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The Future of the Internet: Insights from Our Research Grant Partners

Our Research Grant Program supports global initiatives focused on enhancing our understanding of the Internet and its value to everyone….

An illustrative photo of a woman with a cellphone to show Identification and privacy in context of modern digital technologies.

Digital privacy: Researchers develop a tool that enables apps collect less user data 

Privacy concerns remain at the forefront of online interactions in today’s digital landscape. Applications and websites, in their quest to…

Research Program Grantees meeting in Berkeley.

Reflection: Sense-making of Research program Evaluation Results with Grantee partners at the Internet Society Foundation 

By Sophie Rodriguez, MEL Specialist  At the Internet Society Foundation, our Research Program has been fostering meaningful engagement with grantees…

Sonia Jorge speaks in a meeting with other research grantees

What’s the Gender Digital Divide? 

By Gustavo Streger The gender digital divide refers to the significant gap or inequalities between men’s and women’s access to…

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What is Indigenous Connectivity? Overcoming Barriers to Internet Access

Indigenous populations, especially those in remote areas, have historically struggled with limited or no access to reliable and affordable Internet….

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What’s Digital Sovereignty? Lessons from Brazil to the World: Implications, Risks, and Global Insights

Authors: Alexandre Pacheco da Silva, Ana Carolina Rodrigues, Ana Paula Camelo, Beatriz Katano, Flávio Rech Wagner, Pedro Lana, Raquel Gatto…

Young women around a computer in Patna, Bihar, India

The Internet Society Foundation Commits USD $3 Million to Promote Educational and Economic Inclusion in Six Countries 

The Internet Society Foundation is delighted to announce grant funding to 13 projects in six countries to promote educational and…

Sally Wentworth

Beginning a New Role As President and CEO

By Sally Wentworth A traumatic experience caused a young man to understand the stark gender inequality in his home country,…

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Transforming communities through the Internet, one project at a time

For the past five years, the Internet Society Foundation has supported a diverse range of projects and research that support…

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Reflections on the Internet Society Foundation’s 2024 Grantee Perception Report  

In line with our commitment to learning and growth, the Internet Society Foundation’s Philanthropy organization recently commissioned a Grantee Perception…