The Multistakeholder Advisory Group for 2025 will guide the IGF’s preparations for the 20-year review process of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) and the IGF mandate.
If we fail to close pricing gaps that disadvantage lower-income users who spend less on broadband than higher-income neighbours, we will never achieve universal affordability.
Bridging the gender digital divide: Reactions and insights from the UN Summit of the Future.
For HOT TELECOM’s HOTShot interview at the Submarine Networks World 2024 in Singapore with Isabelle Paradis, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP) Founder and Executive Director Sonia Jorge discussed our mission of advancing meaningful connectivity in the global majority, making sure people have the resources and skills to take advantage of technologies, and funding and support opportunities to close the gender digital divide through the Women in the Digital Economy Fund.
In an interview for Internet Society Foundation’s The Future of the Internet series, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP) Executive Director Sonia Jorge discusses the concepts… Read More »The Future of the Internet: What’s the gender digital divide? | Internet Society Foundation
GDIP Regional Lead for Asia Waqas Hassan, concurrently the Vice-Chair of the Asia Pacific School on Internet Governance (APSIG) and Program Chair of the Pakistan School on Internet Governance (pkSIG), shares insights on the evolution of internet in Pakistan over the past ten years.
With several presidential elections scheduled to take place and the recent adoption of the Pact for the Future and Global Digital Compact at the UN General Assembly, the tail end of 2024 has the potential to be a pivotal period for digital rights and inclusion in Africa, offering significant potential for groundbreaking developments.
Meaningful connectivity is the cornerstone of having internet access that unlocks digital possibilities and opportunities. As technology and society evolve, it’s crucial that we ensure no one is left behind.
Connectivity in the Asia Pacific region has been steadily improving over the years. However, these advancements have not reached everyone equally, especially women and girls, and rural and marginalized population groups.
The past years have made it clear that meaningful connectivity is now a basic requirement for all. Yet, too many women, too many of the world’s impoverished, and too many people living in rural communities remain unconnected, underconnected, and left behind.