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.

Global Innovation Forum for Education and Development

21/10/2008 - 08:00
24/10/2008 - 17:00

Organized by: UNDESA-GAID e-Leaders Committee, Athgo International, Ministry of Economy – the Republic of Armenia

The Global Innovation Forum for Education and Development provides a platform for several hundred young people across the globe to advance their causes toward achieving the MDGs through ICT. The forum is set to encourage young people to get engaged in, and develop and propose new ICT initiatives that innovatively advance local communities in various emerging regions.

Area experts from private and public sectors and selected young participants are invited to showcase their successful ICT practices during the four interactive days. The forum will highlight new innovations in ICT and new ground-breaking business models and methods that successfully address the developmental needs in different societies.

Location(s)

Yerevan
Yerevan
Armenia
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"Txt 4 Peace" campaign launched!

Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 10:27.
Harnessing what is quickly becoming one of the most-used modes of communication around the world, a text messaging for peace campaign was launched today to bring visibility to the International Day of Peace, celebrated annually on 21 September.
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The Guardian: The digital war on poverty, by Jeffrey Sachs

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/09/2008 - 07:06.

The digital divide is beginning to close. The flow of digital information – through mobile phones, text messaging, and the internet – is now reaching the world's masses, even in the poorest countries, bringing with it a revolution in economics, politics, and society.

Extreme poverty is almost synonymous with extreme isolation, especially rural isolation. But mobile phones and wireless internet end isolation, and will therefore prove to be the most transformative technology of economic development of our time.

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DESA/DSPD: Growing Together - Youth and the Work of the United Nations

Submitted by admin on Tue, 19/08/2008 - 05:45.

The World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY) initially identified 10 priority areas to guide policy and action in the area of youth development. Recognizing the major changes that were occurring in national and international development environments at the end of the twentieth century and to align the Programme of Action better to new challenges in the twenty-first century, the General Assembly added five additional priority areas in 2005. These five areas (Globalization, Information and Communication Technology, HIV/AIDS, Armed Conflict and Intergenerational issues) were elaborated in a supplement to the WPAY, which was adopted at the sixty-second session of the General Assembly in 2007.

For each priority area, the WPAY outlines the nature of the challenges young people face and presents proposals for action to improve the well-being of young people. The WPAY also outlines the means of implementation of the Programme of Action.

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World Bank: Broadband for Africa - Policy for Promoting the Development of Backbone Networks, by Mark Williams

Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/08/2008 - 10:15.

Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa see ICT as a foundation of long-term economic development. The region has been very successful in increasing access to basic voice communications but there has been no comparable improvement in broadband connectivity. The broadband access gap between Sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of the world is getting wider, just as the gap in basic voice communications is getting smaller. Increasing access to broadband connectivity is therefore emerging as a high priority for policymakers across the continent.

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GAID Series 3: iGUIDE - ICTD Resources in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area

The iGUIDE: ICTD Resources in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area is the first-ever comprehensive resource directory of local ICTD initiatives. Its easy-to-use listings of vital information about ICTD organizations and ICTD funders will serve as a valuable resource for ICTD practitioners, not only in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area, but also internationally. The iGUIDE will furthermore serve as a blueprint for replication in other areas of the world where ICTD is of growing importance.
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FUNDECYT: Extremadura Strategy In The Information Society

This document summarizes the effort of the Region of Extremadura in Spain to reach the Society of Knowledge. In 1998, when the Regional Strategy was launched, the Information Society was still the future. Under the leadership of the Government (Junta de Extremadura), the regional stakeholders decided to be The inventors of our future and to anticipate, through concrete actions, where they would like to be when all the potential of NICTs became real.

Nowadays, everybody knows that this potential is endless and one of the keys to success in the new Knowledge Society is to be permanently prepare to afford the challenge set by a world in continuous change. But we are actors of this change and nothing is written: the roadmap doesn't exists.

But experience does.

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ECA: 2009 Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) Awards

Submitted by admin on Mon, 28/07/2008 - 12:17.

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Canadian Fund for Africa are pleased to announce the Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) Awards.

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20th ICT for Sustainable Development Conference: Releasing IT's Hidden, Innovative, Potential at the CIO and CISO Level

10/07/2008 - 09:00
11/07/2008 - 17:10

Summary

The United Nations Secretariat of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development and AIT Global co-organized the 130th ICT for Sustainable Development Conference, held in United Nations Headquarters, NYC, on 10 – 11 July 2008.

Location(s)

UN Headquarters
1st Avenue at 46th Street
New York, NY, 10017
United States
See map: Google Maps
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Lancement du 16e appel à projets du Fonds francophone des inforoutes

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/06/2008 - 06:10.

Les soumissions de projets pour le Fonds francophone des inforoutes dont la mission est de favoriser l’appropriation et l’usage des technologies dans les pays du Sud et d’Europe centrale et orientale peuvent être déposées jusqu'au 22 septembre 2008.

Ayant pour objet la production multilatérale de contenus et/ou d’applications numériques francophones, les projets soumis au Fonds des inforoutes doivent impérativement s’inscrire dans l’un des domaines suivants:

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GAID Open Consultation

27/05/2008 - 15:00
27/05/2008 - 18:00
Listen to the audio recording of the session.

Location(s)

ITU Headquarters
Geneva
Switzerland
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