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State of Broadband 2024
The 2024 State of Broadband Report, Leveraging AI for Universal Connectivity, offers an initial overview of how AI applications are already shaping development across various fields, while also addressing associated risks and implications for the digital divide.
Championing Digital Equality: Commissioner Impact Stories
Broadband Commissioners are Championing Digital Equality Setting the stage According to the latest ITU estimates, 70% of all men were using the Internet in 2023 compared to 65% of women. Gender parity increased from 0.90 in 2019 to 0.92 in 2023. Some regions and income groups have achieved gender parity
Year in Review 2023
As we reflect on the accomplishments of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development in 2023, it is evident that our shared commitment to harnessing the power of connectivity for global progress remains unwavering. With the 2023 SDG Summit measuring progress, only a fraction of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are
Contribution to the Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes 2023
ITU’s Contribution to the Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes 2023 is a comprehensive report on the ITU activities in context of WSIS carried out by the Union in 2023. The Report provides detailed information on the key WSIS related initiatives and activities carried out by the three sectors of the
State of Broadband 2023
The 2023 State of Broadband Report, Digital Connectivity: A Transformative Opportunity, examines the shift from supply-driven to demand-driven communication access, providing insights into the financing and funding considerations required to support the next stage of connectivity for digital transformation
Making Connectivity Work for MSMEs
The following report was developed by the Working Group on Connectivity for MSMEs, which has sought to define the key challenges and opportunities associated with MSME connectivity and its enablement in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
The Transformative Potential of Data for Learning
The 2023 Working Group report of the Broadband Commission The report takes the position that data for learning is a double-edged sword that hangs in a balance between benefits and risks. The potential power of leveraging data to improve learning is unevenly distributed around the world, resulting in global asymmetries related to data access, skills, and sovereignty.
Open Statement from the Broadband Commission to the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF-2023)
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), through its outcome on “The Future We Want“, established the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in 2012. The HLPF is the central United Nations platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development
Contribution to Global Digital Compact 2023
Key messages: The Commission welcomes the appointment by the President of the UN General Assembly of the Permanent Representatives of Rwanda and of Sweden as Cofacilitators to lead the intergovernmental process on the Global Digital Compact and conduct the consultations with Member States and Stakeholders on the proposal and the
Recommendations of the Broadband Commission on SDG5: Gender Equality
A compilation of actionable recommendations for achieving SDG5 through connectivity, based on desk research of selected Broadband Commission outcome reports from 2022 – 2011.
