European Commission DG Development
The objective of Community development co-operation policy is to foster sustainable development designed to eradicate poverty in developing countries and to integrate them into the world economy.
Primary web addresses
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/development/index_en.htm
Email
development@cec.eu.int
Main Address
200 rue de la Loi
B-1049 Brussels
B-1049 Brussels
Country
Belgium
Main Telephone
32 2299 3064
Joined OneWorld
01.06.2000
Features
17.08.2004
The European Commission has warned that electronic waste is growing three times faster than municipal garbage and asked member states to put in place strict recycling practices. The Commission has observed that Greece is the only member to enforce its directives on e-waste.
MoreRelated topics/regions: [Europe] [Environment] [Health] [ICT]
17.08.2004
ICT is a threat to developing countries because it can increase the digital divide, but at the same time also an opportunity because it allows technical leapfrogging, says the joint declaration of ACP-EU drafted at WSIS in Geneva.
MoreRelated topics/regions: [Africa] [Capacity building] [ICT] [Civil society]
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