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Covid-19 and its devastating impacts has made achieving the #GlobalGoals more critical than ever.
And universal and affordable access to the internet may hold the key to accelerating process, as @adrianlovett writes for @TRF_Stories. https://news.trust.org/item/20200924131416-i9f2m/
And universal and affordable access to the internet may hold the key to accelerating process, as @adrianlovett writes for @TRF_Stories. https://news.trust.org/item/20200924131416-i9f2m/
That means universal connectivity is likewise more critical than ever.
But without ambitious action, we’re on course to miss targets to connect everyone by decades. https://webfoundation.org/2020/04/covid-missed-targets/
But without ambitious action, we’re on course to miss targets to connect everyone by decades. https://webfoundation.org/2020/04/covid-missed-targets/
The pandemic underscores like never before how fundamental the internet has become to not only our lives, but to achieving all the #GlobalGoals.
Take education ( #SDG4): When classrooms closed, online learning came to the rescue for many around the world.
But for millions of others, the door to learning was slammed shut.
To achieve quality education, we have to make sure everyone can get online. https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/covid-19-least-third-worlds-schoolchildren-unable-access-remote-learning-during
But for millions of others, the door to learning was slammed shut.
To achieve quality education, we have to make sure everyone can get online. https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/covid-19-least-third-worlds-schoolchildren-unable-access-remote-learning-during
Take gender equality ( #SDG5). The internet has been transformative for women across the globe.
But a pervasive #DigitalDivide prevents it from being a true force for gender equality. https://webfoundation.org/2020/03/the-gender-gap-in-internet-access-using-a-women-centred-method/
But a pervasive #DigitalDivide prevents it from being a true force for gender equality. https://webfoundation.org/2020/03/the-gender-gap-in-internet-access-using-a-women-centred-method/
Universal internet access could be a powerful catalyst for gender equality post-coronavirus.
For this to happen, governments must target their efforts to close the gender gap. https://webfoundation.org/2020/06/we-must-cooperate-to-secure-affordable-and-meaningful-connectivity-for-everyone/
For this to happen, governments must target their efforts to close the gender gap. https://webfoundation.org/2020/06/we-must-cooperate-to-secure-affordable-and-meaningful-connectivity-for-everyone/
Take health and wellbeing ( #SDG3).
With #MeaningfulConnectivity, families unable to get regular healthcare could access health info, see a doctor virtually, and receive more effective treatment from clinics able to access their medical history online. https://webfoundation.org/2020/05/covid-19-shows-we-need-more-than-basic-internet-access-we-need-meaningful-connectivity/
With #MeaningfulConnectivity, families unable to get regular healthcare could access health info, see a doctor virtually, and receive more effective treatment from clinics able to access their medical history online. https://webfoundation.org/2020/05/covid-19-shows-we-need-more-than-basic-internet-access-we-need-meaningful-connectivity/
Take ending poverty ( #SDG1).
Subsidising internet connection for the poorest communities, as Costa Rica is doing, could allow millions to learn new skills, make new connections and find ways to support themselves and their families.
@A4A_Internet https://a4ai.org/studies/closing-the-digital-divide-with-universal-service-leadership/
Subsidising internet connection for the poorest communities, as Costa Rica is doing, could allow millions to learn new skills, make new connections and find ways to support themselves and their families.
@A4A_Internet https://a4ai.org/studies/closing-the-digital-divide-with-universal-service-leadership/
Take ending hunger ( #SDG2).
As the coronavirus puts pressure on agricultural production, digital tools can give farmers access to market updates and weather forecasts to help increase their productivity.
As the coronavirus puts pressure on agricultural production, digital tools can give farmers access to market updates and weather forecasts to help increase their productivity.
Health, education, economic growth, gender equality, food production — all can be improved with universal internet access.
That’s why affordable internet for all is core to the Contract for the Web we launched last year as a roadmap to the #WebWeWant. https://contractfortheweb.org/
That’s why affordable internet for all is core to the Contract for the Web we launched last year as a roadmap to the #WebWeWant. https://contractfortheweb.org/
A world where everyone can meaningfully connect to a web that is safe & empowering is not beyond our reach.
Research from @A4A_Internet & @ITU revealed it would cost $428 billion to connect the remaining three billion people to the internet by 2030. https://webfoundation.org/2020/09/428-billion-investment-needed-to-connect-all-of-humanity-to-the-internet-by-2030/
Research from @A4A_Internet & @ITU revealed it would cost $428 billion to connect the remaining three billion people to the internet by 2030. https://webfoundation.org/2020/09/428-billion-investment-needed-to-connect-all-of-humanity-to-the-internet-by-2030/
$428 billion to connect the world may sound like quite a price tag.
But the world spends the same amount on soda each year. https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/carbonated-beverages-market
But the world spends the same amount on soda each year. https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/carbonated-beverages-market
#SDG17 calls for global partnership to achieve sustainable development.
Global leaders at #UNGA
must work together to find the resources needed to connect the world.
We must push for universal internet access as a central pillar of efforts to build back better.
Global leaders at #UNGA
must work together to find the resources needed to connect the world.We must push for universal internet access as a central pillar of efforts to build back better.
