Steering Committee

The Steering Committee provides the secretariat of the Alliance with executive oversight and guidance. It is composed of a Chair and several Vice-Chairs representing major constituencies.

Members of the Steering Committee

  1. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization, Jordan/Egypt
  2. Craig Barrett - Chairman
  3. Renate Bloem, Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
  4. Gloria Bonder, UNESCO Regional Chair on Women, Science and Technology in Latin America, Argentina
  5. Jennifer Corriero, TakingITGlobal, Canada
  6. Ramón A. Garza, Índigo Media, Mexico
  7. Mohsen A. Khalil, World Bank
  8. Abdul W. Khan, UNESCO
  9. Maximus Ongkili, Malaysia
  10. Thierno Ousmane Sy, Senegal
  11. Guy Sebban, International Chamber of Commerce
  12. Carl-Henric Svanberg, Ericsson, Sweden
  13. Hamadoun Touré, ITU
  14. Gerolf Weigel, Switzerland
  15. Sha Zukang / Sarbuland Khan (ex officio)

Terms of Reference - Steering Committee

Composition

The Steering Committee is composed of 14 Members, designated, on behalf of the Secretary-General, for a one year renewable term in their personal capacity after consultation with stakeholder networks, and bearing in mind the need to ensure stakeholder, gender, geographical and institutional balances. The Under-Secretary-General, DESA and the Executive Coordinator of the Secretariat of the Alliance are ex officio members of the Committee.

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Proceedings of GAID Meetings in Kuala Lumpur, May 2008

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UN appoints new members to the global alliance on ICT

United Nations, 09 APRIL –The United Nations announced today the appointment of new members to the Global Alliance for Information and Communications Technology and Development (GAID).

The new members replace the members of the GAID Steering Committee and Strategy Council hosted by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The new members will carry on the strategic work towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals through ICT policies as laid out by the outgoing members.

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Informal Summary of GAID Steering Committee Meeting, 19 September 2007, UNHQ, New York

Steering Committee

Associated site:

Resources for Members of the GAID Steering Committee

Recommendations from the UN GAID Chairman

I. Investing in education and training

1. Train teachers to integrate technology into classrooms

Computers aren't magic, teachers are. Putting the right technology tools and teacher training in place now will help the next generation learn skills required in today's global knowledge economy.

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Informal Summary of Third Meeting of the GAID Steering Committee

The Third meeting of the Steering Committee of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID), the executive body of the Alliance, was held at Intel Headquarters on 27 February 2007. The meeting was chaired by Craig Barrett, Chairman of the Alliance and Chairman of the Board of Intel Corporation. [...] The participants addressed three items: (I) implementation of the Global Alliance business plan, (II) the 2007 and 2008 GAID Global Forums, and (III) funding of the Global Alliance.

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Foreign Policy: Seven Questions: Wiring the World's Poor

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/03/2007 - 09:38.

Most of the world's population, including the vast majority of the developing world, remains unwired. Everyone agrees on the need to bridge this digital divide, but there's hardly agreement on how to get the job done. Intel Corp. Chairman Craig Barrett has been at the center of the debate. In a recent conversation with FP, Barrett fired back at his critics and sounded off on the future of the Internet.

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Steering Committee Meeting

27/02/2007 - 14:00
27/02/2007 - 16:00

GAID Steering Committee Meeting

Tuesday, 27 February 2007
Intel Headquarters - Robert Noyce Building Room 5, Executive Briefing Center

Draft Agenda

Location(s)

Intel Headquarters - Robert Noyce Building
2200 Mission College Boulevard Room 5, Executive Briefing Center
Santa Clara, CA, 95054-1549
United States
See map: Google Maps
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