UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPOTLIGHTS NEED TO BOOST REGIONAL DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY

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Date: 4 Sep 2013 13:00:01 -0400
Subject: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPOTLIGHTS NEED TO BOOST REGIONAL DIGITAL
CONNECTIVITY
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UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPOTLIGHTS NEED TO BOOST REGIONAL DIGITAL
CONNECTIVITYNew York, Sep 4 2013 1:00PMOne in five households in
developing countries are now connected to the Internet but more must
be done to bridge the digital divide with the developed world, the
President of the General Assembly said today opening a discussion on
boosting regional telecommunications transit routes.

Vuk Jeremic said that information and communication technologies (ICT)
can contribute to the eight anti-poverty targets known as the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and a sustainable development
agenda to follow after 2015.

As such, he urged Governments to continue working in public-private
partnership to expand broadband infrastructure in the developing
world, and stimulate efforts to provide local content and develop
regionally-appropriate software applications.

"One-fifth of all households in developing countries are now hooked up
to the internet - up from 13 per cent just three years ago," Mr.
Jeremic told a panel entitled 'Improving connectivity in Eurasia,'
organized by Azerbaijan.

"This is a significant achievement, but much more needs to be done in
order to overcome the digital divide with the developed world, where
78 per cent of homes are linked to the internet - many through
affordable and reliable broadband networks," the GA President noted.

Ahead of the panel discussion, the Assembly held a plenary meeting
where it adopted a resolution by which the world body invites UN
Member States to explore ways to support the proposal by Azerbaijan to
establish the Eurasian Connectivity Alliance with the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU).

The aim will be to promote the development of telecommunication
transit routes in the region and improving the coordination between
the Governments, private sector, civil society and international
development institutions.

In his remarks to the panel discussion, Mr. Jeremic, said ICTs "can
help establish a more level playing field, expediting the integration
of developing countries into the global economy - especially the LDCs
[least developed countries], nations with few natural resources, and
post-conflict countries."

He added that ICTs can also increase opportunities for education and
professional training, contribute to delivery of healthcare and other
essential services and assist with business and technical fields.

"Technology has never been an end in itself, but a means—an
opportunity—to improve the human condition, when put to good use," the
Assembly President said.

The UN is currently amidst 1,000 days of accelerated action to reach
the targets set by the MDGs, including making more widely available
the benefits of new technologies, especially ICTs.

Later this month, the General Assembly will host a high-level special
event to follow up on those efforts.

In today's meeting, the 193-member GA is expected to act on resolution
on support for establishing a Eurasian Connectivity Alliance with the
UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for improving the
development of "regional telecommunications transit routes."Sep 4
2013 1:00PM
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