Juan Peirano – Internet Society https://www.internetsociety.org We empower people to keep the Internet a force for good: open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy. Join us. Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:00:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-ISOC-Symbol-Ground-navy-690px-1-32x32.jpg Juan Peirano – Internet Society https://www.internetsociety.org 32 32 A Push Towards Universal Connectivity https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2022/10/a-push-towards-universal-connectivity/ Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=179771 a woman stands and explains the lesson to a student in front of computer screen

We need to unlock innovative financing mechanisms to connect the hardest-to-reach places in the world. Governments and policymakers are at the forefront of this challenge.

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]]> The Path to WTDC-22: Connecting the Unconnected Is Critical to Achieving Sustainable Development https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2022/05/the-path-to-wtdc-22-connecting-the-unconnected-is-critical-to-achieving-sustainable-development/ Fri, 20 May 2022 14:59:06 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=169863 a group of people installing antenna and solar panel on top of a hill

We’ve made a bold pledge—focused on supporting complementary connectivity solutions and capacity building to enable people to deploy Internet infrastructure—and we’re joining partners whose work is aligned to our 2025 strategic objectives.

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]]> Don’t Institutionalize the Internet https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2020/12/dont-institutionalize-the-internet/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:59:02 +0000 http://www.internetsociety.org/?p=129309

This opinion piece was originally published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. As the United Nations turned 75, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the General Assembly by calling for a New Global Deal to ensure that political and economic systems deliver on critical global public goods. “Today, that is simply not happening,” he said. “We have huge gaps […]

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