Cutting mobile device costs to advance universal internet access — webinar highlights and key takeaways from Asia and Africa
Inability to afford a basic smartphone device could mean being cut off from vital information and services.
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In conversation with Chenai Chair on the Web Foundation’s latest Women’s Rights Online research
A global digital gender divide is keeping hundreds of millions of women and girls from fully participating and contributing online. Research Manager for Gender and Digital Rights Chenai Chair shares insights from her research on digital gender inequality, including findings…
We’re partnering with Smart Africa to expand affordable access and meaningful connectivity across Africa
A4AI is committed to strengthening the internet ecosystem around the globe to achieve universal affordable access and meaningful connectivity. This is no more true than in Africa, the region with the lowest internet penetration at around 28%, compared with 53%…
$428 billion investment needed to connect all of humanity to the internet by 2030
This post was written by Maiko Nakagaki, Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager. Follow Maiko on Twitter @mn1207. At A4AI, we’re committed to collaborating with global partners to move the needle closer to universal affordable access and meaningful connectivity. As part of…
We’re partnering with UNESCAP to advance affordable internet access in Asia and the Pacific
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), the leading global advocate for affordable broadband access, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
Webinar takeaways — Managing internet access through crisis in Bangladesh
The role of Bangladesh government, private sector, civil society, development partners, and regulatory commission in fostering and developing response plans to expand internet access and ensure there’s uninterrupted internet access during a pandemic and other calamities is critical.
Mobile devices are too expensive for billions of people — and it’s keeping them offline
Mobile devices, once seen as consumer luxuries, are today the essential first step to getting online. But for billions of people around the world, they remain too expensive.
Why we’re joining forces with ITU for affordable broadband
We are delighted with the opportunity to join forces with ITU to help provide more affordable internet access to the world’s 3.6 billion unconnected.
A4AI renews partnership with Bangladesh government and appoints first National Coordinator
A4AI has renewed its three-year partnership with the Government of Bangladesh through the Aspire to Innovate Programme
Protests and coronavirus shows meaningful connectivity more important now than ever
This op-ed was written by Sonia Jorge, Executive Director of A4AI, and was originally published by Thomson Reuters Foundation. Without a smartphone, Darnella Frazier would not have captured the killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis. If not…
We must cooperate to secure affordable and meaningful connectivity for everyone
Sonia Jorge, Executive Director of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) and Head of Digital Inclusion at the Web Foundation, participated in last week’s launch of the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ Roadmap for Digital Cooperation. The Roadmap aims to…
Our partnership with the Internet Society to expand access for all
We have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Internet Society (ISOC) to further our existing partnership to promote community networks that expand meaningful connectivity, and other areas of joint interest. ISOC is an A4AI member and shares…