Of all the devices available with internet capability, smartphones are generally the least expensive with characteristics that offer more than a basic connectivity. Because of this, they serve an important role in providing people with meaningful connectivity – a crucial…
This blog was written by Tayyaba Iftikhar, Assistant Director of Public Relations Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) in collaboration with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) organized a Digital Gender Sensitization Workshop. The event focused on gender…
This blog was written by A4AI’s Project Manager and Researcher Evelyn Namara. The 11th Africa Internet Governance Forum took place in Lilongwe, Malawi. What stood out for me compared to other AfIGF events I’ve attended was the number of Parliamentarians from…
This blog was written by A4AI’s Project Manager and Researcher Evelyn Namara. A thriving, reliable, and secure digital infrastructure is one of the critical pillars of economic development in most emerging economies. However, most developing countries continue to lack thriving…
Olufemi Johnson is an experienced strategy and management consultant particularly keen about national and regional scale development programmes around the world, current working with A4AI as the Smart Inclusive Cities Fellow. What do you feel your background will bring to…
A4AI’s Honorary Chairperson Jean Philbert Nsengimana had the honour to speak on a panel at the 2022 European Development Days focused on Africa’s journey toward a digital and green future. The panel featured speakers from various public and private sectors…
The Costs of Exclusion research series has a message for broadband policymakers: the digital gender gap is real, it’s sexist, and it’s costing all of us over a trillion in lost economic productivity. Now, our latest report zooms in on…
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) and The Gambia Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy signed an agreement on June 23rd, 2022 focusing on convening stakeholders from all ICT sectors to engage them in the review of the universal service…
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) is pleased to announce our pledge to the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition, a multistakeholder initiative of ITU and the UN, to foster meaningful connectivity and digital transformation throughout the world, with a focus on but…
This article was written by Sonia Jorge, A4AI Executive Director and Teddy Woodhouse, Senior Research Manager, A4AI. A4AI has worked towards the goal of universal internet access by focusing on the cost of connectivity. However, through this work, we commonly…
This post was written by Sonia Jorge, Executive Director, Alliance for Affordable Internet. Follow Sonia on Twitter @SoniaA4AI. Christinah Ngoy is a facilitator at Timbuktu in the Valley, a skills development space for children living in some of Johannesburg’s most…
As the world grappled with the public health demands of Covid-19 stay at home orders, huge parts of human life moved online. This makes being connected to the internet more important than ever before. Whereas it was once an optional luxury,…