Post on 24-Feb-2018
Measuringthe InformationSociety Report
2017
Hammamet, Tunisia
15 November 2017
Rati Skhirtladze
Head ICT Data and Statistics Division, ITU
Index The current state of ICTs
The ICT Development Index (IDI)
o Global analysis
o Regional analysis
Emerging ICT trends
Country profiles
Global ICT developments
The number of mobile-cellular subscriptions worldwide now exceeds the global population
Mobile-broadband subscriptions worldwide exceeds 50 per 100 population
48% of individuals are using internet
15.5
103.5
4.0
56.4
8.0
48.0
0
20
40
60
80
100
2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017*
Per
10
0 in
hab
itan
ts
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions
Individuals using the Internet
Global ICT developments
The number of fixed-telephone subscriptions has continued to fall.
First time ever that the number of fixed-broadband subscriptions exceeds the number of fixed-telephone subscriptions
13.1
13.0
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017*
Per
10
0 in
hab
itan
ts
Fixed-broadband subscriptions
Fixed-telephone subscriptions
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions by level of development
Since 2013, the number of active mobile-broadband subscriptions is growing rapidly in developing countries and LDCs
18.5
97.1
56.4
48.2
22.3
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017*
Per
10
0 in
hab
itan
ts
Developed World Developing LDCs
Changing mobile coverage by type of network
Most mobile subscribers worldwide now have access to higher-quality networks
Fixed-broadband subscriptions by level of Development
Worldwide, the number of fixed-broadband subscriptions has risen from 220 million in 2005 to estimated 979 million in 2017
Fixed-broadband networks are more prevalent in developed countries than they are elsewhere.
Fixed-broadband penetration rate is exceptionally low in LDS
31.0
13.1
9.5
1.0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
2005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017*
Per
10
0 in
hab
itan
ts
Developed World Developing LDCs
Fixed-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants by speed
Bandwidth available through fixed-broadband networks in developing countries is much less than in developed countries
Proportion of households with access to the Internet by level of development
% of households with access to the Internet in developing countries and LDCs are approaching ITU’s Connect 2020 targets
84.4
53.6
42.9
14.7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017*
Per
10
0 in
hab
itan
ts
Developed World Developing LDCs
55%
50%
15%
Proportion of individual using the Internetby level of development
% of individuals using the Internet in developing countries and LDCs are approaching ITU’s Connect 2020 targets
81.0
48.0
41.3
17.5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017*
%
Developed World Developing LDCs
60%
50%
20%
Gender digital divide
The gender digital divide has increased in developing countries and LDCs in last years
14.1
37.5
79.9
44.9
21.0
44.7
82.2
50.9
LDCs
Developing
Developed
World
Male Female
11.0%
5.8%
15.8%
29.9%
11.6%
2.8%
16.1%
32.9%
World Developed Developing LDCs
2013 2017
Digital divide between age groups
Young people are more likely to be online than their elders