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The Giga Q&A with Daniel B. Cavalcanti, Ministry of Communications for Brazil

Until recently, Daniel B. Cavalcanti was the Coordinator for Digital and Telecommunications Policy at the Ministry of Communications for Brazil. He led the G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) during the G20 presidency of Brazil (2024), which reached consensus on key issues in today’s digital economy, from new indicators for the measurement of “meaningful connectivity” to AI readiness and capacity assessment. These issues will continue to be a focus under South Africa’s G20 presidency in 2025.

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High Hopes in Honduras: The Central American Country Plans to Connect Nearly Half of Its Schools in Two Years

In the farming community of Villanueva, Honduras, famous for its sugarcane, businesses are planting the seeds of a digital future by paying for the internet connection in a local school. Thanks to their support, students like Samantha, 10, are experiencing online learning for the first time.

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High Five: Top 5 Connectivity Lessons Learned from Giga’s First 5 Years

In an increasingly digital world, access to the internet is becoming an essential tool for our personal, social and economic development. Yet, for many, this is still out of reach. Today, millions of children around the globe, lack connectivity, creating a barrier to their access to educational and other opportunities. This is a digital divide: a gap that reinforces social and economic inequalities, leaving too many children behind.

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Giga to Host Hybrid AI Hackathons to Advance School Connectivity 

Giga is hosting a series of hackathons starting in January 2025, to build on its open source solutions for bridging the digital divide. The hackathon series, implemented by NewNative, a community platform dedicated to advancing AI innovation, aims to accelerate Giga’s connectivity efforts by fostering collaborative problem-solving among AI scientists, technologists, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and civil society actors.

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