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Balochistan Development Gateway Facility launched
Balochistan is Pakistan's largest province in terms of area, rich in natural
and mineral resources, but is also the most under-developed. The IUCN
Pakistan's Balochistan Programme - funded by the Royal Netherlands Embassy -
has launched the Balochistan Development Gateway (BDG) - the first
information portal of its kind in the province. Accessible at
www.balochistan.org.pk, the BDG will serve as a one-stop website for all
development related information pertaining to the province of Balochistan
The BDG Facility, is intended to enhance the access to and dissemination of
development information related to Balochistan. It is a pioneering
web-enabled knowledge initiative, based on information provided by different
stakeholders of development in Balochistan. This facility will provide links
to provincial and national stakeholders-government, civil society, media,
academia, business organizations, donors and the general public- with their
global counterparts, weaving a web of information sharing.
The key features of BDG include (a) Balochistan Development News and Events
Announcements (b) Development Directory and Development Project Information
(c) Government and Civil Society Information, and (d) Development Stories
and Research Papers.
While this initiative has been taken under the Balochistan Programme of
IUCN, it is not an IUCN website. It is a public online resource with
information pooled from diverse sources which would help bridge the
information gap between the government, civil society, media, development
experts, students, researchers and the general public. The information on
BDG Facility will be enriched through the participation of institutions and
people of Balochistan and is hoped to eventually serve as a knowledge tool
for promoting sustainable development in the province.
Cheers,
-Hasan Rizvi
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Head, Education, Communication and Knowledge Management Group,
IUCN Pakistan Programme, 1- Bath Island, Karachi, Pakistan.
Phone: +92-21-5374072-5 Fax: +92-21-5838106
email: hasan.rizvi@pc.iucnp.org
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