The Global Development Commons (GDC) was launched in 2007 by USAID administrator Henrietta Fore as a "space / infrastructure / system to enable the virtual and physical sharing of information and ideas to make progress in international development - human, social and economic development." The GDC is defined by USAID as:

* An ecosystem to enable the sharing of information and ideas on the internet among international development stakeholders.

* Is enabled by the contributions of various sources and contributing partners, each of which own and control their contributions.

* Any organization can contribute, and any organization can make use of the information that composes the GDC.

* The GDC uses open- and nonproprietary standards for information and technology to encourage inter-operability, cost-effectiveness, and wide adoption.

* It is supported by a robust network of online services to track and organize information, services which are provided by multiple players in collaboration.

* It can be composed of information at various levels - data, information, opinions, discussions, tools, and more.

The GL-CRSP wiki space on the GDC provides a forum for an overview of GL-CRSP programs, links to all publications, and descriptions of current and past projects. The page was developed by GL-CRSP student assistant Sharmi Basu.