President Obama institutionalizes Global Connect for 5 years – extending universal, affordable global connectivity | The White House Briefing Room
27 June 2016 - At the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Silicon Valley, President Obama announced an Executive Order that institutionalizes the Global Connect initiative for the next 5 years. IEEE, in conjunction with the World Bank, held the first Global Connect Stakeholders: Advancing Solutions in April in Washington, D.C., to expand broadband globally and promote economic development…