Giga was established in 2019 with the objective of connecting every school to the internet and every young person to information, opportunity and choice. A partnership between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Giga brings together UNICEF’s global reach and expertise addressing the issues facing children and young people, with ITU’s experience and track record in digital capacity development, and providing guidance in telecommunications regulation and policy.    

At the start of 2025 with the support of the Swiss Government, Giga opened its new headquarters in Geneva, the Giga Connectivity Centre. The centre will start to ramp up Giga's capacity development activities by hosting workshops, training sessions and demonstrations across the entire value chain of school connectivity, including related areas such as financing and partnerships. These initiatives, in collaboration with the Swiss tech ecosystem and other experts, are designed to accelerate digital transformation journeys in education around the world.