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On July 20-22, the A4AI-Myanmar Coalition convened in Nay Pyi Taw for a capacity building workshop and the first meeting of the Coalition since the National League for Democracy party assumed government leadership in April 2016.

On July 22, A4AI Honorary Chair Dr Omobola Johnson delivered a keynote address to thousands of attendees at the Tech+ conference in Lagos, Nigeria, looking at Africa's future in our connected world.

A note about the A4AI model and how we work to increase affordable Internet access in our countries of engagement and across the globe.

Last week, US President Barack Obama signed into law the Global Connect Initiative (GCI), signalling US commitment to promote global growth by expanding connectivity. What actions must the US now take to achieve the bold goals of GCI?

A4AI travels to Mexico for the OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Digital Economy and the 2016 Congreso Latinoamericano de Telecomunicaciones (CLT) to work toward making universal, affordable access a reality in Latin America and around the globe.

We’re excited to share with you the second report in our series on the Impacts of Emerging Mobile Data Services in Developing Countries, which provides the first large-scale empirical look at what mobile data services people are actually using, and what mobile users think of these services.

Mobile phones represent the cheapest Internet-enabled device available on the market, yet device costs remain high and continue to prevent many people from getting online. What can we do to reduce device costs so that billions more can afford both a device and a data connection?

The judges have spoken, and we are delighted to announce the winner of the logo contest for the Africa Summit on Women & Girls in Technology.   Our winner is the design produced by Atadja Godfred Seyram Kwesi. Congratulations, Seyram!  …

The A4AI-Nigeria Coalition is calling on the Nigerian government to reconsider the proposed Communication Service Tax, a 9% consumer tax on users of communication services, that would price out 20+million Nigerians from Internet access.

#FASTAfrica campaign representatives are in Kigali to call on leaders to take action to make fast, affordable, safe & transparent Internet in Africa a reality.