June 12: join us and @D4DHub_AUEU in the discussion on financing digitalisation for inclusive and green growth. Broad line-up from public & private sectors incl financiers.

Hybrid event, info & registration in-person (Brussels) or virtually by June 6: d4dhub.eu/events/financi…

“We need to recommit to the noble principle: Leaving No One Behind”
Minister of ICT & Innovation Paula Ingabire spoke at the Sida sponsored GSMA conference in Rwanda: #MWC22 on connecting women and underserved groups in Africa!
#DigitalInclusion
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Doing is not done - key take away from inspirational session today with Paula Ingabire and GSMA Mobile for Development: We still have work to do to ensure that everyone benefits from digitalisation.
Kudos #Rwanda & @GSMA for #MWC22 🙏🏻- 🇸🇪 appreciates the insightful sessions & actionable take aways.

'In SSA, women are 37% less likely than men to use #MobileInternet . 40+ MNOs have made commitments to reduce the #GenderGap in their mobile internet & #MobileMoney customer base. So far they have collectively reached >55 million additional women with these services.' - Omar Daair

'There is a shift in #financing from mitigation to climate adaptation and resilience' said Phil Outram of Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and 'Partnerships are important in integrating #DigitalTools in climate resilience & adaptation' said Golala Ruhani, of Sida.

#MWC22 #M4DatMWC

🤩One hour to go! Join the MWC Africa #climate session with Max Cuvellier Giacomelli 💤, Akanksha Sharma, Anna Colquhoun, Golala Ruhani, Kenneth Chepkwony Kiplang'at, Mike Koech, Phil Outram, Toffene Kama & Xavier VOLLENWEIDER at 12:00 CAT, at the M4D theatre. More info: bit.ly/3z17z0F #MWC22 #UKAid #M4DatMWC

Great to see the women of 🇮🇷 fighting for their rights! You will win - sooner or later!

To recover from the pandemic, transform and cope with the food and energy crisis, the world needs a positive investment impulse.

This is where the €300 billion 🇪🇺 strategy #GlobalGateway comes into play.

My address #EDD22 ↓
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One heatwave after the other! Join us on June 21 at the European Development Days #edd22 at the @D4DHub_AUEU

Come together and design programs that take #collectiveaction against #climatechange and leverage the the power of #digital #innovations #blockchain #ai EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺

Thank you very much for an interactive and engaging dialogue UNICEF Innovation & Fridays For Future Sweden🙏 Eric Njuguna @sida #Stockholm50 #ClimateJustice #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction

Svenska FN-chefen: Afrika en kontinent full av idéer di.se/digital/svensk…

Open now: the #GSMAInnovationFund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation. Selected organisations will be eligible to a full support package including grant funding, technical assistance and more. #COP26

To apply: gsma.com/mobilefordevel…

📢 Out today! Delighted to share The State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report 2021 by Anne Delaporte. Learn about the trends in global #connectivity & the progress towards narrowing the coverage & usage gaps 👉 bit.ly/3uiW15h

#SOMIC21 is funded by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Sida

This is the US military biometrics, but the risks apply to all #digitalID :

'By 2014, the US Army was calling its strategy “identity dominance. Now that dominance belongs to the Taliban'

Taliban kill squad hunting down Afghans — using US #biometric data
nypost.com/2021/08/27/tal…

Ethiopia starts building local rival to Facebook theguardian.com/world/2021/aug…

Mobile technology is transforming the lives of women across Africa and Asia. #ConnectedWomenLifeStories #UKAid Sida SidaCarin Kerstin J Cisse

Join us now!

Make sure you watch the #MWC21 session on 'Bridging the Digital Gap' at 14:15 CET. Sida #DigitalDivde #LeaveNoOneOffline

MWC Barcelona 2021 is now officially OPEN!

Don't forget to join the conversation using #MWC21 and enjoy the event!

🗂 Investor Catalogue 2021 (Vol. 1), which showcases 5️⃣0️⃣+ leading investors on the continent, is our latest FREE resource for founders, co-investors, and researchers looking to learn more about #Africa 's funding landscape.

Download it at: briterbridges.com/reports 💡