Guiding Principles/Objectives

Programmes

At the Ministry, we believe that helping developing countries to bridge the digital divide is an important contribution to their poverty reduction efforts, by making worldwide knowledge on a variety of issues directly available to them.

Areas of Application:

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Luxembourg was one of the first supporters of infoDev created in 1995. More recently, we took the initiative to contribute to the Development Gateway Foundation in a major way, especially in view of setting up country-specific internet portals for selected target countries.

Participation in Multi-donor Programmes:

► infoDev
► Development Gateway Foundation

Mainly 10 target countries in Africa, Asia & Central America

US$0.2 million (infoDev), US$1 million (Development Gateway Foundation)

Mr. Georges Heinen, Head, Multilateral, Development Financing, georges.heinen@fi.etat.lu