Every day, people around the world are caring for their neighbors by bringing them online. A lifeline for so many, the global COVID-19 has shown us that the Internet is…
Nelso Rodríguez is a nurse and one of the founders of the community network in El Cuy, Patagonia, Argentina. A little over a year ago, there was no Internet or…
50 years ago when the first Earth Day happened, the networks that would later form the Internet were only beginning. 20 years later, when Earth Day 1990 turned the celebration…
Last week, the U.S. Congress passed the third stimulus bill in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill primarily focused on economic relief for companies, individuals, cities, states, and tribal…
This article appeared first on the APNIC website. At the recent SANOG meeting held in my homeland, Pakistan, I wanted to provide the local community with some insights into the importance of Internet…
Indigenous Connectivity Summit Policy Recommendations: Helping Policymakers Make Inclusive Decisions
As billions of us move into self-isolation, one thing is crystal clear: Internet access is critical. If anyone of us took it for granted before, COVID-19 has changed everything and rocketed the world…
These are unsettling and unprecedented times. The speed at which coronavirus has taken hold around the world, and the dramatic changes to our lives that it has brought, would have…
For many weeks now, as the pandemic caused by the coronavirus has spread around the world, people have been isolating themselves to reduce the spread of infection. Businesses and schools…
Amid the global spread of COVID-19, the exceptional strict confinement to our homes offers important lessons about the urgency of bridging the digital divide. Where I live, in Osona (rural…
NYC Mesh connects people to “critical Internet lifeline” during COVID-19 pandemic As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, cities are slowing to a halt and millions of people are self-isolating to…
Yesterday’s announcement by the Government of Canada to drive down cell phone prices will only end up costing Canada in the long run. In a press conference held yesterday, Minister…