Brief Description
Global Alliance for ICT and Development
The Global Alliance functions as a partnership and network supported by the United Nations, under the authority of the UN Secretary-General and the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC).
The alliance has created a Ning Network as part of an online and physical consultation process for the design and development of the eMDGs portal / ICT4MDGs Matrix. ( http://un-gaid.ning.com/ )
The alliance has a Scribd account where several of its publications can be downloaded.
Parties
Partners
There is a list of partners at: http://www.un-gaid.org/About/Partners/tabid/908/Default.aspx
Funding
The activities of the Alliance are funded by voluntary contributions, both financial and in-kind. As a United Nations Trust Fund, the Alliance can receive contributions from individuals, foundations and Member States. The Trust Fund for the Alliance is managed by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and located in the Office of the Under-Secretary-General of DESA.
Donors are listed at: http://www.un-gaid.org/About/Funding/tabid/905/Default.aspx
Objective
Mission
The Alliance responds to the need and demand for 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, notably reduction of poverty.
Objectives
The Alliance will seek 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.
- Act as a "think-tank" on ICT4D-related issues and as an advisory group to the Secretary-General.
(Source: http://www.un-gaid.org/About/OurMission/tabid/893/Default.aspx )
Time Window
Started: June, 2006 (Information Week article, http://www.un-gaid.org/News/tabid/864/mctl/ArticleView/ModuleId/2247/articleId/17256/Default.aspx )
Ends: 2015 (When Millennium Development Goals should be achieved)
