USAID – Closing the Gender Digital Divide

In 2023 IEEE is partnering with USAID to bring more focus to the persistent gender-based inequalities in how women access, integrate with, and are empowered by digital technology. As countries continue to digitize, the ongoing exclusion of women from online spaces will widen economic and gender inequality, which will limit inclusive sustainable development. For women […]

Winner Presentation: Joann Canning

This presentation is from the 2021 IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Summit. Joann Canning, presents her team’s project, Deliverance: Portable Sonography for Pregnancy and Childbirth in Remote Areas, which describes the idea of placing a connected portable handheld sonogram/ultrasonography device in the hands of a nurse or a midwife. Their solution was awarded the Honorable mention: […]

Winner Presentation: Shiva Raj Pokhrel & Anwar Walid

This presentation is from the 2021 IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Summit. Shiva Raj Pokhrel & Anwar Walid, present their team’s project, Intelligent and Cost-effective Multipath TCP (MPTCP)-based Framework for the Satellite Internet, which describes a cost-effective intelligent satellite communication system for the Internet based on Multipath TCP (MPTCP) for seamless handovers and minimal Doppler-effects (connecting […]

Winner Presentation: Sarbani Banerjee Belur

This presentation is from the 2021 IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Summit. Sarbani Banerjee Belur, presents her team’s project, Bamboo Towers for Low Cost, Affordable Internet Connectivity to Remote Rural Areas, which explores the use of bamboo as the important material for building towers. Their solution was awarded the 1st Place, Technology Applications Concept prize. For […]

Winner Presentation: Eric Nitschke

This presentation is from the 2021 IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Summit. Eric Nitschke presents his team’s project, The Nimble – An Open Source, Portable, and Offline-first Wireless Mesh Network for and by Underserved Communities, which is an open source, portable, and offline-first wireless mesh network that communities can build and deploy locally to learn and […]

Q&A with the Winners: Eric Nitschke

In this Q&A, Eric Nitschke talks about his team’s solution — The Nimble – An Open Source, Portable, and Offline-first Wireless Mesh Network for and by Underserved Communities — which won the Best Overall Proof of Concept, sponsored by Facebook Connectivity prize in the 2021 Connecting the Unconnected Challenge. 1.Please summarize your winning solution The Nimble […]

Winner Presentation: Sophia Grifferty & Daniel Becerra

This presentation is from the 2022 IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Summit. Sophia Grifferty & Daniel Becerra present their team’s project, StreamSpot+, which is a content-as-a-service Hubs to remote areas and refugee camps in developing regions. Their solution was awarded the 2nd Place Community Enablement Proof of Concept prize To hear more from this team, visit […]

Q&A with the Winners: Daniel Becerra

In this Q&A, Daniel Becerra talks about his team’s solution — StreamSpot+ — which won the 2nd Place Community Enablement Proof of Concept prize in the 2022 Connecting the Unconnected Challenge. 1.Please summarize your winning solution BuffaloGrid deploys StreamSpot+ content-as-a-service Hubs to remote areas and refugee camps in developing regions. These Hubs enable free access to […]
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