Partners

GEM is a cooperative, public-private effort, structured as a partnership among a diverse group of companies, countries, institutions and organisations.

Several of these are participants in GEM, others are collaborators. Participants have a seat in the Governing Board and hence decide together on GEM’s direction and strategy.

GEM distinguishes between three types of participants:

• Private Participants, private organisations that have agreed to contribute substantially to GEM, play a major role in making the model possible due to their financial contribution and their guidance in ensuring the model meets (private industry) end-user needs;
• Public Participants contribute to GEM financially and are of great relevance to ensure that GEM outcomes are incorporated in national policies. They comprise countries, or corresponding representative public institutions;
• Associate Participants are international institutions or organisations that Associate participants are important both for sharing their experience/data with GEM as well as contributing to GEM’s worldwide outreach efforts. Associate Participants are non-voting members on the Governing Board.

GEM features a growing number of collaborators, such as the scientific community that contributes to GEM by participating in the building of the model.