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Welcome to the newest members of our Advisory Council! We’re excited to introduce you to: Belinda Exelby (GSMA); Njideka Harry (Youth for Technology Foundation); Smeeta Hirani (World Pulse); Johan Hellström (Sida); Paul Rowney (AfICTA & MyDigitalBridge Foundation); and Dr. Renee Wittemyer (Intel).

The past year has seen the emergence of a disturbing trend throughout the African continent: the limiting of access to and use of the internet, and social media in particular. Ghana's recent election bucked this trend, showing the potential for an on and open internet to contribute to a peaceful, credible election and transition of power.

The high cost of data has led communities in South Africa to develop new, low-cost and community-based connectivity solutions. We explore some of the interesting models currently in operation.

2016 is drawing to a close, and we’ve been reflecting on a packed year of progress. Rather than type out a long post though, we decided to put our top 10 impacts into a short infographic, below.   We could…

As the debate around the cost of data in Nigeria heats up, the A4AI-Nigeria Coalition asks the Nigerian Communications Commission to consider an open consultation, which considers the views of all stakeholders — from consumers to operators — before taking action. Read the Coalition's full letter to the NCC.

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?

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.

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.

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

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

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.