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Solutions for Providing Internet Access to Rural Areas

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Many people with affordable access have been able to work from home, learn remotely, and shop online, but that certainly hasn’t been the case for everyone. The IEEE Standards Association Connectivity and Telecom Practice is working on the issue, researching communities’ needs and collaborating with other organizations.

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U.N.’s ITU Secretary-General Receives IEEE President’s Award

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She was promoted in 2005 to head the agency’s regulatory and market environment division , managing programs on regulatory reform, economics, and finance. Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development , where she served as executive director, advocating for universal, affordable broadband.

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Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

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Bank of America has joined Stanford University’s Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP), a collaboration of academic and business experts that identifies and supports new avenues of research to make environmentally sustainable, low-cost energy available to everyone. All of humankind needs energy that is reliable, cleaner and more affordable.

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Ride-sharer Grab to invest $700M in “Grab 4 Indonesia” 2020 master plan

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Following its 2016 expansion to several new cities, Grab now brings the convenience and affordability of its multi-modal services to more cities in Indonesia than any of its competitors, including Jakarta, Bali, Bandung, Padang, Makassar, Medan, Surabaya and Yogyakarta. Expand access to mobile payments and financing opportunities.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Or is it alive but too expensive and if so, what is the more affordable replacement? by Bill Cooke. Billion vs. $28.3

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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46 organizations have signed on to the principles so far. 35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. Charging infrastructure financing: Unlocking Up $4.5 Berkshire Hathaway Energy.

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This Rwandan Engineer is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects

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Thanks to a scholarship from IEEE Smart Village , she is now getting that education through the master’s degree program in development practice from Regis University , in Denver. She acknowledges she would not have been able to afford to attend Regis without help from IEEE. She also got involved in organizing conferences in Africa.

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