Giga, the global initiative to connect every school to the internet, is helping governments to cut connectivity costs by up to 60 percent—using strategies from the playbook of Gavi, the vaccine alliance.
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.
Genève, Suisse, 1er avril 2025 – La photographie, lorsqu’elle est associée à Internet, devient un outil puissant pour nous connecter au monde. La photographie est bien plus qu’un art ; c’est un langage universel qui nous relie, stimule la créativité et raconte des histoires qui méritent d’être vues. Partant de ce principe, le Giga Photo Contest 2025 est un festival international célébrant l’impact de la connexion. Son lancement officiel a lieu le 1er avril 2025 à Olivier Varenne Art Moderne & Contemporain, en collaboration avec le Centre de la Photographie Genève. À cette occasion, Giga lancera un appel à contributions pour des photographies et des récits illustrantle thème « La joie de la connexion ».
Geneva, Switzerland, 1st April 2025 – Photography, when coupled with the internet, is a powerful tool for connecting us with the world. Photography is more than an art form; it is a universal language that connects us, sparks creativity, and tells stories that demand to be seen. Based on this premise, the Giga Photo Contest 2025 is an international festival celebrating the impact of being connected. Launching on 1st April 2025 at Olivier Varenne Art Moderne & Contemporain, with Centre de la Photographie Genève, Giga is launching an open call for photographs and stories related to “The Joy of Connection.”
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Giga, a partnership between the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), is joining forces with the Equinix Foundation to help realize the Giga mission of connecting every school in the world to the internet by 2030.
As part of the Digital Summit of the Western Balkans UNICEF BiH and the Ministry of Communications and Transport of BiH organised a joint panel “Enabling education of the 21st century: Connecting BiH schools to the Internet”.
In a significant step towards connecting every school to the Internet, Sierra Leone has announced that it will send its first batch of technologists for training and development at the Giga Technology Center in Barcelona, Spain.
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The Government of Belize officially partnered with Giga: a global initiative by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to connect every school to the Internet and every young person to information, opportunity, and choice.
The Government of Spain, the Catalonia Regional Government, and the City of Barcelona in collaboration with UNICEF and ITU are meeting this week to further develop plans for the establishment a Giga Technology Centre in Barcelona.
Giga’s 1,000 Patchwork Kingdoms shine a spotlight on digital inequality around the world. They have so far raised over US$700,000 to help get schools online. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) offer a
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