According to the World Bank's website, "the Global Information and Communication Technologies Department (GICT), under the auspices of the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, is spearheading the World Bank Group’s efforts to expand access to a range of information infrastructure networks and support the development and application of information technologies generally to reduce poverty and improve people's lives."

As described on the World Bank's website, "The mission of the GICT Department has three specific goals:

• To accelerate the participation of developing countries in the global information economy;
• To expand the benefits of these technologies through increased competition and private investment in information infrastructure; and
• To foster sustainable economic and social development through innovative technologies, with a special emphasis on the needs of the poor in developing countries."