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2024 Competition Overview

Title : Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities 2024
Participants : About 1700(total) youth with disabilities from 20 countries
Host : Ministry of Health and Welfare(Republic of Korea), LG, Department of Social Welfare and Development(Philippines)
Organizer : GITC Organizing Committee, LG Electronics, National Council on Disability Affairs
Sponsor : Ministry of Foreign Affairs(Republic of Korea), Community Chest Korea

Features of the GITC 2024

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 delegateds 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
Co-hosting the Final round(onsite only) in partnership with Government of the Republic of the Philippines and NCDA.
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
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~June National
League View more check arrow_forward_ios June Registration for Preliminary
Round View more check arrow_forward_ios July. 3^rd week Preliminary
Round View more check arrow_forward_ios Aug~Sept Registration for Final Round View more check arrow_forward_ios Nov. 1^st week Final
Round View more check arrow_forward_ios Nov. 1^st 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~June (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: 16th ~ 17th July, 2024 (Prior task submission: for 2 weeks)
Venue: online (Live broadcast at Eroom center, Republic of Korea)

Schedule (Korea Standard Time, tentative)

June 6^th (Thur) ~ 23^rd (Sun)	Time	July 16^th (Tue)	July 17^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_Presentation (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_Spreadsheet (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: August~September
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: 3^rd~8^th November, 2024 (Prior task submission: for 2 weeks)
Venue: The Manila Hotel, Manila, Philippines
Schedule (PHL Standard Time)

Prior task submission : Sep 16^th(Mon) ~ Sept 29^th (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	3^rd (Sun)	4^th (Mon)	5^th (Tues)	6^th (Wed)	7^th (Thur)	8^th (Fri)
09:00~10:00	- Arrival - Final check - Orientation for volunteers	Opening Ceremony	eTool_Presentation	Live streaming eContent	Field Trip	Departure
10:00~11:00		eCreative_Smart Car	eTool_Presentation	Live streaming eContent
11:00~12:00			eTool_Spreadsheet	Live streaming eCreative_Smart Car
12:00~13:00			eTool_Spreadsheet	Live streaming eCreative_Smart Car
13:00~14:00		Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
14:00~15:00		eContent	eLifeMap	Awards Ceremony
15:00~16:00			eLifeMap
16:00~17:00			eCreative_IoT(Presentation)
17:00~18:00			eCreative_IoT(Presentation)
18:00~19:00		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, 2024
Venue: The Manila Hotel, Manila, Philippines
Participants: About 50~100 persons (public officers of relevant ministries, chaperones and Organizing Committee)

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