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Wi-Fi Gratuito para Todos – Programa Nacional de Acesso à Internet nas Filipinas

Philippines · Quezon City · See the Philippines profile

Programa nacional que implanta mais de 25.000 pontos Wi-Fi gratuitos nas Filipinas, com 900 pontos dedicados em Areas Geograficamente Isoladas e Desfavorecidas (GIDAs), comunidades indigenas e centros de saude rurais, respaldado por lei e parceria com o PNUD.

25,000+

Pontos de Wi-Fi público gratuito

900

Pontos de acesso em zonas isoladas/desfavorecidas

Details

Maturity: Scaling
Promoter: Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)
Period: 2017-present
Keywords: Low-income households, indigenous peoples, rural communities, geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas

Context

O programa Free Wi-Fi for All das Filipinas implanta pontos de Wi-Fi público gratuito em todo o país, com pontos de acesso dedicados a zonas geograficamente isoladas e desfavorecidas, comunidades indígenas e unidades de saúde rurais.

Results

O programa implantou mais de 25 000 pontos de Wi-Fi público gratuito, incluindo 900 pontos de acesso dedicados a zonas geograficamente isoladas e desfavorecidas, com base legal e numa parceria com o PNUD.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-21
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) — accessed 2026-06-21
UNDP Philippines – Free Wi-Fi: enabling inclusive internet for all — accessed 2026-06-21
UN SDG Partnerships – Pipol Konek (Free Wi-Fi for All) — accessed 2026-06-21
Philippine Information Agency – DICT bridges PH digital divide via Free Wi-Fi for All (2023) — accessed 2026-06-21

Quality score: 92/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Top 6% in this catalogue (573 scored practices)

Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.

Evaluation

Evaluated by C-NAPSE

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Innovation level3/5

National legislation (RA 10929) enshrining internet access as a right in all public spaces, combined with UNDP-backed systematic deployment to GIDAs and Indigenous People communities, is an advanced model for Southeast Asia.

Sustainability (ongoing)1/1

Enshrined in law and operated by a government ministry with UNDP partnership, ongoing contract renewals and a published implementation roadmap confirm continuity well beyond a pilot phase.

Evaluation evidence1/1

UNDP Philippines blog, UN SDG Partnerships database and Philippine Information Agency reports independently document 3,961 active sites across 493 localities and 900 dedicated GIDA/IP access points with field-mission user data.

Demonstrated reach1/1

3,961 active sites across 493 localities as of April 2023; 900 dedicated access points in 2024 extend connectivity to indigenous peoples and the most geographically excluded communities in the archipelago.

Documented learning1/1

A DICT–UNDP implementation roadmap and manual have been published, capturing replicable lessons for archipelagic low-income settings and civil-society quality-monitoring frameworks.

Cite this

Evidoria. Wi-Fi Gratuito para Todos – Programa Nacional de Acesso à Internet nas Filipinas. Persistent ID: ae1a7626-4fe1-4c8d-ab9b-81993d996f40.

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