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.
As world leaders gathered in New York and adopted the eagerly anticipated United Nations’ Pact of the Future and the Global Digital Compact, there is no better time to spotlight women’s digital participation.
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
Without affordable devices, we will never reach our goals of scalable digital economies and sustainable digital transformation.
As policymakers and industry work to bridge the device affordability gap, this research helps track progress towards universal and meaningful connectivity.
The program will advance scholarship, research, and policy leadership to address pressing issues in achieving universal meaningful connectivity and inclusive digital societies.
Reflecting on the perspectives and conversations surrounding women’s digital exclusion, we look ahead with optimism and a renewed sense of direction on the key areas and actions needed to close the gender digital divide.
The addition of new members to the GDIP team strengthens our commitment to advancing digital inclusion for the global majority.