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Partnership Expands ICT Support for Ebola Fight in West Africa
February 1, 2015 Editor 0
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — NetHope, a consortium of 42 leading international humanitarian organizations, announced today a partnership with Facebook, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Cisco, EveryLayer and Inveneo to expand their support for effective communications capabilities to combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and promote sustainable recovery in the region.
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Connectivity equals opportunity: PPPs narrow the “broadband gap”
October 29, 2014 Editor 0
A billboard announces the arrival of high-speed broadband internet in downtown Nukua’lofa, the capital of Tonga. Photo: Tom Perry / World Bank You don’t need to be a grandparent or even have a particularly long memory to recall a time when information and communications technology (ICT) devices were luxuries only a few could afford, if not something lifted entirely from the […]
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The 4 Barriers to Affordabile Internet in 46 Emerging and Developing Countries
February 14, 2014 Editor 0
Three in five of the world’s people are not connected to the Internet. This digital divide hampers economic and social progress. The Alliance for Affordable Internet’s Affordability Report represents the first step in the Alliance for Affordable Internet’s ongoing efforts to understand why some countries have succeeded in making Internet access affordable and universal, and […]
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Android, then Project Loon, and now Project Ara: Google’s big ideas to connect the next 6 billion
November 5, 2013 Editor 0
Ever since its inception, Google has been obsessed with the idea of connecting more and more people to the Internet, especially in the developing world. Currently there’re just 1 billion people plugged into the internet which is only about 14% of the world’s population. As such, the search engine has been toying with many ways to […]
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5 Examples of Sustainable Public Internet Access Programs
May 25, 2013 Editor 0
Public libraries exist in nearly every country and culture as institutions committed to facilitating access to information. With the right policies and support, libraries can serve as cost-effective, sustainable hubs for universal internet access. Their government-funded operations are typically more stable, and are less subject to short-term timelines that affect many other projects. By offering […]
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The Good, Bad and Great News about Women on the Web in Developing Countries
February 10, 2013 Editor 0
Just weeks ago Intel announced a groundbreaking new report focused on Women and the Web in developing countries. The report was released as the lead-in at a vibrant forum hosted by the State Department and UN Women that brought together people (mostly women) from organizations around the world. Attendees came together to engage in dialog […]
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