Backing and Sustained Advocacy for GAID

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly backed the Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development (GAID) and agreed to become its honorable presiden.

NEW YORK February 14, 2010 together with Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman of the UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID). He saw its critical role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. He emphasized making sure everyone, no matter their location or background, has access to digital technologies.

Under Ban Ki-moon's lead, GAID organized many global events, from forums to roundtables, to address major tech challenges. These events encouraged teamwork, sharing of effective methods, and making detailed plans to make digital access more widespread and boost societal progress.