United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UNGAID)

In December 2009, Close the Gap was recognised as a participant in UNGAID, or the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development. This is a global forum that comprehensively addresses cross-cutting issues related to ICT in development. The purpose of the creation of UNGAID is to make an open and inclusive platform that could broaden the dialogue on innovative ways of harnessing ICT for advancing development. To accomplish this, UNGAID mainstreams the global ICT agenda into the broader United Nations agenda. The Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development will rely on participants who will:
• Demonstrate leadership by advancing universal access to ICT
• Raise the awareness of policy makers on ITC4Development issues
• Facilitate identification of technological solutions for specific development goals
• Produce practical solutions, share best practices and knowledge to bridge the digital divide
• Engage in policy dialogues around specific topics of mutual interest put forward for discussion
• Share innovative business models for pro-poor investment, economic growth and empowerment of people living in poverty

Close the Gap has proudly been a member of the UNGAID Championship network since November 2009 and the organisation participated in the UNGAID summit in Abu Dhabi in December 2010 .

For more information, please visit www.un-gaid.org.