The Commonwealth Secretariat is one of the main funding sources of the Journal of Information Technology for Development. It is the main intergovernmental agency of the Commonwealth, facilitating consultation and co-operation among 54 member governments and countries. It was established by Heads of Government in 1965 and is located at Marlborough House in London. Its sister inter-governmental organisations are the Commonwealth Foundation and the Commonwealth of Learning.
Commonwealth Secretariat also sponsors COMNET-IT (the Commonwealth Network of Information Technology for Development). The Commonwealth Secretary General, HE Rt Hon. Donald C. McKinnon, expounds the importance of IT very well: ˇ°Information Technology, often described as the key enabler in the overwhelming process of globalization, presents us with a paradox and another challenge: the inherent tendencies towards dominance of some forms of thought, culture and business can be tempered by the potential of Information Technology (particularly the Internet) to preserve local and regional cultures, expressions and economic interests. This may be one of the areas requiring policy awareness initiatives in conjunction with organisations such as COMNET-IT and other international development agencies.
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