| Partners and Events | No.43 January 2005 |
The International Platform on Sport and Development www.sportanddev.org |
With an international reach that continues to grow everyday, the International Platform on Sport and Development is the only worldwide hub that supports an active online community dedicated entirely to `Sport and Development' (S&D). The site provides a common working framework that facilitates the promotion of S&D as a new domain of international cooperation, and is visited frequently by representatives of governments, the United Nations system, sports federations, NGOs, and the sporting goods manufacturing industry. The creation of the domain stems from the results of the 2003 Magglingen Conference, where it became evident that a universally-oriented platform which addressed the specific needs of the global S&D community was urgently needed. Consequently, the extensive world of S&D was researched and packaged into a `one-stop shop' - www.sportanddev.org - that includes: a thorough account of the issues faced by the S&D community; a directory of the key international organizations and experts that make up the field; a regular bulletin with detailed updates and interviews; a database of S&D projects worldwide; an archive of official documents and reports; a posting of current S&D news stories and press releases; an agenda of upcoming and past conferences; as well as a listing of career, volunteer and educational opportunities. If you are interested in joining the directory of experts and contributing to this field, please click here (link to International Platform on Sport and Development Template). In short, the platform acts as a communication tool, and is a crossroads where a wide range of S&D initiatives and information can be researched, analyzed, and discussed between those with an interest in S&D – including both practitioners and academics alike. Explore the domain today, and discover why the international S&D community is turning to www.sportanddev.org. Matthias Dettling Swiss Academy for Development Dettling@sad.ch http://www.icsspe.org/portal/bulletin-january2005.htm The International Platform on Sport and Development