During the Telecom World 2011 Summit in Geneva, UN’s Commission for Digital Development showed great concern to make broadband available to half of the globe’s developing countries by 2015.

Also further stressed that internet should be accessible to 40 percent of households in the same regions. The commission is composed of executives, policy-makers, academics and government officials. It has listed four objectives that will define its strategy. Its plan was detailed in a document called The Broadband Challenge.


The Commission for Digital Development wants internet access to be affordable. It hopes that the cost would be less than 5 percent of the average monthly incomes even in the poorest regions. It wants the governments and private companies to help make this a reality.

The International Telecommunication Union or ITU said that the targets are ambitious but achievable. It would take lots of political will and commitment on the part of the governments as well as cooperation from the private sector.

The ITU is the body responsible for tracking progress in the developing countries and it would release a yearly report where each country would be ranked based on policy, cost, and access to broadband.

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