Theres an army of women ready to support the, and theyre all over the world. That kind of confidence comes from knowing that they exist. But what we found when we did a study in 2013 is that women are sadly left behind in terms of internet access. In our report women in the web which we did with your assist and you with women in polls, we identified how large this gap is. Unfortunately, in Subsaharan Africa is the largest gap that we identified. These women and girls are being left behind for a variety of reasons that been mentioned today. We found that when they have access to the internet have access to education, the information that can help them with health care, job creation, Society Development and disempowerment that comes to meeting others that are like you. And so we know that by closing that gap we can make a tremendous impact. We have been committed to a goal of reducing the gap in Subsaharan Africa by 50 in the next five years, and we have numerous, tremendous partners tha
Has enough been allocated to make it happen sooner rather than late center operationally, is the emphasis on National Governments or state governments or both and local . If you find a National Government is unwilling to be as transparent as we want them to be, do we look to bypass and go to a state . Obviously in the u. S. Its the states and local government that carry the heavy burden of providing electricity. Is that model being replicated in africa . In terms of the electrification, obviously we have stateoftheart election the fix indication here and i have visited virtually every electricity plant in my state over the yeares most but not all they obviously have many environmental safeguards, scrubbers to make sure what comes another the chimney does not lead to temperatures as healthwise because of pollution. Are those kinds of environmental sustainable best practices being incorporated in what we do . Seems to me theres so much on the shelf capability and knowledge that it would
We use form policy tools to support stability and Economic Development in africa by increasing access to electricity to lay the groundwork for a stable and Prosperous Energy sector. Im here representing the bureau for Energy Resources to focus on Energy Equities around the world to see to elevate their broader foreign policy. Firstever like to a knowledge of house for paying attention for poverty in africa through the power aftertax. Clearly africa it goes through historic transformation of the bureau for Energy Resources is working hard to help governments responsive lee developed their Energy Resources to accelerate the reform of the electricity system that will then encourage private investment and support Economic Growth to support access. With the Interagency Team and we have one of the strongest in my 40 years of government, within the framework it is focused on three main areas, and promoting Good Governance to oil and Gas Resources but also for into the Energy Sector as well in
The nofly list you should have a right to be heard or have redress to challenges to be on that list. Some like security makes sense. Others might not. But the larger component is there is adequate control and accountability. So everything such as the individualized noticed, it is not feasible. There is the Greater Transparency also. Not the individuals are notified that the generalized disclosure about what is going on. I thought the knowledge meant that some of the of principles could not be fully implemented in the context of the National Security Surveillance Program was an acknowledgement you cannot provide the error correction notice in all circumstances. I was talking more about that secondary screening of the nofly list. But the challenge for you is to figure out the underlying values. In this context the underlying value is prevention of governmental abuse that is what animates everybody and with that behavior. The types of accountability and transparency you have to help build
Earlier wed been talking about the neutrality network, and Net Neutrality, i thought, was a little catchier. I didnt think it would catch on, but somehow it did. Host the president this week, proofer wu professor wu, spoke about Net Neutrality. Heres what he had to say. Im weighing out a plan to keep the internet free and open, and im urging the fcc to do everything they can to protect Net Neutrality for everyone. They should make it clear whether they use a computer, phone or tablet, internet providers have a legal obligation not to block or edit your limit to a web site. And they cant let any company pay for priority over its competitors. To put these protections in place, im asking the fcc to reclassify Internet Service under title ii of a law known as the telecommunications act. In plain english, im asking them to recognize that for most more thans the internet has become an essential part of everyday communication and everyday life. Host tim wu, whats your reaction to what the pre