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The Giga Alliance is a joint programme of work of two [[United Nations]] Agencies, [[UNICEF]] (Science and Technology) and the [[International Telecommunication Union]] (ICTs) to connect all of the world school to the [[internet]]. The programme works by identifying all schools in countries, and providing financial resources to the schools, so that they connectivity can be procured.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Giga – Connect every school to the Internet|url=https://gigaconnect.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216125220/https://gigaconnect.org/|archive-date=2022-02-16|access-date=2022-02-16|website=gigaconnect.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ferguson|first=Sarah|title=UNICEF USA BrandVoice: UNICEF And ITU’s Giga Initiative Aims To Connect The World’s Schools To The Internet|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/unicefusa/2020/08/31/unicef-and-itus-giga-initiative-aims-to-connect-the-worlds-schools-to-the-internet/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216125824/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertag&topUrl=www.forbes.com|archive-date=2022-02-16|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> The [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] in February 2022 called on the [[United Nations General Assembly]] to recognize "access to the internet as a basic human right, <nowiki> |
The Giga Alliance is a joint programme of work of two [[United Nations]] Agencies, [[UNICEF]] (Science and Technology) and the [[International Telecommunication Union]] (ICTs) to connect all of the world school to the [[internet]]. The programme works by identifying all schools in countries, and providing financial resources to the schools, so that they connectivity can be procured.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Giga – Connect every school to the Internet|url=https://gigaconnect.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216125220/https://gigaconnect.org/|archive-date=2022-02-16|access-date=2022-02-16|website=gigaconnect.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ferguson|first=Sarah|title=UNICEF USA BrandVoice: UNICEF And ITU’s Giga Initiative Aims To Connect The World’s Schools To The Internet|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/unicefusa/2020/08/31/unicef-and-itus-giga-initiative-aims-to-connect-the-worlds-schools-to-the-internet/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216125824/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertag&topUrl=www.forbes.com|archive-date=2022-02-16|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> The [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] in February 2022 called on the [[United Nations General Assembly]] to recognize "access to the internet as a basic human right, <nowiki>[..]</nowiki> including through the Giga Initiative".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Secretary-General's remarks at the 1st General Assembly Thematic Consultation as a follow-up to the report "Our Common Agenda" - Accelerating and scaling up the Sustainable Development Goals, leaving no-one behind [as delivered] {{!}} United Nations Secretary-General|url=https://www.un.org/sg/en/node/261823|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216130104/https://www.un.org/sg/en/node/261823|archive-date=2022-02-16|access-date=2022-02-16|website=www.un.org}}</ref> |
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The Giga Alliance is a joint programme of work of two United Nations Agencies, UNICEF (Science and Technology) and the International Telecommunication Union (ICTs) to connect all of the world school to the internet. The programme works by identifying all schools in countries, and providing financial resources to the schools, so that they connectivity can be procured.[1][2] The Secretary-General of the United Nations in February 2022 called on the United Nations General Assembly to recognize "access to the internet as a basic human right, [..] including through the Giga Initiative".[3]
References
- ^ "Giga – Connect every school to the Internet". gigaconnect.org. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ Ferguson, Sarah. "UNICEF USA BrandVoice: UNICEF And ITU's Giga Initiative Aims To Connect The World's Schools To The Internet". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ "Secretary-General's remarks at the 1st General Assembly Thematic Consultation as a follow-up to the report "Our Common Agenda" - Accelerating and scaling up the Sustainable Development Goals, leaving no-one behind [as delivered] | United Nations Secretary-General". www.un.org. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-16.