Promoting and Measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity

Sponsoring Organization

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Organization

Multilateral

Supporting Organization(s)

European Union (financial donor)

Data Type

ICT statistics (different data sources and areas)

Region

Global

Objective

The ITU-EC project aims to operationalize and advance the Targets for universal and meaningful connectivity , established by the International Telecommunication Union, the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology and their partners.

Description:

What problem is this commitment aiming to solve?

Universal and meaningful connectivity (UMC) is the possibility for everyone to enjoy a safe, satisfying, enriching and productive online experience at an affordable cost. As of 2024, 2.6 bln persons are still offline, not benefitting of the digital environment.

Briefly describe the commitment including key activities, strategies and intended outcomes.

Key activities include advocacy for UMC to different audiences; capacity building for producers and users of ICT statistics; evidence-based research on digital policies to progress towards UMC.

Describe how you will monitor progress and evaluate the success of this commitment?

Project KPIs include impact indicators (UMC targets) calculated from ICT statistics collected by ITU, outcome and output indicators calculated from project records.

Timeline

1 May 2023 - 31 December 2026

Contact Person

Jose Luis CERVERA-FERRI jose.cervera@itu.int

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