<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default">It is said that necessity is the mother of invention, and it's the squeaky wheel that gets the oil, let's hope that the upside of the pandemic is connectivity innovation.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><u></u>
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ISOC Live posted: "On Thursday 28 May 2020 from 12pm-1:30pm EAT (09:00-10:30 UTC) the Internet Society Uganda Chapter hosts a webinar: Importance of Internet Connectivity in Times of Pandemics. This webinar seeks to explore the importance of rural broadband connectivity in " </span>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocug1" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/isocug1-300x169.png" alt="livestream" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>On <strong>Thursday 28 May 2020</strong> from <strong>12pm-1:30pm EAT</strong> (09:00-10:30 UTC) the <strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://isoc.ug/" target="_blank">Internet Society Uganda Chapter</a></strong> hosts a webinar: <strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/907438433103994/" target="_blank">Importance of Internet Connectivity in Times of Pandemics</a></strong>. This webinar seeks to explore the importance of rural broadband connectivity in times of pandemics and how community networks can play a role in connecting the unconnected. The webinar will explore policy solutions needed to strengthen community networks as alternatives to rural connectivity. Ultimately, the webinar seeks to promote the creation and growth of community networks in Uganda.</p>
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<li style="margin-left:1em;line-height:1.4em"><strong>Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo</strong>, Ag. Executive Director, Uganda Communications Commission (@UCC_ED)</li>
<li style="margin-left:1em;line-height:1.4em"><strong>Steve Song</strong>, Founder, Village Telco (@stevesong)</li>
<li style="margin-left:1em;line-height:1.4em"><strong>Carloa Rey-Moreno</strong>, Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator, Community Networks Project, APC (@CreyM)</li>
<li style="margin-left:1em;line-height:1.4em"><strong>Josephine Miliz</strong>a, Africa Regional Coordinator, Community Networks Project, APC (@Msmiliza)</li>
<li style="margin-left:1em;line-height:1.4em"><strong>Solomon Okot Nono</strong> (Technical Manager, BOSCO Uganda (@sokotnono)</li>
<li style="margin-left:1em;line-height:1.4em"><strong>Lillian Achom</strong>, Founding Partner, AccessPlus (@achom_lillian)</li>
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