>>> What is needed to ensure dynamic, creative, diverse and responsive financing solutions for #DigitalInclusion? How to achieve sustainable financing for community-centred connectivity?
-----> Follow this thread of voices from the #T20 summit dialogue.
At the T20 Summit, those leading community-centred connectivity initiatives reflect on sustainability.
From South Africa to the UK and Indonesia, their stories reveal that it is not a one-size-fits-all concept.
Join us reflecting on this. 👉 What does sustainability mean from your experience?
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The T20 Summit Dialogue convened a diversity of voices that focused on unpacking the context of community-centred connectivity, the challenges of sustainability, the barriers faced, and financing as a critical issue.
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Key institutions committed to #DigitalInclusion gathered with communities leading successful initiatives to address the barriers that prevent community-centred connectivity from growing and thriving, empasising their key role in bridging the persisting gaps.
Focusing on policies, regulation and also on #innovativefinancing as a key emerging issue, the dialogue launched a call to action as the way forward in advancing this agenda.
>>> The latest #CommunityNetworks newsletter reflect on the barriers that community-centred connectivity initiatives are facing. 👉 https://www.apc.org/.../community-networks-newsletter...
---> It includes a special invitation to an important upcoming event on innovative financing for digital inclusion. 👉 https://www.apc.org/.../join-conversation-breaking...
---> And sign up 👉 https://crm.apc.org/form/community-networks-and-local-acc, to receive monthly updates. Don't lose the thread!
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>>> The Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity anual edition was devoted this year to Self Sustaining Financing solutions for community connectivity. A growing path towards promoting partnerships for finding and developing innovative solutions for community-centred connectivity financing.
----> Find the edition here https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/self-sustaining-financing-solutions-community-connectivity-official-outcome-un-igf-dynamic
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The question of how to finance community connectivity gained prominence at this year's IGF.
Find out more about the session and its antecedents ---> https://lnkd.in/dgXpEqxf
And let's keep the words spreading for achieving #InnovativeFinancing for communities.
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>>> The T20 side event will convene a summit dialogue to explore solutions for breaking the barriers that prevent community-centred connectivity initiatives from growing and thriving.
Learn more about the event, explore the full agenda, meet the speakers and find the register form in the link ----> https://www.apc.org/en/event/breaking-barriers-innovative-financing-community-centred-digital-inclusion
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>>> “States must act without further delay upon the commitment that they recently made before the United Nations when they signed the Global Digital Compact, prioritising the closing of the #digitaldivide
----> Adriana Labardini, policy coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Local Networks Initiative, advocates for financing local networks and accelerating enabling policies to allow community-centred connectivity.
>>> “Social enterprises often serve as catalysts for change, leveraging the resources and networks to enhance community connectivity".
----> Gomer Padong, from the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA), highlights how the sinergie between social enterprises and CCCIs could support innovative models that combine social impacts with sustainable business practices.
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