The Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development (also known as Global Alliance for ICT and Development or GAID) is a subgroup of the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force, 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 a steering committee, with Intel's Craig Barrett as its 2006 chairperson.
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