23.09.2004 For the best educational website portals in Latin America. The
winner of the US$4,000 award will be announced in January 2005. Other awards will begiven for the second place ($2,000) and for the third place ($1,000). In addition, a special prize ($1,000) will be given to the best web page for training instructors. Deadline for applications is October 15, 2004.

In this section we periodically highlight different donor agencies and other funding sources. For the full list of donor agencies that offer programmes in the field of ICTs, visit the donor directory page. Only agencies with a clear and identifiable commitment towards ICTs are included in the list.

Geographical focus: Latin America and the Caribbean
ICA's activities can be classified into a number of sectors including: access & connectivity, education & capacity building, e-governance/e-government, content & software, regional consultations & virtual networking, digital inclusion, e-business, health, and policy & regulation.

Geographical focus: Africa
Connectivity Africa was announced during the Kananaskis summit as part of Canada's response to the G8 Africa Action Plan. It funds projects in the following four areas : Innovation in the use of ICTs; African regional ICT futures; Research and development in African ICTs; and Partnership and convergence.