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In GSMA - Mobile for Development’s recent webinar, we explored the latest updates to the @GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index (MCI), offering valuable insights and tools for advancing mobile connectivity worldwide. In this session we covered:    📈 The updated #MCI data and trends  ✍️ How to leverage the data to inform #PolicyDecisions  🌍 The countries making significant progress in #MobileConnectivity  💡 An overview of the MCI workshops  🗣 Expert insights from the @Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) and United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) who shared their experiences of using the MCI in their work     👇 Watch this webinar extract where Abi Gleek, Insights Director at GSMA, gives a 2-minute tutorial on how to use the MCI to access country-specific data.     💻 The MCI tool is available to use at: https://lnkd.in/d3T6eszx    📺 Watch the full webinar recording to learn more ➡ bit.ly/3WBiGZn    #MCI #DigitalInclusion #DigitalDivide #connectivity #MobileInternet #mobile #MobileConnectivity #UKAid #Sida 

Discover how the #GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index (MCI) is driving evidence-based policymaking around the world 📊 Join GSMA - Mobile for Development's webinar on 30 July to hear from The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) and United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) about their experiences attending MCI workshops and leveraging MCI data to make impactful, evidence-based policy decisions 📈 This event is a must-attend for anyone interested in mobile #connectivity and #digitalinclusion. Add to your calendar! 👉 https://gsma.at/5b #DigitalDivide #MobileInternet #Sida

🚀 On Tuesday 30 July, join GSMA - Mobile for Development for a 45-minute webinar to celebrate the launch of the latest update to the GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index (MCI). 📈 This event will provide a deep dive into the MCI's data, methodology, and its critical role in evidence-based policymaking. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the countries making significant progress in mobile connectivity and learn how to utilise this data to drive digital inclusion. The session will include an overview of the MCI workshops, showcasing their structure and the benefits for policymakers. Daud Suleman from The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) will share their experiences with the MCI workshops, providing practical insights into how MCI data has informed their policy decisions. François Coupienne from United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) will discuss how their organisation leverages MCI data to drive global evidence-based policymaking efforts. This event is a must-attend for policymakers, industry leaders and stakeholders who are keen to harness the power of data to advance mobile connectivity and digital inclusion. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your understanding and application of the GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index. Add this event to your calendar today! ➡️ https://bit.ly/4cAJVcE #MCI #DigitalInclusion #DigitalDivide #connectivity #MobileInternet #mobile #MobileConnectivity #Sida

Very important and informative webinar regarding mobile connectivity index

In a recent webinar, we explored the latest updates to our GSMA's Mobile Connectivity Index (MCI), offering data, insights and tools for advancing mobile connectivity worldwide. In this session we covered:    📈 The updated #MCI data - now covering ten years 🌍 The countries making most progress in #connectivity ✍️ How to leverage the data to inform #policy decisions  💡 An overview of the MCI #workshops  🗣 Expert insights from Malawi's #MACRA and United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) on how they use MCI in their work   Watch this webinar extract where we give a short explanation of how to use the online tool to analyse data for your own country. You can re-watch the full webinar here: https://lnkd.in/eqex58Zb

On Tuesday 30 July, join GSMA - Mobile for Development a 45-minute webinar to celebrate the launch of the latest update to the #GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index (MCI) 📈 This event will provide a deep dive into the MCI's data, methodology, and its critical role in evidence-based policymaking. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the countries making significant progress in mobile #connectivity and learn how to utilise this data to drive #digital inclusion 🌍 The session will include an overview of the MCI workshops, showcasing their structure and the benefits for policymakers. Daud Suleman from Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) will share their experiences with the MCI workshops, providing practical insights into how MCI data has informed their policy decisions. United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) will discuss how their organisation leverages MCI data to drive global evidence-based policymaking efforts 💡 This event is a must-attend for policymakers, industry leaders, and stakeholders who are keen to harness the power of #data to advance #mobile connectivity and #digital inclusion 🚀 Add this event to your calendar today! 👉 https://gsma.at/48

🌏 The GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index (MCI) measures the performance of 173 countries against key enablers of mobile internet adoption: infrastructure, affordability, consumer readiness, and content and services. The goal of the MCI is to empower the mobile industry, governments and the wider international community to deliver on the ambition of universal access to the internet. Data from the latest MCI update reveals that the countries whose mobile connectivity scores have improved the most over the past five years are: Bahrain, Brazil, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Niger, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. Start exploring the MCI to see how your country is performing against these key enablers ➡️ https://ow.ly/7opk50STZyj ▶️ Watch the full webinar recording to explore the latest MCI trends, gain valuable insights into the countries making significant progress in #MobileConnectivity and learn how to utilise this data to inform policies decisions and drive digital inclusion: https://ow.ly/hwA550STZyh #MCI #DigitalInclusion #DigitalDivide #connectivity #MobileInternet #mobile #MobileConnectivity #UKAid #Sida

🚀 On Tuesday 30 July, join GSMA - Mobile for Development - for a 45-minute webinar to celebrate the launch of the latest update to the GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index (MCI). 📈 I look forward to speaking at this event which will provide a deep dive into the MCI's data, methodology, and its critical role in evidence-based policymaking. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the countries making significant progress in mobile connectivity and learn how to utilise this data to drive digital inclusion. I will be discussing with Eleanor Sarpong on how UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) leverages the MCI to inform their initiatives like the Inclusive Digital Economy Scorecard (#IDES), showcasing the impact of evidence-based policymaking. This event is a must-attend for policymakers, industry leaders and stakeholders who are keen to harness the power of data to advance mobile connectivity and digital inclusion. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your understanding and application of the GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index. Add this event to your calendar today! ➡️ https://bit.ly/4cAJVcE #MCI #DigitalInclusion #DigitalDivide #connectivity #MobileInternet #mobile #MobileConnectivity #Sida Tobias Schillings Aiaze Mitha Ali Akram Aneth Kasebele Melle Tiel Groenestege Cornelia Kaldewei Scarlett Fondeur Gil de Barth Torbjörn Fredriksson Yolanda Jinxin Ma Mahinthan Joseph Mariasingham Yuki Mitsuka Alex Wong Stefanos Kotoglou Molly Lesher Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi Thomas Puschmann Shawn Hunter Dian Tjondronegoro Robert Opp

The Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-24), currently being hosted in Uganda from 1st to 4th July, marks a pivotal moment for the country's ICT sector. This prestigious event gathers approximately 800 delegates, including leading telecommunication regulators, policymakers, and industry leaders from around the world. Organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), GSR-24 focuses on advancing regulatory practices in the digital age under the theme 'Regulation for Impact'. This event not only underscores Uganda's emergence as a leader in ICT within Eastern Africa but also highlights its commitment to fostering global dialogue on crucial issues such as consumer empowerment, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. What are the opportunities ? 🤔 - Economic Growth: Leveraging ICT advancements can stimulate economic growth through enhanced digital services and improved business efficiencies. - Knowledge Exchange: Learning from global best practices and experiences can help Uganda refine its regulatory frameworks and policies. - Innovation Hub: Establishing Uganda as an innovation hub for ICTs could attract foreign investment and spur local technological innovation. What are the Challenges 🤔 ? Infrastructure Challenges : Ensuring broadband access and ICT affordability remains a challenge, hindering widespread digital adoption across Uganda. - Resource Constraints : Limited resources may restrict Uganda's ability to implement ambitious ICT initiatives discussed during the symposium. - Skills Gap : A shortage of skilled personnel in advanced technologies like AI and robotics may slow down the pace of technological advancements Hosting GSR-24 is a significant milestone for Uganda, aligning with its strategy to leverage ICT for economic growth and societal advancement. The symposium provides a platform to address key challenges and capitalize on opportunities in digital transformation. Moving forward, Uganda must focus on bridging infrastructure gaps, enhancing regulatory frameworks, and building human capital to fully realize the benefits of ICT innovation. As an up and coming technological innovations hub in the region, it is indeed pertinent for all industry professionals and related agencies (in Uganda's ICT sector)to continue engaging stakeholders both locally and internationally to streamline and promote seamless connectivity and productivity (sustainably) in the ever growing (and evolving) national and global digital landscape. #ITUGSR #DigitalTransformation #UgandaICT #DigitalInfrastructure #DigitalEconomy

Listening to discussions on DPI at #ID4Africa2024 highlights a critical problem with this new development poster child. No one (funders, government or private sector) is aligned at a basic level on the definition of DPI or its vision. This creates the very real risk of having all key stakeholders pulling a thread in different directions resulting in confusion and mixed messaging (which we are currently seeing), conflicting strategies and inefficiencies across board with a lot of duplicating effort. As Nanjira Sambuli highlighted, the excitement around DPI might overshadow the existing efforts governments have made in digitalization. Does DPI then build upon existing work or render it irrelevant? How DPI is defined, designed and implemented matters. For Africa, the reality is DPI can't be divorced from issues like energy & the "last mile" connectivity challenge of remote areas. Without nuanced contextualisation of the challenges and inequalities on the continent, the concept of leapfrogging will remain a myth. It's also critical to remember within all the jargon that tech is a solution/enabler not a magic bullet. Beyond definition, effective DPI implementation requires addressing policy, governance, investment, and infrastructure issues.