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Dr. Bitange Ndemo, honorary chairperson of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) and former Permanent Secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communication, will deliver the opening keynote address at the Guardian’s inaugural Activate Johannesburg Summit.

Affordable access to the Internet will spark innovation in vital areas such as agriculture, health and education that will…

The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) will host its first Mozambican country forum in Maputo on June 19, 2014. The open meeting will bring together a wide range of key stakeholders—including government leaders and representatives from the private and not-for-profit sectors— to debate current policy and regulatory barriers to affordable Internet access, and to discuss best practices for tackling these challenges.

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+10 High-Level Event will take place in Geneva, Switzerland June 10-13. A4AI will be participating in three workshops during the pre-event meetings on June 9.

The 2014 Stockholm Internet Forum (SIF) will take place on May 27-28 in Stockholm, Sweden. SIF and A4AI are co-hosting a panel entitled "Affordable, equal access: how to get the last billion online" on May 27.