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2023 Competition Overview

Title : Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities 2023
Participants : About 1700(total) youth with disabilities from 18 countries
Host : Ministry of Health and Welfare(Republic of Korea), LG, Government of Abu Dhabi
Organizer : GITC Organizing Committee, LG Electronics, ZHO
Sponsor : Ministry of Foreign Affairs(Republic of Korea), Community Chest Korea, Rehabilitation International

Features of the GITC 2023

Hybrid format
- Participants can choose the way of participating according to personal or national condition, since online and offline competitions will be organized simultaneously.
- No restriction on competition location
- No restriction on equipment
- No limit on event participation
- No limit on number of participants
Groundwork for an internationally renowned competition
- Mandatory participation in National League
- Completed approval of the operational manual and competition regulations by the Preparatory Committee.
- New competition item(eCreative_IoT) added
- eLearning for self-directed learning

The Competitions

Competitions	Description
eTool_Presentation	To evaluate the skills for creating and editing presentation slides
eTool_Spreadsheet	To evaluate the skills for utilizing functions, calculations and editing of data per given conditions
eLifeMap	To evaluate the skills to search and utilize information dealing with problems of daily life using Internet
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

eLearning (all year round) check Mar~July National
League View more check arrow_forward_ios June Registration for Preliminary
Round View more check arrow_forward_ios July. 4^th week Preliminary
Round View more check arrow_forward_ios Oct Registration for Final Round View more check arrow_forward_ios Oct. 4^th week Final
Round View more check arrow_forward_ios Oct. 4^th week InI
Forum View more check

eLearning skip_next

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 6 competitions of the GITC

National League skip_next skip_previous

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

Registration for Preliminary Round skip_next skip_previous

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 skip_next skip_previous

Purpose: To select the qualifiers for Final Round
Schedule: 25th ~ 26th July, 2023 (Prior task submission: for 2 weeks)
Venue: online (Live broadcast at Eroom center, Republic of Korea)

Schedule (Korea Standard Time, tentative)

June 12^th (Mon) ~ 25^th (Sun)	Time	July 25^th (Tue)	July 26^th (Wed)
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	14:00~14:30	Opening Ceremony (30‘)	eContent
	14:30~15:00	eTool_PPT (50’) ※ Additional 20 mins to screen reader users	eCreative_Smart Car
	15:00~15:30		Break (30’)
	15:30~16:00		eCreative_IoT
	16:00~17:00	Break (60’)	Chaperones’ meeting
	17:00~17:30	eTool_Excel (50’) ※ Additional 20 mins to screen reader users
	17:30~18:00
	18:00~18:30
	18:30~19:00	Break (30’)
	19:00~19:30	eLifeMap (50’) ※ Additional 20 mins to screen reader users
	19:30~20:00
	20:00~20:30

Registration for Final Round skip_next skip_previous

Schedule: October
Targets: Qualifiers by Preliminary Round
How to register: Revise the application form as the qualified competitions by Preliminary Round

Final Round skip_next skip_previous

Schedule: 25^th~27^th October, 2023 (Prior task submission: for 2 weeks)
Venue: online (Live broadcast at ADNEC, Abu Dhabi)
Schedule (Gulf Standard Time)

Prior task submission : Sep 25^th(Mon) ~ Oct 8^th (Sun)
1) eContent (online participants) - 2 mins video (extension: mp4)>	2) eCreative_Smart Car (online participants) - coding file (extension: xml) - driving video and photos	3) eCreative_IoT (online and on-site participants) - development completion report, presentation materials > - videos of demonstration and production process

Time	24^th (Tue)	25^th (Wed)	26^th (Thur)	27^th (Fri)	28^th (Sat)	29^th (Sun)
09:00~10:00	- Arrival - Final check - Orientation for volunteers	Opening Ceremony	eTool_PPT	Live streaming eContent & eCreative_Smart Car	Field Trip	Depar-ture
10:00~11:00		eCreative_Smart Car (on-site)	eTool_PPT	Live streaming eContent & eCreative_Smart Car
11:00~12:00			eTool_Excel	eCreative_IoT (Presentation)
12:00~13:00			eTool_Excel	eCreative_IoT (Presentation)
13:00~14:00		Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
14:00~15:00		eContent (on-site) *eSports	eLifeMap	Awards Ceremony
15:00~16:00			eLifeMap
16:00~17:00			Live streaming eCreative_Smart Car (online)
17:00~18:00	Welcome Dinner		Live streaming eCreative_Smart Car (online)
18:00~19:00	Welcome Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner

InI Forum skip_previous

Purpose: To evaluate the GITC for the year and discuss the way to promote as an internationally renowned competition
Schedule: November 5th week, 2022
Venue: Simultaneously online and offline
Participants: About 50 persons (public officers of relevant ministries, chaperones and Organizing Committee)

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