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The UMC Project
In April 2023, ITU and the European Commission announced a €3-million global project to promote and measure universal and meaningful digital connectivity (UMC). The project aims to promote UMC as a policy objective, improve the quality and availability of UMC statistics, and identify promising policies for accelerating progress towards UMC.
Events
ITU Subregional workshop for Latin America on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC)
8-10 April 2025, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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ITU Subregional workshop for Asia on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC)
16-18 December 2024, Bangkok, Thailand
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ITU Regional Workshop for the Arab States on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC)
1-3 October 2024, Doha, Qatar
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News
Blog: Measuring the progress towards universal and meaningful connectivity through innovative data source
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ITU and World Bank announce new partnership to leverage Mobile Phone Data for policy and statistics
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ITU launches new UMC Dashboard to track country and global progress towards UMC
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ITU teams up with European Commission to promote and measure meaningful connectivity
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Publications
Facts and Figures 2024
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Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC): A framework for indicators and metrics
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ITU’s Policy brief 2022 on affordability of connectivity examines key enabler of UMC
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Facts and Figures: Focus on Least Developed Countries
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Global Connectivity Report 2022: Accelerating progress towards universal and meaningful connectivity
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