Working so hard and not telling the world about your project is like winking in the dark.

The GAID Committee of eLeaders for Youth & ICT, in partnership with TakingITGlobal, present an opportunity for young people to showcase their work in using ICTs for development. We believe that there are many young people doing amazing things in various corners of the world and we wish to bring them to light through a publication of best practice efforts. Sharing the stories of the work you do will also help others know that the power of one is bigger than we often assume, and we hope that your stories will inspire many people who will have access to the publication at this year's UN General Assembly in New York – and those who will read the stories online.

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The Global Forum for Innovation and Education for Development was held in Yerevan, Armenia, from 21 to 24 October 2008. The forum provided a tremendous opportunity for young people from around the world to meet and work with leaders of international institutions (IOs), multi-national corporations (MNCs), civil society (CS) and governments. Over the course of four days, the body of 300 young people were divided into 16 functional teams. These teams were charged with designing cutting edge ICT based solutions to challenges like education, climate change and health. On the fourth day of the Forum, these young people presented their ideas on moderated panels. Experts from the field and business leaders judged the innovativeness and the feasibility of these ideas and picked three ideas which will be carried forward with assistance from the Armenian Ministry of Economy.
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