New data: What’s the price of 1GB of mobile broadband across LMICs?
How much does 1GB of mobile broadband data cost around the world? Our new data provides the most up-to-date look at the prices across 60 low- and middle-income countries.
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Dr Omobola Johnson stepping down as Honorary Chair of A4AI
After three years as Honorary Chair of A4AI, Dr Omobola Johnson will be leaving this role in October 2018, at which point she will fully assume a new role on the Web Foundation Board of Directors. Omobola will continue to fulfill her role as A4AI Honorary Chair until that time, and will assist in the process to select a new Chair, to be announced later this year.
As democracy goes digital, those offline are being pushed out of politics
Political participation is increasingly moving into the online space. Those online have access to an increasingly sophisticated set of tools to learn about candidates, participate in political discussions, and make their voices heard. But what does this mean for those citizens who don’t have access to the internet?
Upgrading Myanmar’s internet connection
A4AI Asia Regional Coordinator Shaddy Shadrach looks at the growth of internet use in Myanmar and what the country can do to accelerate progress toward universal, affordable access for all.
SAVE THE DATE: 2018 Africa Summit for Women and Girls in Tech
The World Wide Web Foundation and the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), in partnership with the Ghana Ministry of…
Measuring women’s connectivity: A toolkit for researching access and use
A4AI, together with the Web Foundation, GSMA and APC, has developed a toolkit for researching women's internet access and use, which offers guidance and outlines questions to better measure and understand issues around women's online access and use.
A4AI welcomes new Advisory Council members
A4AI is pleased to welcome the newest members of its Advisory Council, who began their terms on July 1.
Boutheina Guermazi
Dr. Boutheina Guermazi is the Director of Digital Development (DD) Department of the Infrastructure Practice Group of the World…
Funke Opeke
Ms. Funke Opeke, is founder and CEO of MainOne. MainOne is a broadband infrastructure services provider that built West…
Web Foundation becomes member of ITU Development Sector
This post was originally published by the Web Foundation. We’re pleased to share that the Web Foundation has…
Luca Belli
Luca Belli, PhD is Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law School, where he…
Uganda: New social media tax will push basic connectivity further out of reach for millions
Uganda recently passed "social media tax" — which requires citizens to pay $0.05 per day to use a wide range of messaging, voice, and social media services — stands to make internet access even more unaffordable for millions across the country.