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A4AI releases Brazil Case Study

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Today, we've released the latest in our series of country reports -- Brazil. This South American powerhouse and recent World Cup host is a fascinating case study. Over 100 million Brazilians are online, and the average cost to connect is 2% of monthly income - well below the UN's target of 5%.

New Women & the Web Alliance Aims to Address Internet Gender Gap

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Three A4AI members -- Intel, USAID and World Pulse -- have joined NetHope, UN Women and Women in Technology in Nigeria (a member of the A4AI-Nigeria Coalition) to form a new public-private partnership that aims to address the Internet gender gap by bringing more than 600,000 young women online in Nigeria and Kenya in the next three years.

A4AI at CTO Forum 2014

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A4AI team members Kojo Boakye and Dr Basheerhamad Shadrach will be participating in the CTO Forum 2014 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will examine “key aspects of ICT access and utilisation including infrastructure, connectivity, applications, value added services, data and security”.…

A4AI at CTO Forum 2014

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A4AI team members Kojo Boakye and Dr Basheerhamad Shadrach will be participating in the CTO Forum 2014 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will examine “key aspects of ICT access and utilisation including infrastructure, connectivity, applications, value added services, data and security”.…

A4AI Releases Cameroon Case Study

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A4AI has released its latest country case study on Cameroon -- one of the least connected countries in the world where only 6 percent of Cameroonians use the Internet, and those that do shell out over 60 percent of average monthly income for an entry-level fixed-line broadband package.

Knowledge is Power: Uncomplicating Broadband Affordability Issues in Nigeria

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Here at A4AI, we are excited that Nigeria — the first African country to join the Alliance — has formed a national action plan and is working to finalize concrete work plans to tackle some of the policy and regulatory obstacles currently blocking the road to more affordable Internet prices in the country. We recognise, however, that bringing these local stakeholders together is just one piece of the puzzle.

A4AI Releases Peru Case Study

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The Alliance for Affordable Internet is pleased to release our first case study on a Latin America country. We’ve picked Peru – a fascinating country with multiple challenges including challenging topography, a dominant telecoms operator and a wide urban/rural connection…