The Global Women and Technology Initiative (GWT-I) is an initiative of the International Taskforce on Women and Information and Communication Technology (ITF) and its basic aims to measurably and significantly increase the participation of women in technology.  

The GWT-I goal is to set up 10 Regional Centres around the world based on a multi-stakeholder organization and a customized 'Bold Global Multi-Stakeholder Strategy and Action-plan to bring about a major break-through in regard to women's participation in the knowledge-based economy' adopted 9-10th of December in Kuala Lumpur.

From the 30th of September 2008 the ECWT chairs the rotating leadership of the GWT Network.  

Regional Centres:

Europe

Eva Fabry, Director
The European Centre for Women and Technology (ECWT)
tel: +47 924 77 960; e-mail:  eva.fabry(at)womenandtechnology.eu

Regional Centers under start-up:

Africa

Dorothy K.Gordon
Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT
Director General
tel: +233 21 683579; e-mail:  director-general(at)aiti-kace.com.gh

Dorothy Okello
Coordinator Women of Ugande Network (WOUGNET)
Deputy Director, Senior Research Fellow
tel: +256 414532035; e-mail:  dokello(at)wougnet.org

Australia

The Asia-Pacific Centre for Women and Technology  (APCWT) held its start-up meeting in april 2008. The centre is hosted by CRIC - Center for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness, University of Ballarat.

Patrice Braun
CRIC- Center for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness, University of Ballarat
Deputy Director, Senior Research Fellow
tel: +613 5327 9465; e-mail:  p.braun(at) ballarat.edu.au

Latin America

The Latin American Centre on Gender and the Information Society was launched on the 17th of May 2009. The centre is hosted by the UNESCO Regional Chair on Women in Science and Technology in Latin America, and FLACSO, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Gloria Bonder
UNESCO Regional Chair on Women, Science and Technology in Latin America
Director, Gender Society an d Policies Area, FLASCO, Argentina
tel: +54 11 5238 9337; e-mail:  globonder(at) fibertel.com.ar

Middle East

Dr. Behjat Al Yousuf
Dubai Women's College 
Associate Director
tel: +971504516151; e-mail:  behjat.al-yousuf(at)hct.ac.ae

North America

Sophia Huyer
WIGSAT-Women, Science and Technology, Canada
Executive Director
tel: +1 905 355 5124, +1 647 723 5069; e-mail: s.huyer(at)wigsat.org