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United NationsGlobal Alliance for ICT and

Development

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Message from Mr Ban Ki-MoonUnited Nations Secretary-General

“Information and communication technologies have a central role to play in the quest for development, dignity and peace. The international consensus on this point is clear. We saw it at the 2000 Millennium Summit and at the 2005 World Summit. And we saw it in the two phases of the World Summit on the Information Society.

With the launch of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development last March 2006, the international community has taken that consensus a crucial step further. The Alliance is well placed to promote the use of ICT in fighting poverty, illiteracy and disease, in protecting the environment and empowering women and girls.

It is important that you work as a true partnership of all essential stakeholders – Governments, civil society, the private sector, academia and others. All of you are needed if we are to succeed.”

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Millennium Summit [Sept 2000]- Adopted MDG: poverty; health; education; HIVAIDS; gender; environment; global partnerships- ICT as enabler of development- Attended by 153 world leaders

World Development Summit [Sept 2005]- Reaffirmed MDG- Adopted broad UN Development Agenda with emphasis on ICT4D as a strategic tool for achieving MDG- Attended by 191 world leaders

World Summit on Information Society [Geneva 2003 & Tunis 2005]- Established broad policy consensus on the principles of Information Society- Placed MDG at the center of open & inclusive vision for Information Society- Established clear goals for ICT4D eg. Connecting schools, universities, libraries, hospitals, etc- Call for multi-stakeholder partnership at global, regional, national & local levels- Attended by 18000 participants

Foundations of GAID

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An inclusive global forum and platform for cross-sectoral policy dialogue on the use of ICT for enhancing the achievement of internationally agreed development goals

The Mission of GAID

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GAID’s Structure

Steering Committee

Roles:• Provides executive direction & priority setting• Endorses & mandates the FPIs & COEs

Members:• Dr Craig Barrett (Chairman)• Walter Fust• Jamaludin Jarjis• Guy Sebban• Talal Abu-Ghazaleh• Titi Akinsanmi• Renate Bloem• Hamadoun Touré• John Bernander• Louis Alberto Moreno• Jose Antonio Ocampo• Sarbuland Khan

Strategy Council

Roles:• Development of action oriented policy platform• Awareness raising & advocacy campaigns

Members:• 30 Governments• 10 Private Sector• 10 Civil Society• 10 UN Bodies

High Level Advisors

Roles:• Contributes to research & development • Help advance relevant theories on ICT4D

Champions Network

Roles:• Experts, activists & practitioners • Providers “bottom-up” flow of information

Regional Networks

Roles:• Open & inclusive to reflect the regional perspective & specific needs

Thematic Networks

• Flagship Partnership Initiatives• Communities Of Expertise• Partnerships for Advocacy

* GAID’s patron-in-chief is the UN SG* GAID reports thru the SG to the ECOSOC

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GAID seeks to contribute to:

Mainstreaming of the global ICT agenda into the broader United Nations development agenda

Bringing together key organizations involved in ICT for development (ICT4D) to enhance their collaboration and effectiveness for achieving the internationally agreed development goals

Raising awareness of policy makers on ICT4D policy issues

Facilitating identification of technological solutions for specific development goals and pertinent partnerships

Creating an enabling environment and innovative business models for pro-poor investment and growth and for empowering people living in poverty

Acting as a “think-tank” on ICT4D-related issues and as an advisory group to the Secretary-General

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We offer…

• Access to distinguished network of common-interest parties

• Cross-sectoral policy and partnership dialogue

• Solution partnering possibilities on different levels

• Assistance in funding mobilization and other support thru partnership

………and more

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Telecenter 2.0– Increasing local capacity, and providing access of e-learning, training

and skills development, local content generation, e-government and other relevant services to the local community

Cyber Development Corp– Promoting capacity building thru South-South cooperation based on

the spirit of volunteerism

Broadband for Africa– Supporting African efforts to accelerate the roll-out of communication

infrastructure and increase broadband access across Africa

Flagship Partnership Initiatives

FPIs aim to leverage joint resources and to spur visible action across the four GAID focus areas to produce concrete and measurable deliverables.

The three established so far are:

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COEs are thematic groups established by a mandate from the Steering Committee to carry out a well-defined, specific task or tasks, within one or more focus areas of the Alliance.

Seventeen of these communities have been established from the four GAID thematic areas (Education, Health, Entrepreneurship, and Governance) and in the cross-cutting areas of gender, youth, content and rural development.

Communities of Expertise

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Regional NetworksThe Regional Networks will ensure the open, inclusive, participatory and truly global character of the Alliance, and the adequate reflection of regional perspectives and specific needs in the activities of GAID in the four focus areas.

- Transition Countries, Government of Azerbaijan - Launched in Baku, 2 October 2006- Asia Pacific, UN ESCAP, Shanghai Municipal Authorities - Launched in Shanghai, 19 October 2006- Europe, UN ECE, Government of Germany - Lunched in Dresden, Germany, 16 January 2007- Arab Status, UN ESCWA - In consultation with lead organizationAfrica, UN ECA – Launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 23rd March 2007- Latin America and Caribbean, Inter-American - Latin America and Caribbean, Inter-American Development Bank - To be launched in Buenos Aires, Development Bank - To be launched in Buenos Aires, September 2007September 2007- Southeast Europe, Government of Greece - In consultation with lead organization

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Our Partners Are …….

- Governments / Member States- Enterprises / Corporations- Civil Society- Academia- NGOs- Community Based Organizations- ICT4D Practitioners- Policy; Technology & Innovation Drivers- UN System Organization

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ESTABLISHING THE LATIN AMERICAN AND ESTABLISHING THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN CARIBBEAN ICT REGIONAL NETWORK – September ICT REGIONAL NETWORK – September 20072007

ParticipantsParticipants

•Governments•International organizations•Civil society•Private sector•Media •CIOs Organizations

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Inclusive Network & Specific NeedsInclusive Network & Specific Needs

The Regional network will ensure the open, open, inclusive, participatory and truly global character of the Alliance,

Will have a large degree of autonomy with a view to ensuring open, inclusive, participatory and truly global character as well as an adequate reflection of regional perspectives and specific needs.

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Vision and ObjectivesVision and Objectives

Provide a regional mechanism to facilitate exchange among countries of the LAC region by establishing, among others:• an inter-institutional mechanism policy dialogue• concrete national, sub-regional and regional action plans and agenda to reflect the need of the countries in ICT• a platform for the exchange of lessons learned, best practices and innovations

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Mission and ImplementationMission and Implementation

Forum for the discussion of ICT4D topics and for the definition of strategies, strengthening of synergies, and inclusive participation at the regional and national level

The network will also set the stage for the identification and implementation of a number of programs in priority areas consistent with GAID action plan

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StrategyStrategy

Trigger significant action in ICT4D rigger significant action in ICT4D through all stakeholders by focusing through all stakeholders by focusing on:on: • key development opportunities that can benefit from effective use of ICT• involvement of actors from diverse cross-sectoral stakeholder groups• holistic policy, technology and organizational solutions that can be replicated and scaled-up within and across boundaries• forward-looking areas of theory and practice where an “intellectual vacuum” exists• people-centered and equitable uses of ICT

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First Activities 2007 – 2008First Activities 2007 – 2008• Regional Seminar – Launch of the GAID LAC Regional ICT Network, Buenos Aires, Argentina – September 2007

• Website and Electronic Fora (design of the portal, development of online workshops, creation of newsletters and online publications, web logs and web seminars)

• One study on ICT strategies in the LAC regions in order to provide a comprehensive reference base for decision makers in the Region

• One study on modernization of the state and public sector-led social development in the Region

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Deliverables and Project StrategyDeliverables and Project Strategy

• An operative and action-oriented network with strategic, institutional, operative and implementation capacity

• A temporary institutional space within the IDB for the operative monitoring of the Network

• A group of identified authorities that will conform and sustain the activities of the network (private and public sectors, civil society, academia and international organizations)

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Deliverables and Project StrategyDeliverables and Project Strategy

• Definition of ICT4D needs, priorities, goals and action areas

• A regional database containing stakeholder information and an electronic platform for intra-regional dialogue

• High-level publications

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For further information please contact

Secretariat of The Global Alliance for ICT and DevelopmentOne UN Plaza

Room DC1-1464New York, NY 10016

Tel: +1.212.963.5796Fax: +1.917.367.4340Web: www.un-gaid.org