G3ict – the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies – is an Advocacy Initiative of the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development, launched in December 2006 in cooperation with the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at UN DESA. Its mission is to facilitate and support the implementation of the dispositions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities promoting digital accessibility and Assistive Technologies. Participating organizations include industry, academia, the public sector and organizations representing persons with disabilities.
G3ict relies on an international network of ICT accessibility experts to develop practical tools, evaluation methods and benchmarks for States Parties, Disabled Persons Organizations (DPOs) and corporations. G3ict organizes or contributes to awareness-raising and capacity building programs for policy makers in cooperation with international organizations, such as the ITU, UNESCO, UNITAR, UNESCAP, and the World Bank. In 2011, G3ict launched the M-Enabling Summit Series to promote accessible mobile phones and services for persons with disabilities in cooperation with the ITU and the FCC (Federal Communications Commission headquartered in Washington, D.C.).
G3ict produces jointly with ITU the e-Accessibility Policy Toolkit for Persons with Disabilities
(http://www.e-accessibilitytoolkit.org), as well as specialized reports on accessible television, accessible mobile phones, web accessibility or universal service which are widely used around the world by policy makers involved in the implementation of the CRPD. For additional information, visit the G3ict website