Inter-American
Development Bank
 

Policies and Strategies Concerning Indigenous Issues and ICT
 

The policies and strategies of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) concerning Indigenous issues and ICT were presented at the UNGFIPIS. The IDB identified different fields of Indigenous Peoples' needs, such as access and use of ICT, participation in E-Commerce, development of the new participation mechanism E-Government through ICT, and broader presentation of Indigenous culture.

The IDB considers that Indigenous Peoples' need differential treatment. IDB strategies seek to promote awareness within governments to include Indigenous Peoples' in their ICT strategy, and stimulate and assist Indigenous Peoples' in the presentation of projects in the ICT sector.

In addition, the bank has created an important data base on Indigenous Legislation relevant to 20 Latin American countries.