The Giga Connectivity Forum Galvanizes Global Efforts to Connect Schools
The forum is Giga’s flagship event, bringing together key government representatives in digital infrastructure and education with experts and partners from international financial institutions, UN agencies and members of the local Swiss ecosystem.
Geneva Becomes Global Hub for School Connectivity with Inauguration of Giga Connectivity Centre
Geneva, 25 June 2025 – Giga, the ITU-UNICEF initiative supporting governments to connect every school to the Internet by 2030, officially inaugurated its Giga Connectivity Centre today in Geneva, Switzerland.
Happy 5th Birthday, Giga!
Five years ago this September, at the Broadband Commission’s Annual Meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, our global movement was launched. Back in 2019, half of humanity was offline, and the world was facing up to the increasingly urgent need to bridge the digital divide.
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Finance
Giga works with governments and advises them on building affordable and sustainable country-specific models for finance and delivery, subsidizing market creation costs and incentivizing private sector investment.
Connect
In partnership with industry, and based on the mapping results, Giga advises on the best possible technical solutions to provide schools with connectivity, and countries with safe, secure, reliable, fit-to-purposes infrastructure to support future digital development needs.
Giga works with a range of initiatives in UNICEF, ITU and beyond to ensure that students and teachers can access the devices, skills and content they need to make full use of connectivity.
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Model
Analyze existing connectivity infrastructure and model the infrastructure and investments needed to deliver school connectivity.
Financing
Mobilize capital for connectivity through innovative instruments and partnerships.
Contracting
Streamline public procurement processes to reduce costs and accelerate implementation.
Capacity Building
Strengthen skills and share best practices across Giga’s four main pillars based on individual country requirements to achieve greater impact.
Giga Partnerships
