Category News and events

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!

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?

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.

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.

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.