Giga
Giga in numbers:
- 1 million schools mapped across 41 Countries
- More than 3000 schools connected
- Launch of a $5 billion Giga Connectivity Bond to provide the significant funding needed to accelerate critical infrastructure investments and mobilize public and private capital
- 8 partners joined (Ericsson, Dubai Cares, Musk Foundation, SoftBank, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), NIC.Br, Actual, Jumia)
- 19 countries joined to connect over 86,000 schools and more than 25.8 million students and teachers
- Over 22m USD funding mobilised
In Focus
“Connecting learners: Narrowing the education divide”, by the Economist Intelligence Unit, with support by Ericsson
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“Meaningful school connectivity: An assessment of sustainable business models”, by Boston Consulting Group
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“Giga: Empowering communities in Asia and the Pacific through school connectivity”, by ITU
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“Connecting Learning Spaces: Possibilities for Hybrid Learning”, by the Broadband Commission Working Group on Digital Learning chaired by ITU, UNESCO, Ericsson, and Huawei.
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