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We are excited to announce that the Dominican Republic has become the newest member country of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). This development was formalised at a ceremony today in Santo Domingo where Mr. Gideon Santos, president of the Board of lNDOTEL, and Sonia Jorge, Executive Director of A4AI, signed a Memorandum of Understanding.

A study by Diálogo Regional sobre la Sociedad de la Información (DIRSI), a regional ICT policy network and A4AI member, shows that Internet connectivity can help alleviate poverty, but that complementary investments in human capital are needed to realize the full potential of broadband in Latin America.

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%.

The Alliance for Affordable Internet has announced that Dr Bitange Ndemo has decided not to seek a second term…

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 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.