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A4AI, together with the Web Foundation, GSMA and APC, has developed a toolkit for researching women's internet access and use, which offers guidance and outlines questions to better measure and understand issues around women's online access and use.

A4AI is pleased to welcome the newest members of its Advisory Council, who began their terms on July 1.

This post was originally published by the Web Foundation.   We’re pleased to share that the Web Foundation has been welcomed to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) family as a member of the ITU Development Sector (ITU-D). As a member of ITU-D…

Uganda recently passed "social media tax" — which requires citizens to pay $0.05 per day to use a wide range of messaging, voice, and social media services — stands to make internet access even more unaffordable for millions across the country.

How we measure the gender digital divide has real implications for the policies, programs and projects designed to close the gap and enable more women to come online. Here's why we should be using a women-centered approach to this measurement.

New research from A4AI and the Web Foundation looks at how — and how much — multilateral development banks are investing in the ICT sector and wider efforts to close the digital divide.

Governments around the world often include language in their national broadband plans or ICT policies that call for “affordable internet access for all.” But what is access, exactly? And what is affordable access?

This post was originally published by the Web Foundation at webfoundation.org.    The Web Foundation, the Alliance for Affordable Internet and UN Women are calling on governments to invest at least 50% of funds collected for expanding connectivity in projects targeting women’s internet access and use.…

The UN Broadband Commission announced today that it has adopted A4AI's "1 for 2" affordability target and will work toward ensuring that entry level internet is available globally for 2% or less of GNI per capita.

In 2018, A4AI will celebrate its fifth anniversary. As we look ahead to celebrating, we also reflect back on 2017 — A4AI’s fourth year, and a year of steady progress. The infographic below details the top impacts of the past year.

We’re excited to share with you our latest Country Affordability Report, which looks at affordability in Dominican Republic — the progress made and policy changes needed to drive broadband prices down. The report was officially launched at last week’s coalition…