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The Global IT Challenge For Youth with Disabilities

The Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities(GITC)
is a project to strengthen the ICT capabilities of youth with disabilities, establish the foundation for social advancement, and improve the awareness of digital accessibility for youth with disabilities.
In 2025, it will be developed into the more sustainable competition by strengthening creditability of an internationally renowned competition and independence of participating countries.

The Organizing Committee

Mr. Inkyu Kim, Chairperson of Organizing Committee of the Global IT Challenge, President of RI Korea
Mr. Ho-Jun Son, Director General, Bureau of Policy for Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Mr. Daesik Yoon, Executive Director of LG Electronics
Mr. Jangwoo Kwon, Professor of Inha University
Mr. Joon Oh, Member of the Executive Board of RI Korea, 2015-16 President of the Conference of CRPD States Parties

The Vision

To strengthen ICT capabilities of youth with disabilities and establish the foundation for social advancement
To improve the awareness of digital accessibility for youth with disabilities in the era of 4th industrial revolution
To strengthen creditability of the GITC and independence of participating countries as an internationally renowned competition

The Process

E-Learning (All year round)

STEP 1 flag Mar ~ June National League
STEP 2 published_with_changes July. 3^rd week Preliminary Round
STEP 3 memory Oct. 5^th week Final Round
STEP 4 interpreter_mode Oct. 5^th week Innovation and Inclusion Forum

The History

Footsteps of IT Challenge as a domestic level in Korea focusing on ICT education for persons with disabilities	1990 ~ 2000	IT Paralympiad (Youth and adults with disabilities approx. 100~150 participants)
	2001 ~ 2005	IT Big Festival for Youth with Disabilities (National University tour, Youth and college students with disabilities)
	2006 ~ 2010	IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities (approx. 300 participants, Incheon/Seoul)
Converted to International Event to eliminate the digital divide around the world	2011	Korea·Vietnam Cooperation Commemoratory Event (13~17 Oct, 250 participants, Hanoi, Vietnam)
	2012	Incheon International Conferences on Disability (30 Oct~2 Nov, 28 countries 321 participants, Incheon, Korea)
	2013	The 3rd Asia-Pacific Persons with Disability 10 year (13”~ 22”) Commemorative Event (8~11 Oct, 12 countries 227 participants, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand)
	2014	Korea·ASEAN Commemorative Summit Supplemental Event (9~13 Dec, 11 countries 290 participants, Busan, Korea)
	2015	Indonesian Government Partnership Commemorative Event (25~29 Oct, 15 countries, 250 participants, Jakarta, Indonesia)
	2016	Chinese Government Partnership Commemorative Event (21~25 Nov, 16 countries, 270 participants, Yangzhou, China) * Democratic People’s Republic of Korea observed the event.
	2017	Korea·Vietnam 25th Anniversary of Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Commemorative Event (18~22 Sep, 16 countries, 285 participants, Hanoi, Vietnam)
	2018	Indian Government Partnership Commemorative Event (8~12 Nov, 18 countries, 300 participants, New Delhi, India)
	2019	Associated Event of the ASEAN-Korea Commemorative Summit (25~29 Nov, 20 countries, 185 participants, Busan, Korea)
	2020	Cancelled due to worsening of the Pandemic in participating countries
	2021	The First online competition during COVID-19 (20~21 Oct, 13 countries, 385 Participants, Seoul, Korea)
	2022	Establishment of the hybrid competition (15~16 Nov, 16 Countries, 357 Participants, Seoul, Korea)
	2023	The First final round held in the Middle East and expanding in North Africa (24~28 Oct, 18 Countries, 461 Participants, Abu Dhabi, UAE)