Announcements

A Giga, nous comprenons que la photographie, associée à Internet, est un puissant outil pour nous connecter au monde. Organisé à Genève, le concours comprendra un événement de sélection sur deux jours en collaboration avec la HEAD Genève en mai 2025, suivi d’une exposition en plein air des images gagnantes en juin 2025 au Parc des Bastions. Ces récits et photographies illustreront l’impact transformateur de la connectivité Internet à travers le monde, avec des soumissions provenant de plus de 190 pays.

At Giga, we understand that photography, when coupled with the internet, is a powerful tool for connecting us with the world. Hosted in Geneva, the contest will feature a two-day judging event in collaboration with HEAD Genève in May 2025, followed by an outdoor exhibition of the winning images in June 2025 at Parc Des Bastions. These stories and photographs will illustrate the transformative impact of internet connectivity worldwide, with submissions from over 190 countries where UNICEF operates.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have officially signed a Joint Declaration to advance and expand work of the Giga initiative across the Eastern Caribbean region.

Giga, the global initiative to connect every school in the world to the Internet by 2030, announced today that it is now operational in 30 countries.

As part of its joint initiatives with ESA Φ-lab, UNICEF is appointing two researchers to work on a project that forms part of the UN Secretary-General’s Digital Cooperation Roadmap. The project maps current access to electricity and the Internet for schools around the world in support of an ambitious UNICEF target to provide connectivity for every child by 2030.