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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 Libya Italy Morocco Slovenia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Qatar Cyprus Serbia Comoros Djibouti Uzbekistan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Mali Suriname Viet Nam Saint Kitts and Nevis Israel Czechia Ecuador Somalia Iran (Islamic Republic of) India Bhutan Eswatini Senegal Spain Poland Portugal Thailand Mongolia United Republic of Tanzania Sudan Angola Romania China Norway Tajikistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Estonia Guinea Bissau Liberia El Salvador Niger Côte D'Ivoire North Macedonia Antigua and Barbuda Jamaica France Nicaragua Ghana Kyrgyzstan South Sudan Benin Sao Tome and Principe Argentina Peru Palau Russian Federation Tunisia Türkiye Country Not Available Cameroon Pakistan Central African Republic Afghanistan Finland Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenya Trinidad and Tobago Republic of Korea Fiji Bangladesh Azerbaijan Congo Andorra Bahrain Chile Indonesia Barbados Equatorial Guinea Canada Zambia Mozambique Cuba Guatemala Sri Lanka Nauru Dominican Republic Brazil Uruguay Zimbabwe Australia Democratic Republic of the Congo Burundi San Marino Turkmenistan Lithuania Montenegro Panama Belize Holy See Algeria Jordan Lesotho Myanmar Armenia Vanuatu Chad Liechtenstein Bulgaria Eritrea Denmark Timor-Leste Costa Rica Micronesia (Federated States of) Switzerland Brunei Darussalam Malta Gabon State of Palestine Cape Verde Latvia Seychelles Mexico Luxembourg Belarus Tonga Cambodia Sweden Papua New Guinea Ukraine New Zealand Kazakhstan United Arab Emirates Dominica Botswana Greece Iceland Slovakia Gambia Malaysia Tuvalu Hungary Namibia Nepal Singapore Ireland Malawi Japan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Rwanda Grenada Kuwait United States of America Germany Togo Iraq Croatia Philippines Honduras Lebanon Maldives Guyana Mauritius South Africa Burkina Faso Nigeria Syrian Arab Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic Paraguay Yemen Monaco Georgia Austria Oman Ethiopia Albania Madagascar Marshall Islands Bahamas Colombia Solomon Islands Netherlands Sierra Leone Egypt Saudi Arabia Republic of Moldova Uganda Mauritania Haiti Kiribati Samoa Saint Lucia Guinea
Other geographic areas of activity:	Jammu and Kashmir Occupied Syrian Golan 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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