| AISI | African Information Society Initiative |
| ATRN | Acacia Telecentre Research Network |
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| CIET | Community Information, Empowerment, and Transparency |
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| ECA | Economic Commission for Africa [United Nations] |
| ELCI | Environmental Liaison Centre International |
| ELSA | Evaluation and Learning System for Acacia |
| ENDA | Environnement, développement, actions (Environment, Development, Action) |
| ESANET | East and Southern Africa Network |
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| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GNP | gross national product |
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| ICTs | information and communication technologies |
| IDRC | International Development Research Centre |
| ISP | Internet service provider |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
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| LFA | logical-framework approach |
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| MCT | multipurpose community telecentre |
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| NGO | nongovernmental organization |
| NRC | National Research Council [United States] |
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| PADIS | Pan African Development Information System |
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| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| USASA | Universal Service Agency of South Africa |