The STMicroelectronics Foundation is a non-profit organization, that was founded by STMicroelectronics in 2001. It is an independent legal entity, based in Geneva. The Foundation aims to promote digital inclusion among disadvantaged communities around the world, by equally focusing on underdeveloped, developing, and developed countries. Its journey started 18 years ago, when the former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, established the UN ICT Taskforce. This initiative brought to the same table representatives from governments, private sector, non-governmental organizations, foundations, and United Nations bodies from all four corners of the world. Its key mission was to help build concrete solutions to bridge the digital gaps existing for billions of people imprisoned in extreme poverty situations, keeping them far from the benefits that the digital revolution was bringing to the global economy. STMicroelectronics, being a member of the Task Force, decided to give its own personal contribution to the initiative by creating a Foundation that reflected its strong social commitment. Since then the organization has maintained the same spirit and it has always been dedicated to this cause.