{"id":54782,"date":"2025-07-06T16:53:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T16:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/president-kagame-joins-global-leaders-to-mark-broadband-commission-s-15-year\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T16:59:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:59:33","slug":"president-kagame-joins-global-leaders-to-mark-broadband-commission-s-15-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-kagame-joins-global-leaders-to-mark-broadband-commission-s-15-year\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame joins global leaders to mark Broadband Commission\u2019s 15-year milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Kagame co-chairs the Commission alongside Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s session was led by Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). <\/p>\n

The event celebrated 15 years of progress in advocating for meaningful and inclusive broadband connectivity, especially in underserved regions.<\/p>\n

Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire, was among the leaders who attended the online session.<\/p>\n

Established in 2010 by the ITU and UNESCO, the Broadband Commission serves as a high-level public-private partnership promoting digital cooperation. Its founding members include President Kagame and Carlos Slim, both of whom have played a pivotal role in elevating broadband to the forefront of global development discussions.<\/p>\n

The Commission brings together more than 50 leaders from across sectors, including CEOs, policymakers, UN agencies, academia, and civil society, working to advance broadband adoption and digital inclusion globally. Its mission aligns closely with the United Nations\u2019 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, emphasizing broadband as a foundational enabler of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n

Over the years, the Commission has produced influential policy recommendations and flagship reports, including the annual State of Broadband report. Its advocacy has focused on bridging digital gaps, promoting affordable and safe connectivity, and shaping national broadband strategies, particularly in the Global South.<\/p>\n

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President Paul Kagame on Sunday joined global leaders to mark the 15th anniversary of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, an international initiative that has championed universal broadband access as a catalyst for sustainable development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000090486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-54782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000090486,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gvlt5y-wyaaoululogo.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gvlt5y-wyaaoululogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gvlt5y-wyaaoululogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gvlt5y-wyaaoululogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gvlt5y-wyaaoululogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gvlt5y-wyaaoululogo.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000090486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54782"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=54782"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=54782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}