Join A4AI's Deputy Director & Policy Lead @Ellasarpong at "Ending the Digital Divide by 2030: Covid-19 Recoveries to Accelerate the Decade of Action" today at 10:40 EST: http://webtv.un.org 

And join us here where we will be live-tweeting the panel.

#DigitalCooperation
The message is clear we cannot address social and economic divides if we don't address the digital divide @anriette #DigitalCooperation
We need to commit now to reach universal connectivity by 2030
@DoreenBogdan @ITU
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We need 428 billion dollars to build infrastructure to connect everyone in the next nine years @Ellasarpong
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We will not be able to achieve our goal without clear broadband goals @Ellasarpong
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The issue of connectivity starts with internet access but goes beyond that to access to devices and local content. We need to support polices that support community networks to create this access @CTUSecGen @TheCtunion
Partnerships are key to closing the digital divide, we need to collaborate @DoreenBogdan @ITU
The private sector is willing and able to provide the solutions but governments have to play their part to remove roadblocks and level the playing fields @Joshuasetipa @UNTechBank
There are two divides when it comes to women: there is a digital gap which is about access and there is a usage gap. Research shows women are still less likely to access and use the internet compared to men. @Ellasarpong
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, the digital gender gap in internet use is 27% and in South Asia it is 51%. Even in Europe and North American women are 5 percentage points behind men in internet usage. @Ellasarpong
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There has to be an underlying theme in every sector of digital inclusion and leveraging technology for that sector. @CTUSecGen @TheCtunion

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As we come out of Covid connectivity cannot move to the bottom of the agenda @DoreenBogdan @ITU

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We need to put people at the centre of how we think about the connectivity gap
@johnedwardfrank @Microsoft

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We need to treat the issue of the digital divide as a global crisis @CTUSecGen @TheCtunion

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We’ve joined forces with  @Microsoft, @RealSmartAfrica, UN agencies and our partners to release the joint statement “Leave No One Behind: A People-Centered Approach to Achieve Meaningful Connectivity”. @Ellasarpong
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