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Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Social Development: Aging Disabled persons Information and Communications Technologies Social policy Statistics: Disability Statistics
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Belgium Democratic People's Republic of Korea Philippines Liberia Russian Federation Iraq Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Comoros Portugal Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Jordan Papua New Guinea Ireland Suriname Sri Lanka North Macedonia Peru Trinidad and Tobago Indonesia Tajikistan Bhutan Ghana Tunisia El Salvador Guinea Bissau Cuba Uzbekistan Lesotho Sao Tome and Principe Republic of Moldova Ecuador Poland Angola China Uruguay Palau Georgia Qatar Monaco Romania Finland Guatemala Eswatini Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Libya Ethiopia Denmark Pakistan Honduras Zambia Antigua and Barbuda Lebanon Mauritania Vanuatu Benin Dominica Seychelles Argentina Mozambique Ukraine Cameroon Central African Republic Afghanistan Gabon Iceland Bosnia and Herzegovina Eritrea Tonga Mexico Djibouti Uganda Bangladesh Zimbabwe Azerbaijan India Thailand Nauru Sierra Leone Congo Andorra Grenada Sudan Bahrain Chile Barbados Costa Rica South Sudan Canada Dominican Republic Montenegro Namibia Croatia Republic of Korea United States of America Türkiye Saudi Arabia Myanmar Luxembourg Czechia Brazil Jamaica Australia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Singapore Burundi France Marshall Islands Micronesia (Federated States of) Nepal Saint Kitts and Nevis Belize Estonia Algeria Nigeria Côte D'Ivoire Armenia Sweden United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Kuwait Netherlands Chad Bulgaria Saint Lucia Spain Brunei Darussalam Serbia Cape Verde Somalia Turkmenistan Oman Mongolia Belarus Cambodia Rwanda Kiribati Italy Kyrgyzstan Botswana Cyprus Samoa Togo Greece Germany Syrian Arab Republic Niger Viet Nam Hungary United Arab Emirates Timor-Leste Country Not Available Mali Liechtenstein Fiji Malta San Marino Malawi Yemen Lao People's Democratic Republic New Zealand Malaysia Guyana Holy See Lithuania Maldives Paraguay Democratic Republic of the Congo Morocco Japan Tuvalu Nicaragua Slovakia Gambia South Africa Burkina Faso Kazakhstan Latvia Senegal Norway Solomon Islands Austria Albania Bahamas State of Palestine Slovenia Colombia Panama United Republic of Tanzania Guinea Israel Equatorial Guinea Kenya Egypt Mauritius Haiti Switzerland Madagascar
Other geographic areas of activity:	Occupied Syrian Golan Jammu and Kashmir Kosovo
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	To promote and facilitate the implementation by States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) of its dispositions relative to the accessibility of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and to assistive technologies.
Year established:	2006
Year of registration:	2008
Organizational structure:	G3ict is governed by a Board of Directors which supervises, manages and controls the activities of the corporation including defining its mission, strategy, and reviewing and approving financial plans and results. The Board of Directors elects a Board Chair, a President, an Executive Director, a Secretary and a Treasurer responsible to implement the Board’s decisions and to manage the daily activities of the organization. The President acts as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and currently also carries the title and responsibilities of Executive Director. Three executives report to the president: • Vice President of Institutional Relations, also responsible for all education and international capacity building as well as international conference programs • Vice President of Global Strategy and Development, also responsible for Research Programs • Treasurer acting as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer G3ict also maintains a Steering Committee (Advisory Board) whose role is consultative only. Its members are appointed by the Board of Directors among stakeholders most involved with G3ict activities. Members include Corporate Leaders, Committee Chairs and Special Advisors and International Advisors.
Number and type of members:	G3ict enrols Individual volunteer “Fellows” from around the world (with no membership fee) who wish to be involved with G3ict activities. Fellows represent a network of 943 individuals from around the world.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Disabled People's International (DPI); Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD)
Funding structure:	Fees for providing consulting or research services Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Donations and grants from domestic sources

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