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IGF 2016 Schedule

Web Foundation team members Sonia Jorge (Executive Director, A4AI – @SoniaA4AI), Yacine Khelladi (Regional Coordinator for Latin America & the Caribbean, A4AI – @YacineWF), and Nanjira Sambuli (Digital Equality Advocacy Manager – @NiNanjira) are in Guadalajara, Mexico this week for…

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Global Internet Access & Use Today: Examining the New MIS 2016 Report

The ITU's latest Measuring the Information Society report has just been released. What does it say about the current state of internet access and use around the globe, and what can we do to accelerate progress toward universal access?

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Affordability and Rights Top the Agenda at Recent West African Internet Governance Forum

Over 50 participants from ten countries gathered last week in Niamey, Niger for the West African Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF), where two areas essential to delivering an open web for everyone — affordability and online rights — topped the agenda.

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Policy Guidelines for the Regulation of Zero-Rated Services

Mobile phone and internet point in Burkina Faso

We're excited to share with you the third and final research brief in our series on the Impacts of Emerging Mobile Data Services in Developing Countries, which outlines a set of proposed policy guidelines for the provision of zero-rated and other mobile data services.

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Web Foundation Wins ITU/UN Women Award for Gender Rights Work

The Web Foundation has been awarded the 2016 GEM-TECH Award!

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ECOWAS Joins A4AI

Join us in welcoming ECOWAS — the Economic Community of West African States — as the newest member of A4AI!

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Committing to Action: Empowering Women and Girls in Technology

What actions do we need to take to close the digital gender gap and ensure full digital inclusion? Read the action plan we've put together in conjunction with the participants of the inaugural Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology, and see what we at the Web Foundation have committed to doing.

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2016 GEM-TECH Awards Recognise A4AI & Web Foundation Work to Promote Women’s Online Access

We are super excited to share the news that the Web Foundation's work to promote women's access to and empowerment through ICTs has earned us a GEM-TECH Award nomination!

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Digging into Data on the Gender Digital Divide

Girls using a computer to showcase their understanding of modern technologies at Jordan’s Fifth National Technology Parade.

New statistics show that the global digital gender gap is growing wider - a reality that threatens women's empowerment & wider global development. What does the data reveal about the extent of the divide, and what can we do to work toward closing it?

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Is Internet Access in South Africa Affordable? No, A4AI Tells Parliament

Last week, A4AI testified in front of a South African parliamentary committee on the cost to communicate in the country, and what policymakers can do to make Internet access affordable for all South Africans.

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Participant Reflections on #TechWomenAfrica

Reflections, takeaways, and commitments from the inaugural Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology, as shared by Summit participants: Our Commitment to Helping African Women Find & Enter the World of Work, by YNG Interns Africa Compelling stories and…

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Five Barriers to Women’s Online Empowerment: New Digital Gender Audit Released

Web Foundation research shows women in developing countries are 50% less likely to use the Internet than men. How much progress are countries around the world making on closing this divide, and what do they need to do to move faster? Our report cards assess country efforts ahead of the Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology.