Case Study: Mobilizing Capital for School Connectivity in Brazil
The purpose of this case study is to illustrate how proceeds from spectrum auctions have the potential to produce meaningful socioeconomic impact.
Publications
Case Study: Sustainable School Connectivity in Uzbekistan
The purpose of this case study is to examine the potential for schools to serve as hubs for connectivity. Schools are anchors for community interaction; they serve not only as a place where learners can connect with each other and with teachers, but also as a destination where people meet and engage in social activity.
Giga Annual Report: 1 million students connected to the Internet
Giga has now helped over 1 million learners get life-changing access to the Internet. Working with 14 corporate and non-profit partners, the initiative has connected over 3,200 schools since its launch in 2019.
Meaningful School Connectivity: An assessment of sustainable business models
As Knowledge Partner of Giga, BCG helped further develop school connectivity operating models based on different country typologies, forming a basis for helping countries achieve universal connectivity.
Empowering communities in Asia and the Pacific through school connectivity
This new study examines the feasibility of countries in the Asia and the Pacific region participating successfully in the Giga initiative and realizing their potential by exploring implementation through the four pillars of Giga.
Connecting the Dots: Impact Outlook 2021
Here we present Giga’s work in 2020 and strategic plans for 2021 and beyond for 17 countries.
Supporting educational policies with technology
Plan Ceibal was launched in 2007 to ensure that every child aged 6 to 15 attending primary and middle public school in Uruguay has access to a personal computer with free Internet connection at school.
Combining private and public funding & establishing partnerships
The project aims to to increase access to regional broadband networks and advance the development of an ICT-enabled services industry in the Caribbean Region.
Piloting technologies to connect rural schools
The project aims to connect Nicaragua’s rural public schools with ICT access to that schools could serve as community ICT centers for rural, marginal and isolated areas.
Connected Education Internet Measurement System
The project aims to support the universalization of high-speed Internet access and encourage the pedagogical use of digital technologies in basic education policy.