The State of Broadband 2014 Phillippa Biggs OECD Round Table on Broadband Networks OECD, Paris, 16 June 2014
May 07, 2015
The State of Broadband 2014
Phillippa Biggs
OECD Round Table on Broadband Networks
OECD, Paris, 16 June 2014
Tracking Progress – The State of Broadband
• Commission tracks progress in five global targets, with the results published in its annual State of Broadband report.
• The Commission has published various other reports, data, best practices and country case studies, available from www.broadbandcommission.org
The Annual Report of the Commission
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Target 1: Making broadband policy universal
Policy for Driving Progress: by 2015, all countries should have a national plan or strategy or include broadband in UAS
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Countries with National Broadband Plans, Strategies or Policies, World, mid-2014
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Focus of National Plans, 1997-2013
Different Types of Plans & Strategies, 1997-2013
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Many countries benchmark by national coverage, household or population connectivity targets with different timeframes
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Target 3: Connecting homes to broadband
By 2015, 40% of households in developing countries should have Internet access
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Target 4: Getting people online
By 2015, Internet user penetration should reach 60% worldwide, 50% in developing countries and 15% in LDCs
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Interactive Portal Mapping Current Networks http://www.itu.int/itu-d/tnd-map-public/
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Target 2: Making broadband affordable
• By 2015, entry-level broadband services should be made affordable in developing countries (amounting to <5% of average monthly income)
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Target 5: Gender Equality in Broadband
Calling for gender equality in access to broadband by 2020.
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