Supporters

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The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany

The BMZ is the core financer and steering sponsor of it@foss, and is the main governmental body commissioning the InWEnt activities. All it@foss activities are integral part of the German development strategy, including the action plan 2015. The BMZ develops the guidelines and the fundamental concepts on which German development policy is based. It lays down the long-term strategies for cooperation with the various actors involved, and defines the rules by which these are translated into practice. Official development assistance (ODA) embraces all technical and financial cooperation projects which are agreed on in contracts entered into with the governments of partner countries. The BMZ commissions the German „implementing organisations“ (GTZ, KfW Development Bank, InWEnt and others)to realise these projects. Link

Hivos

Hivos is a non-governmental organisation, rooted in the Netherlands and guided by humanist values, that wants to contribute to a free, fair and sustainable world where citizens, women and men, have equal access to resources, opportunities and markets and can participate actively and equally in decision-making processes that determine their lives, their society and their future. Link

United Nations Development Programme's Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme

United Nations Development Programme's Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP) has been supporting the strategic and effective use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) for poverty alleviation and sustainable human development since 1997. It created the International Open Source Network (IOSN), which is a Centre of Excellence for Free / Open Source Software in the Asia-Pacific Region. IOSN is also supported by the International Development Research Centre, Canada. Link