Addressing the Digital Divide course (face-to-face)

Name: Addressing the Digital Divide course (face-to-face)
Start: 2024-10-11T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-10-11T17:00:00+01:00
Location: 1150 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20036 (USTTI office)

Overview

Although the world is more connected than ever before, not everyone currently benefits. This course focuses on both expanding mobile broadband coverage (especially in rural areas) and on accelerating mobile internet adoption, which is the biggest challenge we face in addressing the digital divide. Packed with the latest GSMA insights into the barriers to digital inclusion, the course also details concrete policy actions that can be used to address them.

Course Objectives

Gain a better understanding of the factors impacting the digital divide
Understand the policy levers that can help bridge the digital divide
Create an action plan to address the digital divide in your country

With Thanks To Our Partners

This training has been developed by the GSMA Connected Society programme, which is funded by UK International Development from the UK government* and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). It is also supported by the GSMA and its members.

*The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK government’s official policies.

Join us for a free, invitation-only, in-person training session on “Addressing the Digital Divide”. Available exclusively for Policymakers and Regulators, the one-day course will run at 1150 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20036 (USTTI office) from 09:00 – 17:00 pm on 11th October.

COURSE COMPLETION CERTIFICATES

All of our courses are certified by the UK Telecoms Academy (UKTA) and can be used as evidence of professional development.

To qualify for a course completion certificate, you must attend the face-to-face course sessions and fill out the course survey.

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Duration: 10 hours

Start date: 11 October 2024

Venue:

United States

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Trainer

Anne Shannon Baxter

Senior Advocacy Manager, Connected Society, GSMA

As Senior Advocacy Manager, Anne Shannon is responsible for advocating for the digital inclusion of unconnected communities in low- and middle-income countries. She focuses on policy and advocacy to address the usage gap and to further expand connectivity in areas that are not yet covered by mobile broadband.

Before joining the GSMA, Anne Shannon worked as Policy Manager at the global consultancy Access Partnership in London where she focused on digital policy in the tech sector. She developed and executed policy campaigns for the world’s largest technology companies, engaging with international organisations, government agencies and industry leaders to drive change in telecommunications regulation, digital policy, and sustainable development.

Prior to Access Partnership, Anne Shannon worked for a political risk consultancy in London where she focused on risk management for businesses operating in volatile environments.