Today, as the US-Africa Leaders Summit is underway in Washington DC, Microsoft is announcing new plans to deepen our work and scale our commitments to providing digital connectivity and skills building in Africa.
First, we are expanding our Airband Initiative through new partnerships with local and global providers to bring internet access to 100 million Africans by the end of 2025. This includes a new global partnership with satellite provider Viasat that will allow us to quickly scale and reach new markets. This is part of a broader global ambition for Airband to bring internet access to a quarter of a billion people around the world by the end of 2025.
Second, as access to the internet grows, so does the need for cybersecurity experts to defend the growing ecosystem of providers and users. We will support this by expanding our Skills for Jobs efforts in Africa to include a new…
