The internet has been a lifeline in 2020 – but not for everyone. Governments must act.
Covid-19 has shown the internet is not a luxury but a lifeline, and underscored why affordable, meaningful internet access must be a basic human right.
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Save the Date: 2020 Affordability Report will be published December 2
Mark your calendars! On Wednesday, December 2, we will publish the 2020 Affordability Report — the seventh edition of our annual research to analyse the policy progress low- and middle-income countries are making to advance affordable internet access. As the…
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.
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…
Covid-19 shows we need more than basic internet access — we need meaningful connectivity
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…
Tackling the Covid-19 pandemic with digital solutions across Asia and the Pacific
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…
How our partners are keeping people connected during the Covid-19 crisis
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…
The web can help more in the fight against Covid-19. Here’s what we must do.
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,…