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FEATURED SAMENA TRENDS
Achieving universal and meaningful digital connectivity
in the decade of action
Aspirational targets for 2030
Achieving universal and meaning-
ful digital connectivity —the possi- Universality targets
bility for everyone to enjoy a safe,
satisfying, enriching, productive of population aged 15+ uses the Internet
and affordable online experience—
is key for enabling digital transfor- of households have Internet access
mation and meeting the Sustainable of businesses use the Internet
Development Goals.
100% of schools are connected to the Internet
As part of the implementation of population is covered by a mobile
of the UN Secretary-General’s network of the latest technology 1
Roadmap for Digital Cooperation,
the International Telecommunica- of population aged 15+ owns a mobile
phone
tion Union and the Office of the
UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on >70% of population aged 15+ has basic digital
Technology have established a set skills
of aspirational targets for 2030 >50% of population aged 15+ has intermediate
to help prioritize interventions, digital skills
monitor progress, evaluate policy Gender is achieved for Internet use, mobile phone
effectiveness, and galvanize ef- parity ownership and use, and digital skills 2
forts around achieving universal
and meaningful connectivity by Technology targets
the end of the decade.
100% of fixed-broadband subscriptions are
10 Mb/s or faster
3
More information:
www.itu.int/umc2030 20 Mb/s Minimum download speed at every school
50 kb/s Minimum download speed available
per student
4
Notes 1 Mobile network of the 200 GB Minimum data allowance for every school
latest technology is the most
advanced technology availa-
ble in the country with at least Affordability targets
40% of the population already
covered. | 2 Parity is deemed
reached when the share of Entry-level broadband subscription
women using the Internet/
owning a mobile phone/using costs less than 2% of gross national
a mobile phone/with specific income per capita
digital skills, among the female 2%
population is equal to the share Entry-level broadband subscription costs
of men. | 3 Download speed.
Mb/s = megabits per second. less than 2% of average income of the
| 4 kb/s = kilobits per second. bottom 40% of population
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