Formerly known as the Development Gateway Foundation, DG was founded in 1999 by World Bank President James Wolfensohn, and spun off as an independent organization in 2000.
[1] It was one of several World Bank global knowledge initiatives at that time,[2] and its focus on the potential of internet and communications technologies for development was closely aligned with Wolfensohn's thinking.
[3] In the years after it became an independent organization, DG received core funding from the World Bank, as well as from country governments and other stakeholders.
The program was first presented at the 2005 High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Paris and has since been implemented in 22 countries with funding from UNDP, the World Bank, and governments.
Development Gateway hosts an annual conference, known as the AMP Best Practices Workshop, to enable governments in the program to exchange experiences and advice.