MANILA, Philippines — An online portal that will have a listing of non-government organizations (NGO) around the world will be launched in December to serve as a networking tool among the civil society groups as well as a platform to elevate professionalism among members.
“In layman’s language, this is Facebook for NGOs,” Ingrid Srinath, Public Interest Registry (PIR), said in a press conference in Makati.
Srinath was referring to the online portal globalngo.org, a website that will contain a directory of all NGOs who will avail of the newly introduced .NGO domain. PIR, a US-based non-profit which administers the .ORG domain, is now promoting the use of .NGO for civil society members.
Srinath said NGOs that will be provided the .NGO domain after an evaluation process will be automatically included in their portal listing.
“This makes NGOs gain visibility not only among their peers but also among donors and the media,” Srinath said.
PIR is currently accepting applications for the .NGO domain, which will be fully operational by January next year.
Nick Thorne, PIR international advisor, said that they consider the Philippines as a priority area due to the substantial NGO activity in the country.
“The Philippines is one of the new countries where NGOs are most influential. Your structures are most advanced,” Thorne said.
Melinda Quintos de Jesus, executive director of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, likewise said that the Philippine “NGO community has continued to be the vibrant and vital force.”
But de Jesus added that “the NGO has also served as an instrument for the corrupt.”
Srinath said that the PIR could help address the issue as the registry conducts a stringent evaluation process for the application stage and a periodic annual review even after an NGO has been granted access to the domain.
For more information please visit: http://www.interaksyon.com/infotech/new-online-registry-envisioned-as-a-facebook-for-ngos
“In layman’s language, this is Facebook for NGOs,” Ingrid Srinath, Public Interest Registry (PIR), said in a press conference in Makati.
Srinath was referring to the online portal globalngo.org, a website that will contain a directory of all NGOs who will avail of the newly introduced .NGO domain. PIR, a US-based non-profit which administers the .ORG domain, is now promoting the use of .NGO for civil society members.
Srinath said NGOs that will be provided the .NGO domain after an evaluation process will be automatically included in their portal listing.
“This makes NGOs gain visibility not only among their peers but also among donors and the media,” Srinath said.
PIR is currently accepting applications for the .NGO domain, which will be fully operational by January next year.
Nick Thorne, PIR international advisor, said that they consider the Philippines as a priority area due to the substantial NGO activity in the country.
“The Philippines is one of the new countries where NGOs are most influential. Your structures are most advanced,” Thorne said.
Melinda Quintos de Jesus, executive director of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, likewise said that the Philippine “NGO community has continued to be the vibrant and vital force.”
But de Jesus added that “the NGO has also served as an instrument for the corrupt.”
Srinath said that the PIR could help address the issue as the registry conducts a stringent evaluation process for the application stage and a periodic annual review even after an NGO has been granted access to the domain.
For more information please visit: http://www.interaksyon.com/infotech/new-online-registry-envisioned-as-a-facebook-for-ngos
