Types of pledges and criteria for a strong pledge

Types of pledges

There are four types of pledges that can be submitted via the P2C Pledging Portal:

Financial: A financial pledge consists of an entity or groups of entities announcing a monetary contribution in line with the objectives of the P2C Digital Coalition and/or a specific P2C Focus Area.

Policy: A policy pledge is one where a legislative or regulatory reform or policy change is proposed or enacted to advance the objectives laid out by the P2C Digital Coalition and/or the P2C Action Framework.

Advocacy: An advocacy pledge is one where an entity or group of entities publicly supports, recommends, or promotes (e.g., through research, MOUs) the objectives laid out by the P2C Digital Coalition and/or the P2C Action Framework in their industry, network, events, or publications.

Programmatic: A programmatic pledge regards the creation or expansion of existing programs that are in line with the P2C Focus Areas.

Criteria for a strong pledge

  • Addresses key issues of the four Focus Areas of the P2C Digital Coalition:
    • ACCESS: Connecting people everywhere
    • ADOPTION: Empowering communities
    • VALUE CREATION: Building digital ecosystems
    • ACCELERATE: Incentivizing investments
  • Helps drive transformational change towards universal connectivity and the digital transformation of societies
  • Helps mobilize resources across the four Focus Areas of P2C
  • Brings together multiple entities committed to endorse, implement, or scale the pledge
  • Can be easily quantified, monitored and tracked, and its impact can also be measured and reported over time and against the overall objective of achieving universal meaningful connectivity