Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development
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The Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development (also known as Global Alliance for ICT and Development or GAID) is a subgroup or continuation of the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force. GAID was launched by the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in 2006, at the end of his tenure.[1]
Mission
According to the United Nations press release, the organization's mission is to facilitate and promote integration by providing a platform for an open, inclusive, multi-stakeholder cross-sectoral policy dialogue on the role of information and communication technology in development. The Alliance organizes events which address core issues related to the role of information and communication technology in economic development, especially of impoverished or disadvantaged segments of society.
Structure
The Alliance makes extensive use of web-based collaborative technologies, thus minimizing the need for physical meetings. Members include both governments and members of the private and commercial sectors. Its inaugural meeting was held on June 19, 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]
It is led by an 11-person steering committee, with
Communities of Expertise
Communities of Expertise (CoEs) are networks convened by GAID to bring together motivated and capable actors to address specific, well-defined ICTD problems in a results-oriented manner and to identify and disseminate good practices. These CoEs include:
Education, Entrepreneurship, Governance, Health
Cross cutting themes include gender, rural development and connectivity.
In October 2006, under the CoE of Governance, the
Notes
- ^ United Nations press release
- ^ "2006 meeting programme". Archived from the original on 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ GAID 2006 progress report