GIGA Connect
GIGA Connect is a joint programme of work of two United Nations Agencies, UNICEF and the International Telecommunication Union to connect all of the world's schools to the internet. The programme works by identifying all schools in countries, and providing financial resources to the schools, so that connectivity can be procured.[1][2] The Secretary-General of the United Nations in February 2022 called on the United Nations General Assembly to recognize "access to the internet as a basic human right, [...] including through the GIGA Initiative".[3]
| Abbreviation | GIGA |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Geneva |
Parent organization | ITU, UNICEF |
| Website | giga |
Active countries
- Central Asia[4]
- Kazakhstan: 7,410 schools mapped
- Kyrgyzstan: 692 schools connected
- Latin America and Eastern Caribbean[4]
- Sub-Saharan Africa[4]
- Rwanda: identified 1,530 schools via satellite imagery
- Kenya: 75 schools connected
- Sierra Leone: 205 schools connected
- Niger: RfP for feasibility study published
Headquarters
According to La Vanguardia the project will be located in a refurbished warehouse in Barcelona which houses an innovation centre known as Ca l’Alier [5]
References
- "Giga – Connect every school to the Internet". gigaconnect.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- Ferguson, Sarah. "UNICEF USA BrandVoice: UNICEF And ITU's Giga Initiative Aims To Connect The World's Schools To The Internet". Forbes. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- "Secretary-General's remarks at the 1st General Assembly Thematic Consultation as a follow-up to the report "Our Common Agenda" - Accelerating and scaling up the Sustainable Development Goals, leaving no-one behind [as delivered] | United Nations Secretary-General". www.un.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- "Updates – Giga". gigaconnect.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcelona/20220715/8411897/barcelona-sera-sede-organismo-naciones-unidas.html In Spanish: Barcelona will be the headquarters of the UN project
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