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2026 Competition Overview

  • Title : Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities 2026
  • Participants : About 1700 youth with disabilities from 20 countries(total)
  • Host : Ministry of Health and Welfare(Republic of Korea), LG
  • Organizer : GITC Organizing Committee, LG Electronics
  • Sponsor : Ministry of Foreign Affairs(Republic of Korea), Community Chest Korea

Features of the 2026 GITC

  • Hybrid format(Preliminary Round)
    • Participant countries will hold regional and national competitions online, onsite or both based on the requirements specified by each national league. Countries without National Committees or well-developed national leagues must join the online International Preliminary round in July to select delegates for the Final round. Thoses selecting Final round delegates soley through their national competitions must provide a report on results to the GITC Secretariat for annual data review purposes.
    • No restriction on competition venue: Participants may take part in the competition at any place by using the online platform
    • No restriction on equipment: Participants may use any type of compatible equipment: mobile phone, laptop, tablet PC, etc.
    • No limit on event participation: Any contestant can participate in more than one event regardless of the type of disability
    • No limit on number of participants: There is no limit on the number of participants per country or competition event
  • The Final Round(onsite only) in partnership with Government of the Republic of Korea.
  • Strengthening the development foundation for internationally renowned and sustainable competitions
    • Enhancement of the operation of National Leagues: an essential gateway to select qualifiers in each country(compulsory operation of all the competitions of the GITC)
    • Expansion of National Committees: strengthening the accountabilities of participating countries
    • Establishment of long-term strategies to evaluate individual, social, and political achievements

The Competitions

Competitions Description
eCombination

To evaluate the integrated application skills including information search, spreadsheet utilization, and presentation that can be applied in real-life situations.
eContent To evaluate the skills to make and edit video dealing with specific topics creatively
eCreative_Smart Car To evaluate the skills to use Scratch program for self-driving car programing(coding)
eCreative_IoT To evaluate the skills to make life more convenient for persons with disabilities through IT or appropriate idea

The Process

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eLearning

  • Schedule: All year round (Anyone can study with eLearning without restrictions on time and place.)
  • Self-directed online educational platform to learn relevant knowledge and skills for the competitions of the GITC

National League

  • Purpose: To select the qualifiers for Preliminary Round
  • Schedule:Mar~June (at the discretion of each country)
  • Venue: Online or offline (at the discretion of each country)

Registration for Preliminary Round

  • Schedule: Within 2 weeks after the announcement of the results of the National League (different by each country)
  • Targets: Qualifiers by National League
  • How to register: After joining as a member on the GITC web site, submit the application form

Preliminary Round

  • Purpose: To select the qualifiers for Final Round
  • Schedule: 18th, July, 2025 (Prior task submission: for 2 weeks)
  • Venue: Online 
  • Schedule (Korea Standard Time, tentative)

    June 10th (Thur) ~
    29rd (Sun)    		 Time July 18th (Fri)
    Prior task submission

    1) eContent
    - A video clip (2 min)

    2) eCreative_Smart Car
    - One-take video clip on the self-driving car performance
    - Coding program
    (file extension: xml)

    3) eCreative_IoT
    - Development plan
    - Presentation materials
    - Presentation video     		14:00~14:10 Opening Ceremony (10’)
    14:10~14:20

    Competition Orientation
    eCombination (100’)

    ※ Additional 30 mins to screen reader users

    14:20~16:00
    16:00~16:30
    16:30~17:30Meals and Breaks (60’) / Global Talk Talk
    17:30~17:50 eContent(20’)
    17:50~18:10 eCreative_Smart car (20’)
    18:10~18:30

Registration for Final Round

  • Schedule: August~September
  • Targets: Qualifiers by Preliminary Round
  • How to register: Revise the application form as the qualified competitions by Preliminary Round

Final Round

  • Schedule: 28th~31th October, 2025 (Prior task submission: for 2 weeks)
  • Venue: Ulsan, South Korea
  • Schedule (Korea Standard Time)
Prior task submission : Sep 16th(Mon) ~ Sept 29th (Sun)
1) eContent 
- Pre-prepare video software and media		 2) eCreative_Smart Car 
- Pre-prepare coding language software(if necessary)		 3) eCreative_IoT
- development completion report, presentation materials 
- videos of demonstration and production process

Time 28th(Tue) 29th(Wed) 30th(Thur) 31th(Fri)
09~10 - Arrival
- Final check
- Orientation for volunteers		 Opening eContent Awards Ceremony I
10~11 eCombination Courtesy Meeting with Distinguished Guests
11~12 Awards Ceremony II
12~13
13~14 Lunch Lunch Lunch
14~15 eCreative_
Smart Car		 eCreative_IoT
15~17 AI Demonstration Competition
17~18
18~20 Dinner Side Event
Dinner Dinner Gala Dinner

InI Forum

  • Purpose: To evaluate the GITC for the year and discuss the way to promote as an internationally renowned competition
  • Schedule: October 30th, 2025
  • Venue: Ulsan, South Korea
  • Participants: About 50~100 persons (public officers of relevant ministries, chaperones and Organizing Committee)