As internet access proves more critical than ever, Sonia Jorge, A4AI Executive Director, explains how our new meaningful connectivity target will help to raise the bar for internet access. The Covid-19 pandemic has galvanised the case for universal internet access…
This post was written by Sonia Jorge, Executive Director of A4AI. It was originally published on the World Bank Blogs. The world is unfortunately missing one of the most pertinent targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this…
This blog was written by Anju Mangal, A4AI Regional Coordinator, Asia-Pacific. National governments around the world are working tirelessly to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. As the pandemic continues to spread around the world — across over 210 countries and territories…
This blog was written by A4AI Africa Regional Coordinator Onica Makwakwa. As the Covid19 crisis continues to expose our extreme inequalities, children and youth are among the most vulnerable. This is especially so given the disparate impact due to the…
This post was written by Carlos Iglesias, Web Foundation Senior Research Manager, and was originally published on webfoundation.org. Imagine how much greater this challenge would be if this pandemic struck 15 years ago, before we had access to fast broadband,…
Today, only 54% of the world has access to the internet. As the globe grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic, billions of people around the world are cut off from vital information on health and safety, online learning opportunities, and virtual…
This piece was written by A4AI Deputy Director and Policy Lead Eleanor Sarpong and was originally posted at webfoundation.org Now more than ever, internet access is a lifeline — not a luxury. But it is a lifeline that over 3.5 billion…
This post was written by A4AI Asia-Pacific Regional Coordinator Anju Mangal. Joining the Web Foundation team as a Pacific islander has been an interesting socialisation experience and a great learning process. As a woman passionate about the ICT sector and…
This post was written by A4AI Deputy Director and Policy Lead Eleanor Sarpong. In times of crisis, access to the internet is a lifeline — connecting us to loved ones, to our work and education, and to health information. But…
This piece was written by Web Foundation President and CEO Adrian Lovett and was originally posted at webfoundation.org Communication is everything in a health emergency. In the 1918 flu pandemic, an army of Boy Scouts was dispatched across New York City,…
The Center of Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br), an Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) member, in partnership with the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br), recently published the Assessing internet development in Brazil study. The report is…
Good broadband policy today is the key to a strong, thriving digital economy in the future. Broadband policy issues are often discussed as an afterthought or as a promising proposal for technological revolution with minimal investment. Broadband policy is a…