Speakers, from left to right: Emile Kougbadi, Director General, ABSU-CEP; Sonia Jorge, Executive Director, A4AI; H.E. Aurélie Adam Soule Zoumarou, Minister of Digital Economy and Communication; Serge Adjovi, Director, Agency for Digital Development (ADN). On the 15th of October, the…
This edition of The Web Untangled, a series from The Web Foundation dedicated to unpacking issues core to digital access and rights, looks at Meaningful Connectivity — a new target from A4AI that measures not only if someone has access…
This edition of The Web Untangled, a series from The Web Foundation dedicated to unpacking issues core to digital access and rights, explores the rise of internet taxes and their impact. Taxes, it’s been said, are the ‘price we pay…
Governments across the globe are establishing consumer taxes for over-the-top (OTT) services — including social media apps — as a way to generate revenue in the age of digital economy. This trend is particularly apparent across Sub-Saharan Africa, where such…
This post was written by Eleanor Sarpong, Deputy Director and Policy Lead, A4AI. At this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona the buzzword on everybody’s lips was 5G. It was impossible not to be seduced by the many ideas…
This post was written by Maiko Nakagaki, A4AI’s Strategic Partnerships & Development Manager. It provides an overview of a webinar on community networks featuring expert members of A4AI. The webinar is available to watch on-demand. For the first time, by…