ITF Activities/Functions:

1./ Manifests its institutional presence by co-coordinating the Community of Expertise on Gender, a network convened by UN GAID that brings together motivated and capable actors to address specific, well-defined ICTD problems in a results-oriented manner and to identify and disseminate good practices.

Several members of the ITF STC are members of the leading organizations of the UN GAID:

• Gloria Bonder, UNESCO Regional Chair on Women, Science and Technology in Latin America, Argentina is Member of the Steering Commitee of the UN GAID
• Dorothy Okello, WOUGNET - Women of Uganda Network, Uganda  is Member of the UN GAID Strategy Council
• Nancy Hafkin, PhD, USA is Member of the UN GAID High-level Panel of Advisers
• Claudia Morrell, Executive Director MDWIT USA is Member of the UN GAID Champions Network
• Dorothy Gordon, AITI-KACE - Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT is Member of the UN GAID Champions Network
• Patrice Braun, Deputy Director, Centre for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness, University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, ACPWT - Asia-Pacific Centre for Women & Technology Coordinator is Member of the UN GAID Champions Network

2./ Coordinates participation and/or representation at international events, nominates representatives to international organizations and contributes to international initiatives in ICT4D:
- GKP
- ICT4D conference – Lead Organization: MDWIT
- UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) – Lead Organization: WIGSAT

3./ Initiates and coordinates international projects, which are either independent of the GWT or Regional Centres activities (for example, gender mainstreaming) or in which ITF provides a framework for synthesising and comparing regional initiatives in the same project or sector (such as indicators).

In GWT projects in the areas above ITF experts/program leaders can serve as points of connection between the regions on overarching projects like indicators and/or can work with the regions to develop cross-regional activities in these areas.

4./ Fundraising

5./ Dissemination  -  Communication  -  Branding