The cost of smartphones falls, but they remain unaffordable for billions around the world
Of all the devices available with internet capability, smartphones are generally the least expensive with characteristics that offer more…
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The Importance of Gender Inclusion and Gender-Responsiveness in ICT and Broadband policymaking in Pakistan
This blog was written by Tayyaba Iftikhar, Assistant Director of Public Relations Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) The Alliance for…
Highlights from Africa IGF
This blog was written by A4AI’s Project Manager and Researcher Evelyn Namara. The 11th Africa Internet Governance Forum took place…
$22 Millon Investment Needed to Connect 2300 Anchor Institutions in the Most Unconnected Counties in Kenya
This blog was written by A4AI’s Project Manager and Researcher Evelyn Namara. A thriving, reliable, and secure digital infrastructure…
In conversation with A4AI’s Smart Inclusive Cities Fellow Olufemi Johnson
Olufemi Johnson is an experienced strategy and management consultant particularly keen about national and regional scale development programmes around…
A4AI’s Honorary Chairperson Jean Philbert Nsengimana at 2022 European Development Days
A4AI’s Honorary Chairperson Jean Philbert Nsengimana had the honour to speak on a panel at the 2022 European Development…
The economic costs of digital exclusion in South Asia: 7 Takeaways
The Costs of Exclusion research series has a message for broadband policymakers: the digital gender gap is real, it’s…
A4AI and The Gambia sign a memorandum of understanding to advance universal access
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) and The Gambia Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy signed an agreement on…
A4AI announces pledge to advance meaningful connectivity through the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) is pleased to announce our pledge to the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition, a multistakeholder…
What is meaningful internet access? Conceptualising a holistic ICT4D policy framework
This article was written by Sonia Jorge, A4AI Executive Director and Teddy Woodhouse, Senior Research Manager, A4AI. A4AI has…
It is no longer enough just to be online: it’s meaningful connectivity that transforms lives
This post was written by Sonia Jorge, Executive Director, Alliance for Affordable Internet. Follow Sonia on Twitter @SoniaA4AI. Christinah…
The impact of meaningful connectivity
As the world grappled with the public health demands of Covid-19 stay at home orders, huge parts of human…