Achieving Universal and Affordable Internet in the Least Developed Countries
ICTs, LDCs and the SDGs

This report provides insights into the great strides that Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have made in regard to information and communication technology access, and the opportunities that ICTs offer in addressing severe structural impediments to sustainable development in this group of countries. Today, there is a clear recognition of the importance of information and communication technologies. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes that “the spread of information and communications technology and global interconnectedness has great potential to accelerate human progress, to bridge the digital divide and to develop knowledge societies”.
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Acknowledgements
The present report was prepared by ITU experts Lishan Adam and Michael Minges, under the direction of the Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States & Emergency Telecommunication (LSE) Division of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), in cooperation with the in cooperation with the UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS).
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