Parabl, an applied research lab, in partnership with UN IGF Coalition on the Internet Rights Principles Dynamic Coalition created the concept of a Last Mile Coalition. With our Brazilian partners Impact Bank, Plexos Institute, & Official Brazilian representatives at Y20 (G20 Youth) on we have been developing hyper-regional digital resource solutions that seamlessly interact with omni-accessible hardware. The mission is to empower Brazilian leapfrog communities by providing meaningful connectivity and enabling economic growth through innovative solutions built alongside regional interests. Brazil's upcoming G20 presidency in 2024 presents a unique opportunity to address the digital divide on a global stage. The recent Netmundial+10 event, co-sponsored by the G20, highlighted these challenges and facilitated discussions on multi-stakeholder approaches to internet governance. By collaborating with other G20 member nations, Brazil can leverage its experiences and leadership to promote best practices and encourage international cooperation in tackling the digital divide by presenting itself at the IGF. This 2 hour session is composed by a diverse panel addressing how internet access is pivotal to reduce inequalities, generate opportunities and can enable, through real world use cases provide for measurable impact data on such impact. From alternative internet hardware implementation to local use cases, the session will lay out the reasons why and a pilot plan to strategize, implement and prove how internet access in remote areas can ignite a relevant flow of actions and opportunities: from small tech hacks on internet provision strategy to local people engagement Through the fusion of community network infrastructure, collectivist economics, and innovative tools like Waypoints, edge caches, and smart batteries we're establishing new benchmarks in the Last Mile Design Space. With this momentum we can unleash the full potential of leapfrog communities in months not decades - forging a path towards a more connected and equitable future. Participants will gain insight into the new and much needed approaches around connecting last mile communities and greater context around strategies for innovative resilient grid solutions in general. Digital equity is only possible by working together to address the interrelated barriers to access The co-organisers will actively promote the session on their respective social media handles, encouraging remote participation and consultation on the issues raised during the discussion. Remote participants will be able to pose questions to subject matter experts and other participants during the session through Slido. We will also use polls, shared documents and activity based tools such as Miro/Mural board to enhance participation. Events would be created on LinkedIn and Facebook for maximum outreach. Digital promotional materials will be published on official online platforms of all co-organisers (eg. Blogs, Medium articles).
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