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GSMA Joins #ChangetheFace Alliance
Thursday 9 December, 2021 | Gender | Goal 5 | International Relations
The GSMA has joined the #ChangetheFace Alliance, an informal partnership of like-minded and thought-leading technology companies that are committed to making the tech industry a more inclusive place. The Alliance has agreed to follow a set of Guiding Principles that set out ...
GSMA Leads Global Support for Championing Female Leadership at first EQUALS-EU public event
Monday 13 September, 2021 | Gender | International Relations
On the 4th of August 2021, the GSMA co-hosted the first EQUALS EU Colloquium “Perceptions of Power: Championing Female Leadership in the Digital Age” as part of the global EQUALS EU Project Consortium. It brought together almost 90 representatives from across the ...
Mobile and sustainability: Focusing on the issues that matter
Wednesday 14 July, 2021 | News - Sustainable and Responsible Leadership
The mobile industry’s purpose is to “Intelligently connect everyone and everything to a better future”. As a sector with more than five billion unique mobile subscribers and more than 8 billion mobile connections, the scope of the mobile sector to influence sustainability is ...
GSMA Makes Bold Commitments at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris
Thursday 1 July, 2021 | News Topic
The GSMA has made bold commitments on behalf of the mobile industry to tackle the mobile gender gap and promote digital inclusion for women and girls at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris. The forum was convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and ...
Building digital skills will help women and girls benefit from connectivity and enable them to fully participate in the digital economy
Thursday 16 April, 2020 | Goal 5 | News - #BetterFuture | News Topic
As we face the global challenges of 2020, we must ensure women have the skills and confidence to reap the benefits of mobile connectivity. They must also be equipped with more advanced digital skills to enable them to participate equally in ICT related industries. Of the ...
Improving the affordability and accessibility of the mobile internet
Thursday 5 March, 2020 | News Topic
For the impoverished, the displaced, the homeless and other vulnerable groups, digital services can be a lifeline, providing access to valuable information, welfare programmes, jobs, healthcare and financial services. But to get online, people need affordable handsets and ...
The Rise of Purpose-Driven Partnerships
Thursday 6 February, 2020 | News Topic
No one government or industry can single-handedly tackle the gravest global challenges. All kinds of expertise need to be tapped, knowledge and insights widely shared, and economies of scale and scope prioritised. Innovation is a must. To that end, the mobile industry is ...
How progressive leaders of the mobile industry are taking climate action
Friday 6 December, 2019 | News Topic
The landscape of modern-day leadership is evolving. A progressive and innovative approach is essential for tackling the immeasurable global challenges, such as climate change, the planet is facing. The mobile industry is the sector at the forefront of innovation and ...
Transforming societies: harnessing mobile connectivity across Africa
Friday 2 August, 2019 | Goal 4 | Goal 5 | Goal 8 | News - #BetterFuture | News - #CaseForChange
Mobile connectivity is the most effective vehicle to support a digitally inclusive world. With mobile networks spanning the globe and serving more than 5 billion people, the mobile industry’s leaders are united in their commitment to ensure formerly excluded members of ...
GSMA marks Girls in ICT Day
Friday 27 April, 2018 | News - Industry Engagement | News Topic
The GSMA celebrated the annual ITU International Girls in ICT Day with a series of events across its global footprint aimed at encouraging and empowering young women to explore career opportunities in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) areas and ...