The Second meeting of the Strategy Council of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) was held on 27 February 2007 at Intel Headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Approximately 130 members of the Strategy Council and the Panel of High-level Advisers attended the meeting.

During the meeting, the GAID Flagship Partnership Initiatives, Advocacy Partnerships and Communities of Expertise were presented and discussed. Feedback from Strategy Council members and High-level Advisers was welcomed. It was also concluded that the work of the Alliance at this stage should focus on the overarching issues of connectivity and access with special attention to Africa.

The agenda consisted of: (I) an opening session, (II) presentations of the GAID Flagship Partnership Initiatives (FPIs), (III) a discussion on the implementation of the GAID business plan, (IV) presentations of the GAID Communities of Expertise (CoEs), and (V) a closing session.