The Third International Day of Education stressed the necessity to protect and mobilize funding for education, give voice to “community heroes” (who acted to leave no learner behind during school closures), and present innovations that pave the way towards more resilient and inclusive education systems.
Dubai Cares, the UAE-based global philanthropic organization, and UNICEF announced today a global partnership, through UNICEF’s flagship global youth initiative Generation Unlimited, to accelerate efforts to provide access to digital connectivity for every young person.
Across recent virtual events, digital connectivity has been high on the agenda. Here are some ways we can work together.
SIMET data is shared with Giga, which aims to map and increase the number of connected schools around the world.
The Permanent Mission of Niger hosts this Arria-formula Meeting to share best practices in relation to expanding connectivity to children in conflict and post-conflict.
High-Level Security Council Arria Formula Meeting Read More »
In an interactive session held during the 75th UN General Assembly, the Government of Kazakhstan convened leaders from diverse stakeholder groups including startups and senior-level policy makers to discuss the importance of being connected.
Towards Sustainable Development: Why we should invest in connectivity and education Read More »
The Government of Kazakhstan hosts an event during the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly to discuss the importance of being connected, and how global and regional cooperation can support this.
Towards Sustainable Development: Making the World Digital by Default Read More »
ACTUAL and UNICEF are working together to build tools that will help determine technologies, costs, and other variables needed to connect a school — and measure its community impact.
What will it take to connect a school? Read More »
Three-year initiative to identify connectivity gaps in 35 countries is a critical first step in connecting every school to the internet
Ericsson and UNICEF launch global partnership to map school internet connectivity Read More »
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States to partner with UNICEF-ITU global initiative Giga to enhance connectivity of schools and develop digital public goods
OECS to implement school connectivity initiative towards digital education vision Read More »