DEVINET is a partnership initiative of the British Council and the CRDA. DEVINET invites every development organization in the country to join this partnership initiative in order to provide and access development information pertaining to Ethiopia.

Why become a member ?

Almost every organisation wishes to disseminate information to its target audience in different formats, however, all the means that are available are found to be inadequate. DEVINET helps organisations to come together and use the latest Information and Communication Technologies for faster and effective exchange of information. As a public domain Internet site, DEVINET, links NGOs, bilateral agencies and other development organisations in Ethiopia and thus bringing the development community together. It aims to highlight every piece of information that is produced by partners to a world-wide audience. Therefore, to be a part of the DEVINET means, to reach out to a global community.

Who can become partner/members ?

All local and international NGOs operating in Ethiopia, bilateral agencies and other development organisations interested to share development information among the development community. To become a partner, organisations will have to go through the following agreements and sign a membership form. This will enable DEVINET to promote partners' material to a world-wide audience.

DEVINET partnership/membership agreement
In this agreement:

• 'DEVINET' means the Development Information Network on Ethiopia which is initiated and maintained by the British Council Ethiopia and the CRDA.
• 'the partner' means any organization which has applied to be a partner
• 'DEVINET site' means the DEVINET web site where partners' material is indexed and links highlighted under headings such as News, Events and Contacts.

DEVINET undertakes to offer partners with the following services:

• DEVINET will prepare development news scanning the partner's web site and latest material for DEVINET e-mail digests to be sent out automatically to individuals on request
• Inclusion of the partner's name in the DEVINET Directory of members - linked directly to the partner's web site, including the description of the organization in the partner's own words
• Work with partners to organize special events, training programs and workshops
• Invitations to partners' meetings to discuss on issues relating to the future of DEVINET
• Encourage participatory approach in any of its future initiatives

The partner undertakes to :

• Allow all information content that is produced for public distribution
• Permit DEVINET to copy its web site, and resize, images relate to partner's documents provided that DEVINET online displays the copyright information as it appears in the partner's publication
• Display DEVINET logo that links DEVINET site from the home page of partner's web site (optional)
• Permit the DEVINET spider to index the partner's site in a regular basis
• Review the effectiveness of DEVINET and provide periodic suggestions

Partnership/membership application form

To join DEVINET as a partner, interested organizations may contact for a partnership/membership application form from the British Council or the CRDA and complete and submit to the British Council or CRDA.