Di Internet Society don launch Research Grant Program wey dey offer up to $500,000 per project for researchers and institutions wey want generate open knowledge for public policy, industry decisions, and technology development.
Di program dey focus on critical themes like inclusive internet access, environmental impact of digital infrastructure, frameworks for measuring meaningful connectivity, and ensuring a trustworthy internet. These areas dey address structural barriers like income, gender, geography, and digital literacy, plus emerging concerns around climate resilience, AI-driven ecosystems, and online security.
Even among those wey dey connected, mobile broadband still dey unaffordable for roughly 60 percent of low- and middle-income countries. While headline connectivity figures dey show progress, di underlying quality gap dey become harder to ignore.
Di program dey open globally to individual researchers and organizations, with strong encouragement for applicants from underrepresented groups and di Global Majority. Applications fit submit for English, French, or Spanish. Deadline na 22 May 2026.
Meanwhile, for Iran, after months of blackout from war wey start February 28, government don introduce tiered internet system wey dey allow select professionals and business owners to buy access. Critics dey accuse authorities of creating system wey dey turn internet from public right into allocable privilege. Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani say internet go return to normal once di shadow of war dey gone.
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