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“Let me google this for you” – redefining digital literacy

With a very rapid development of Internet technologies, new digital divides on the Internet are emerging. The rapid pace of new forms of communication and new access points to the Internet, such as mobile, demand solutions beyond those exclusively concerned with Internet access and technological…

Danica Radovanovic13 May 2019

DigI project Digital health Internet access School connectivity

Internet Lite to the Migoli High School

The Migoli High School has 1271 pupils (Apr2019) and 35 full-time teachers. The high school is located about 3 km outside of Migoli in the Iringa district in Tanzania. Entering the Nyerere High School in Migoli Despite the near-by mobile towers, providing 3G from several…

Josef Noll4 May 2019

DigI project Digital inclusion Internet access

It only takes 90 min to connect Izazi

We selected Izazi, one of the villages in the Iringa district in Tanzania, as a pilot site for providing Internet Lite for All. Izazi is located at the Mtera dam, and it's only about 11 km to the towers providing Mobile Broadband. Though, we had…

Josef Noll4 May 2019

Digital divide Digital inclusion

Financial Inclusion Beyond Payments: Policy Considerations for Digital Savings

the potential to advance an important element of digital financial inclusion Across the developing world, financial institutions have leveraged digital technologies and innovative business models to expand access to digital financial services (DFS), such as digital transaction accounts and payment services, which serve as the…

Josef Noll3 May 2019

Digital divide Digital health Digital inclusion Human Rights Internet access

Internet as a human right for connecting the UNconnected

The internet is not a static set of tools or affordances for a specific set of user-defined purposes. Rather, it represents a rapidly evolving set of ways to configure social life. The situation is problematic with regards to the notion of a digital divide being…

Danica Radovanovic30 April 2019

Digital cooperation Digital health Digital inclusion Internet access

East African council is going for Digital Health

Through it’s 7th EAC Health & Scientific Conference (EACHSC) took place on 27-29Mar2019 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Basic Internet Foundation was strongly participating with Bernard and Felix as part of the organising committee, Flora as participant, and Christine and Josef as presenters. Technology for…

Josef Noll17 April 2019

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Empowering Rural Tanzania

The Basic Internet Foundation, together with it’s international DigI project team, brings free Internet access and envisages Digital Inclusion for everyone. This time, the destination was Tanzania connecting yet another unconnected villages. On the 4th of March 2019, the team headed towards the North of…

Wisam Ahmed Mansour13 March 2019

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As inequality grows, the UN fights for a fairer world

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – the UN’s blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all – calls for a reduction in inequality between and within countries. Nevertheless, global inequality is increasing. So what can be done? Inequality is an “entrenched imbalance”…

Josef Noll26 February 2019

Digital cooperation Digital inclusion Entrepreneurship

Digital technologies allow people to take on risks and explore new opportunities

In the era of digital technology, the structure of production as well as the interaction between humans and machines is being redefined. The diffusion and application of digital technology can increase productivity in an unprecedented manner, with potential to reshape the role of humans in…

Josef Noll31 January 2019

Digital cooperation Digital health Digital inclusion Entrepreneurship Internet access

UN chief urges top digital tech panel to come up with innovative ideas for an inclusive future

Key discussions among global decision-makers and influencers have taken place at the UN in Geneva this week, aiming to limit the growing risk of international cyber-attacks while promoting the advantages of digital technology, amid a call by the UN chief for “bold, innovative ideas”.

Josef Noll24 January 2019

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“Let me google this for you” – redefining digital literacy

Internet Lite to the Migoli High School

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Financial Inclusion Beyond Payments: Policy Considerations for Digital Savings

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East African council is going for Digital Health

Empowering Rural Tanzania

As inequality grows, the UN fights for a fairer world

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UN chief urges top digital tech panel to come up with innovative ideas for an inclusive future

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