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Welcome. The Digital
Bridge Project was founded in 1999 with the long term aim of
reducing the technological and economic inequalities between
Nepal and the outside world. It is funded by providing web site
design, hosting space, domain names etc. to small companies in
the UK (at competitive rates) and small companies in Nepal (at
nominal rates). The logic being that transferring IT and marketing
skills from the UK to Nepal's tourism sector sustainably, offers
the most promising route to develop Nepal's foreign earnings.
The project provides advice, web services
etc to hotels, travel operators and exporters in Nepal to enable
them to trade directly with customers through the web. Foreign
travellers and Nepali companies get optimal value by cutting
out the 'middle men' enabling more foreign revenues to reach
Nepal. The project provides free tuition to Nepalis seeking to
develop their web writing, graphic design and programming skills.
The project is run by volunteers in equal partnership in the
UK and Nepal. Eighty percent of surplus revenues are reinvested
and 20% go to fund equipment etc for schools in rural Nepal.
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