World Connectivity

WORLD CONNECTIVITY World Telecommunication and Information Society Day falls on May 16th 2014. Internet infrastructure and broadband connectivity worldwide has come a long way over the last decade but there is still huge room for improvement especially in developing countries. The ITU (International Telecommunication Union) is the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies Proportion of Households with Internet Access in Developing Countries, 2002-2015 Target 40% households with Internet 40 Access, Global Average 35 30 28% 25 By 2015. 40% of households should 20 20.5% be connected to the Internet. 15 10 5 Graph source: ITU Households with Internet Access, Regional Averages 90 80 77% 70 61% 60 50 46% 40 34% 33% 30 20 10 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013* Source : ITU Note : *Estimates Europe The Americans CIS Arab States Asia & Pacific Africa Cost of Broadband for Population Living in Poverty in Selected Countries tiit Total pop. living on less than $2 per day Fixed Broadband as % of Income at $2 per day Mobile Broadband as % of income at $2 per day 359,575,234,51 38.0 25.4 China 7,016,538,13 30.7 48.9 Colombia 124,159,302,92 63.9 21.3 Nigeria 3,577,091,91 29.5 23.5 Peru 38,817,437,65 37.5 18.9 Philippines 10,444,784,70 134.9 35.4 Zambia THE NEED FOR NATIONAL BROADBAND PLANS nttp. Governments that prioritize economic and social development underpinned by policies that incorporate information and communications technologies (ICTS), particularly broadband, best position their countries for development. Growth in National Broadband Plans, 2005-2013 133 134 140 123 120 102 100 80 64 60 53 38 31 40 17 20 REASONS WHY BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY IS IMPORTANT 00000 90000 8000 6000 3000 1000 Boosts chances of achieving sustainable economic growth Platform for international trade Empowers citizens to be stronger Enhances national competitiveness REFERENCES: http://www.itu.int/en/ http://www.oecd.org/statistics/ http://www.broadbandcommission.org/Documents/bb-annualreport2013.pdf http://www.broadbandcommission.org/documents/reportNBP2013.pdf http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewslD-43459#.UzBffvl_sQg https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/goldstein/the-internet-access-trap-in-developing-countries/ http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brookings-now/posts/2014/02/how-the-internet-and-data-help-the-developing-world http://www.aei-ideas.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Economic-Growth.jpg http://www.maagglobal.com/ESW/Images/GlobalLTrading.jpg http://sbyd4universalvalues.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/together.jpg IRISH TELECOM www.irishtelecom.com Number of Countries with NBPS Regional Averages (Percentage of households with Internet access) Global Average (percentage of households with internet access) GOZ 2006 2002 2003 2004 LO07 2005 9007 2008 2007 8007 6007 6007 2010 2011 OLOZ 2012 2013 2011 2014 2015