{"id":159949,"date":"2021-12-07T00:23:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T00:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/?page_id=159949"},"modified":"2025-09-09T17:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T17:04:38","slug":"action-plan-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/action-plan\/2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Plan 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Action Plan 2022<\/strong>
A Healthy Internet
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Three decades ago, it was an ordinary object you\u2019d find in a kitchen: a wok. But through ingenuity and the desire to make the world a better place, it was repurposed as a Wi-Fi antenna<\/a>, making Internet access possible for those hardest to reach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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There is no doubt about it: The Internet has unleashed human creativity, determination, and innovation\u2014and since the Internet Society\u2019s founding 30 years ago, people have applied these qualities to address the world\u2019s biggest challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internet needs these people.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Growing, protecting, and strengthening the Internet has been essential for decades, yet the next 30 years will be pivotal. Right now, we have the chance to shape how the world accesses and uses the Internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The actions we take now are critical.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Internet Society\u2019s Action Plan 2022 provides a roadmap to keep the Internet a resource for everyone, everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For decades to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Growing the Internet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Accelerating technological innovation and the digitization of essential services like healthcare and education are leading to a wider digital divide. Inequalities are deepening, with some countries, communities, and regions are benefitting from fast, affordable Internet connections, while others lack access altogether. This must change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In 2022, the Internet Society will grow the Internet by helping community networks succeed; developing local Internet ecosystems and strengthening cross-border interconnection; supporting new and established technical communities; measuring the health, availability, and evolution of the Internet; and exploring opportunities related to Low Earth Orbit satellites (LEOs).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Deploying and Growing Community Networks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For nearly half the world, on every continent in rural, remote, and even urban communities alike, each day without Internet access is a day of lost opportunity. Community networks are a way to bridge this connectivity gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Community networks are a way to bridge
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In 2022, we will continue to
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