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Happy holidays and thank you for a fantastic 2024! The SPIDER team will take some time off during the festive season to spend time with our loved ones and recharge our batteries for the coming year and what it has in store. We wish all our partners and friends a festive season full of things that bring you joy.

SPIDER@20 - Meet our team. We are a group with diverse backgrounds who share a passion for inclusive digital development. SPIDER’s director, Dr Wamala Larsson is a Gender and Technology expert. Her research is focused on digitalisation, investigating how gender and technology are culturally embedded and mutually influence each other.  Caroline work in the intersection of practice and academia, translating theoretical concepts into actionable strategies and solutions, and analysing practical experiences to refine and expand existing theories. #SPIDERat20 #InclusiveDigitalisation #SPIDERteam

SPIDER@20 - Meet our team. We are a group with diverse backgrounds who share a passion for inclusive digital development. Programme manager Petra Rindby has a background in linguistics and media studies. She has worked with a wide range of tasks at SPIDER, from evaluating proposals to wrapping up projects and everything in between. #SPIDERat20 #InclusiveDigitalisation #SPIDERteam

Thank You, IGF2024 and everyone who stopped by our booth—it was amazing to meet and connect with you all. A special thanks to Fiona Asonga from #TESPOKKENYA, our puzzle champion, and everyone who contributed to making our booth an engaging and memorable place. We also had the pleasure to attend inspiring sessions that gave us valuable knowledge and insights that we take with us home. Until next time, IGF! Shukran! #IGF2024 #DigitalInclusion #Innovation #InternetGovernance #PartnershipsForChange #SaudiArabia Agnes Kalmér Bengt G Mölleryd Alexandra Högberg

SPIDER@20 - Meet our team. We are a group with diverse backgrounds who share a passion for inclusive digital development. Programme manager Malena Liedholm-Ndounou is a political scientist with focus on international development, gender and public health. She has over twenty years of experience managing international development projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. Malena coordinates the French language part of the iPRIS project. #SPIDERat20 #InclusiveDigitalisation #SPIDERteam

We are privileged to continue welcoming distinguished guests at our booth. Today, we had the honor of hosting His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Alsuwaiyan, governor and board member of the Digital Government Authority of Saudi Arabia. It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase our efforts in capacity building for telecom regulators across Africa. If you haven’t already, make sure to follow the #iPRIS project for latest updates!

We are delighted to share that our booth at IGF2024 was graced today by a special visit from Petra Menander, the Swedish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. A big thank you to everyone who has visited our booth so far—your enthusiasm and ideas make this experience unforgettable. Let’s continue making impactful connections! #IGF2024

First Day at IGF 2024 in Riyadh! 🌍💻 The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is officially underway here in Saudi Arabia, and it's great to see so many different actors coming together to shape the future of the internet. If you haven’t already, make sure to visit our SPIDER colleagues — Bengt G Mölleryd, Alexandra Högberg, and Agnes Kalmér at their booth. Don’t miss the opportunity to connect and learn more about SPIDER's work and how we can collaborate! #IGF2024 #InternetGovernance #DigitalInclusion #Riyadh

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The Gynius team, led by CEO Dr. Huaqing Li, is dedicated to advancing global health solutions. From the introduction of Ambassador Dr. Diane Gashumba, Dr. Li anchored his first journey to Rwanda. The afterwards extensive travels between Sweden and Africa have highlighted the challenges faced in these regions. Under his observation and guidance, the team has developed the Gynius solution—a blend of a low-cost, high-capacity HPV testing platform and Gynocular telemedicine technology. This innovative approach allows for large-scale screening and "screen-and-treat" options to bolster cervical cancer initiatives. Along the journey, Gynius has been receiving so much help and support from different partners, such as Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc., SPIDER , #SFH and Rwanda Biomedical Centre, #NRL, #PartnerinHealth, #FriendsofAfrica, #JhpiegoRwanda, etc. Gynius also offered the technical support to #ElektaFoundation for the last two years. Along the path to combat with cervical cancer, all the social care workers/volunteers and medical workers are the real heros in the frontline. Recognizing gaps in funding and accessibility, Dr. Li and the team have committed to donating one million free HPV testing tests as a leverage to support NGOs and governments in Africa. This initiative aims to enhance testing capacity and make a significant impact in the fight against cervical cancer. Organizations and governments interested in partnering with Gynius can reach out at info@gynius.se. Together, through collaboration and innovation, we can work towards eliminating cervical cancer and building a healthier future for all. #DigitalHealth #HealthcareInnovation #Somalia #ReproductiveHealth #Innovation #WHO #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #GivingTuesday #HealthForAll #Jhpiegolmpact #Jhpiego #Parterinhealth #FriendsofAfrica #RBC #SFH #HealthForAll #CHAI #Mission2027 #CervicalCancerElimination #WomensHealth #PartnershipsForImpact #MedicaidCancerFoundation #CervicalCancerAwareness #WHOTarget2030 #CommunityHealth #AfricanHealth #FightCancer #CancerAwareness #HPVConference #CancerResearch #CancerDiagnostics #MedicalCommunity #Eurogin #HPVResearch #HPVCongress #HumanPapillomavirus #HPVScreening #HPVAwareness #CervicalCancerScreening #Triage #Papillomavirus #CancerStudies #Neoplasia #IARC #Läkarmissionen #LMInternational #Elekta #Epidemiology #HPVTesting #HPVVaccine #GlobalHälsa #Digitalisering #InnovationFörHälsa #UHC #SPIDERCenter #PrimaryHealthCare #HealthcareCapacityBuilding #Collaboration #HealthSystemStrengthening #EarlyDetection #Advocacy #StrongerTogether #2030Goals #AMR #Wisap UNICEF World Health Organization Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Technical University of Munich Rwanda Biomedical Centre American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Sexual Health Victoria Sabin Vaccine Institute Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) GroundSpeed Unitaid Expertise France AeHIN Secretariat