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ICT for Peace Foundation

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Humanitarian Affairs Information International Security Media New Global Institutions Peace and Security Science and Technology United Nations Reform Public Administration: Governance and Public Administration Peace and Development in Africa: Peace in Africa
Geographic scope:	International
Millennium Development Goals:	Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	ICT4Peace aims to enhance the performance of the international community in crisis management through the application of information Communications Technology (ICT) – technologies that can facilitate effective and sustained communication between peoples, communities and stakeholders involved in crisis management, humanitarian aid and peacebuilding. Crisis management is defined, for the purposes of this process, as civilian and/or military intervention in a crisis that may be a violent or non-violent with the intention of preventing a further escalation of the crisis and facilitating its resolution. This definition covers peace mediation, peace-keeping and peace-building activities of the international community. In bridging the fragmentation between various organisations and activities during different crisis phases, ICT4Peace aims to facilitate a holistic, cohesive and collaborative mechanisms directly in line with Paragraph 36 of the WSIS Tunis Commitment: “36. We value the potential of ICTs to promote peace and to prevent conflict which, inter alia, negatively affects achieving development goals. ICTs can be used for identifying conflict situations through early-warning systems preventing conflicts, promoting their peaceful resolution, supporting humanitarian action, including protection of civilians in armed conflicts, facilitating peacekeeping missions, and assisting post conflict peace-building and reconstruction.”
Year established:	2004
Year of registration:	2006
Organizational structure:	Foundation under the Swiss law and under the supervision of the Swiss Federal Government. Is lead by the Chairman and the Foundation Board. It has an International Advisory Board under the Chairmanship of former President and Peace Nobel Laureate Martti Ahtisaari.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	none
Funding structure:	Donations and grants from domestic sources
Funding structure other:	Funding from Swiss, Swedish, UK, German Governments, Private Foundations

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