Following is a list of the international and civil society organizations with which the Division is working towards technical and financial collaboration in the dissemination and implementation of information and communication technologies towards the social and economic development of the borrowing member countries of the Region.

1. European Commission

The Bank, through the Division is finalizing the formal agreement with the Information Society Technologies Program (IST) of the European Commission for the implementation of the Regional Technical Cooperation "Pilot Program for the Diffusion of Information Technologies in Social Programs". This parallel financing and cooperation agreement will open the doors for further cooperation between the Bank and the European Commission in information society in the Latin American and Caribbean Region.

2. Ibero-American Science and Technology Education Consortium

The Bank and the Ibero-American Science and Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on December 1, 1999. The objective of the MOU is to establish an arrangement for institutional cooperation between ISTEC and SDS/SDP/ICT in order to contribute to the ability of Bank member countries to acquire and improve their technological and scientific capacity towards the improvement of human and capital resources and the economic and social development of the Region.

This agreement is targeted at, among others: (a) undertaking joint project development in the area of information and communication technology for the benefit of Bank member countries in the Latin American and Caribbean Region; (b) organizing and encouraging participation in events, seminars, conferences, round tables, workshops and/or training activities in information and communication technologies for development organized jointly and/or by either organization; (c) identifying opportunities for cooperation and sharing of experts in the design and implementation of technical cooperation operations; and (d) exchanging relevant information and/or publications with respect to developments in the application of information and communication technologies and science and technology.

3. Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD)

SDS/SDP/ICT and the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD) of the Organization of American States (OAS) have initiated conversations towards the identification of collaboration and cofinancing opportunities in the area of information and communication technology for development in the areas of human capital development and digital democracy.