From economic growth to improved health and education outcomes, the benefits of increased Internet access are wide-ranging and well-known. Despite this, over 60% of the world’s population is still offline. What can we do to overcome this affordability barrier and…
We’re excited to announce that Dr. Omobola Johnson, the immediate past Minister of Communication Technology of Nigeria, has today joined A4AI as its Honorary Chairperson. Dr. Johnson will provide A4AI with strategic policy guidance and will lead high level international advocacy…
A4AI will be at the upcoming Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Forum 2015, taking place September 14-16 in Nairobi, Kenya. The event, which is taking place at the margins of the CTO’s 55th Council Meeting, will bring together senior policymakers, regulators, and…
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) is delighted to announce that Kojo Boakye has been appointed Deputy Director of A4AI, effective immediately. Kojo steps into this newly-created role from his current position as A4AI’s policy manager. As Deputy Director, he…
In Mozambique, just under 5% of the population uses the Internet. A major obstacle the country faces as it works to develop policies to increase access to affordable Internet is a lack of relevant data on how Mozambicans use ICTs.…
This week, the A4AI team is in Mozambique for the quarterly meeting of the Mozambique National Coalition. The week’s events will offer the Coalition — which is working to change those policies and regulations that are keeping Internet prices high…
Last week, the ITU released its latest edition of ICT Facts & Figures, which looks at the global ICT landscape in 2015 and the role that the ICT revolution has played in driving global development. The data highlights just…
A4AI Executive Director Sonia Jorge and Policy Manager Kojo Boakye will be participating at the upcoming Commonwealth Broadband Forum 2015, which will take place June 16-17, 2015 in Abuja, Nigeria. This year’s event, “Broadband for All: From Access to…
A4AI is pleased to share with you our new paper, “Universal Access and Service Funds in the Broadband Era: The Collective Investment Imperative.” This study — the first in a series of thematic briefings and papers analysing key issues…
At the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), our approach to increasing access to affordable Internet in emerging economies across the globe is focused upon policy and regulatory reform. But what exactly do we mean by “policy” and “regulation”? And how…
The below is a cross-post from the Web Foundation blog. On April 16, Nnenna Nwakanma, Africa Regional Coordinator for the Web Foundation and the Alliance for Affordable Internet, delivered a barnstorming speech during the opening ceremony of the…