Giga and Equinix Foundation join forces to help bridge the digital divide; connect every school in the world to the internet by 2030
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.
The Giga Q&A with Paul Garnett
In this interview, Paul Garnett offers his thoughts from a long career dedicated to extending broadband access to unserved communities in the US and emerging markets around the world, currently as founder and CEO of Vernonburg Group and previously as creator of Microsoft’s Airband Initiative, which he led for 12 years.
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.
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.
The Giga Connectivity Centre is Open!
Today is the first step in the activation of the Giga Connectivity Centre, a hub for global efforts geared towards connecting schools to the internet.
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.
Barcelona Hosts Deep Dive on School Connectivity
The Giga Technology Centre in Barcelona recently hosted the second Government Technology Exchange Programme (GTEP), a four-day focus on the tools and services developed by Giga to facilitate school connectivity.
Global Digital Development: What The Stats Say
Global internet connectivity saw steady but uneven progress in 2024, according to the latest edition of “Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2024,” an annual compendium of the most important ICT indicators gathered by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN agency for digital technology.
Advancing Sustainable Finance Solutions for Digital Infrastructure in Schools
Connecting schools in some of the world’s most remote communities means facing a range of obstacles: a lack of digital infrastructure, unreliable electricity, challenging terrain and high costs, among others.
Giga and OECS Renew Their Commitment to Enhance School Connectivity Across Eastern Caribbean
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 to Participate at the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town
Next week, Giga is participating in the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town from November 12 to 14. Giga will be represented across a diverse range of talks and panels throughout the festival, which focuses on how tech integration is delivering real-world impact through enterprise excellence and socioeconomic development.
GTEP Rewind: Botswana Colleagues Share their Reflections from the Pilot Run of Giga’s Government Technology Exchange Programme
In this special conversation, our Giga Botswana Programme Officer, Kudzani Nthekela, caught up with IT Principal Technical Officer Boitshwarelo V. Golekanye, and IT Technical Officer Moatlhodi Anderson Modikele – two Giga supporters from the Department of ICT and Media Services (ICTMS), of Botswana’s Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MESD).