The Internet Society Haiti Chapter was honored today with the 2025 WSIS Prizes Champion Award for its groundbreaking project, “Community Networks in Haiti,” during the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) Forum in Geneva. The award recognizes its exceptional contribution to expanding Internet access in some of Haiti’s most underserved regions through community-led infrastructure. …
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Heading to IGF 2025? Learn about the activities led by our Grantee Partners in the Global IGF 2025. They will be leading panel discussions and workshops in the forum to advocate for an open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet for everyone. We’re excited to contribute to this global dialogue. Research Grantee Partners: 1. Global…
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International Girls in ICT Day 2025 is celebrated on 24 April to encourage girls and women to pursue careers in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This year’s theme is “Girls in ICT for inclusive digital transformation,” emphasizing the importance of gender equality in the digital world. To mark this day, the Internet Society Foundation highlights…
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Every year, on 22 April, the world comes together to celebrate Earth Day and reflect on the importance of sustainability and environmental stewardship. As we mark this special day, we are reminded that creating new knowledge is critical to taking the right steps towards a greener future. In that spirit, the Internet Society Foundation is…
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Author: Mona Elswah, Project Fellow, Center for Democracy & Technology Imagine a digital world where non-harmful content is frequently taken down while inciting, hateful messages remain untouched. This is the reality for many, particularly users in the Global South, and especially so for those who speak indigenous and “low-resource languages,” which have limited available digital…
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The Internet Society Foundation is thrilled to reveal the newest round of funding through the Building Opportunities/Leveraging Technologies (BOLT) Grant Program. This year, we are proud to support nine groundbreaking initiatives across various countries, each working to promote Internet access and connectivity for communities worldwide. Since its inception in 2021, the BOLT program has empowered…
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Authors: Alexandre Pacheco da Silva, Ana Carolina Rodrigues, Ana Paula Camelo, Beatriz Katano, Flávio Rech Wagner, Pedro Lana, Raquel Gatto The concept of digital sovereignty has become increasingly relevant in the contemporary global landscape as countries seek to assert control over their digital infrastructures, technologies, and data. This blog post, which is based on the…
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The Internet Society Foundation is delighted to announce grant funding to 13 projects in six countries to promote educational and economic opportunities through more knowledgeable and skillful Internet use. In its fifth year of operation, the Strengthening Communities, Improving Lives and Livelihoods (SCILLS) program continues to support organizations with strong relationships with the communities they serve…
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We are now three years into the SCILLS program (with 20 grantee partners in the 2023-2025 cohort) in six strategic focus countries. At the end of November 2023, we went to Sao Paulo to host the first in-person kick-off grantee gathering. Bringing together eight partner organizations from Colombia and Brazil,[1] the ISOC Brazil and Colombia…
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By Ketevan Kukava-Internet Society Georgia Chapter* This article provides a brief overview of the “Data Protection Impact Assessment, European Standards and Recommendations for Georgia” report, funded by the Internet Society Foundation. The views and suggestions presented in this article belong to the author and may not represent the perspectives of the Internet Society Foundation. As…
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