in the area of development involves frequent interactions with individuals and institutions in developing countries
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You are interested in using distance learning and communication tools and technologies to reach your partners and clients across geographic distances
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Your organization already possesses, or is willing to invest in, equipment and staff needed to host or organize GDLN Activities.
Please consult the GDLN Business Policies on the requirements for becoming a GDLN Affiliate or a GDLN Center. For additional information, contact gdln@worldbank.org
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| 5.Support the Network, individual Affiliates, or specific Activities
To support the Network at large, please contact either the respective GDLN regional teams (in case of region-specific interest) or gdln@worldbank.org for support to global programs.
To support an existing Affiliate, please contact the Affiliate staff directly. A directory of all Affiliates is available here.
To support the set-up of a new Affiliate, please contact gdln@worldbank.org
Support to individual Activities is best coordinated through the respective Activity organizer.
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| 6.Subscribe to GDLN news alerts
Please email us if you wish to receive the regular news updates and other information from GDLN.
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