AACP

Association of African Communication Professionals

ACW

African Centre for Women [ECA]

AIF

African Internet Forum

AISI

African Information Society Initiative

ALAI

Agencia Latinoamericana de Información (Latin American agency for information)

AMREF

African Medical Research Foundation

ANSFE 

African Network for Support to Feminine Entrepreneurship

APC

Association for Progressive Communications

ASARECA

Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa

ATRCW

African Training and Research Centre for Women

CABI

CAB International

CBO

community-based organization

CGE

Commission for Gender Equality [South Africa]

CODESA

Convention for a Democratic South Africa

CSIR

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research [South Africa]

CTA

Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation

DSTA

Delegation for Scientific and Technical Affairs [Senegal]

ECA

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

EIG

Economic Interest Group [Senegal]

ELCI

Environmental Liaison Centre International

ENDA

Environment, Development, Action

FAMWZ

Federation of Africa Media Women Zimbabwe

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FASI

Family Support Institute

FINESA

Farm Information Network–East and Southern Africa

FOWODE

Forum for Women in Democracy [Uganda]

FPAK

Family Planning Association of Kenya

FRN

Farm Radio Network [Zimbabwe]

GIS

global information society

GIWG

Gender and Information Working Group [IDRC]

GK97

Global Knowledge Conference (in Toronto, 1997)

GWG

Gender Working Group [UNCSTD]

HIS

health information systems [Kenya]

HITD

Harnessing Information Technology for Development [United Nations]

HLEG

High-level Expert Group [ECA or European Commission]

ICT

information and communication technology

IDRC

International Development Research Centre

IEC

information, education, and communication

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IIA

Internet Initiative for Africa [UNDP]

InfoDev

Information for Development Programme [World Bank]

IOC

Indian Ocean Commission

ISP

Internet service provider

ITU

International Telecommunication Union

IWJF

International Women Judges Foundation

LAWA

Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa [Georgetown University, Washington, DC]

MCSS

Ministry of Culture and Social Services [Kenya]

MP

Member of Parliament

MTN

Mobile Telecommunication Network [South Africa]

NFU

National Farmers Union [Mozambique]

NGO

nongovernmental organization

NIS

national innovation system

NISADE

National Institute for Study and Action for the Development of Education [Senegal]

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PADIS

Pan African Development Information System

PICTA

Partnership for Information and Communication Technologies in Africa

PIT

public information terminal [South Africa]

R&D

research and development

RECIF

Réseau de communication et d’information des femmes (communication and information network for women)

S&T

science and technology

SACCAR

Southern African Centre for Cooperation in Agriculture and Natural Resources Research and Training

SDNP

Sustainable Development Networking Programme [Mozambique]

SHD

sustainable human development

SMEs

small- and medium-scale enterprise

SSA

sub-Saharan Africa

SYNFEV

Synergie, Genre et Développement (Synergy, Gender and Development [ENDA–Dakar]

TEEAL

The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library [Cornell University]

UNCSTD

United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNIFEM

United Nations Development Fund for Women

UNU–INTECH

United Nations University Institute for New Technologies

USAID

Agency for International Development

USD

United States dollar(s)

UWONET

Ugandan Women’s Organization Network

WACC

World Association for Christian Communication

WID

women in development

WLL

wireless in the local loop

WNSP

Women’s Networking Support Programme [APC]

WTO

World Trade Organization