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ITU-D products and services to bridge the digital divide

Explore the ITU-Development products and services that aim to bridge the digital divide: a repository of innovative ideas and solutions for a range of pressing issues

Enabling environment

Global ICT Regulatory Outlook	REG4COVID
GSR Best Practice Guidelines	Digital Regulation Platform & Handbook
How broadband, digitization and ICT regulation impact the global economy	SDG Digital Investment Framework
Bridging the digital innovation divide: A toolkit for strengthening ICT centric ecosystems	Bridging the digital innovation divide: A toolkit for developing sustainable ICT-centric ecosystem projects
Digital Skills Toolkit	Digital Skills Assessment Guidebook
ITU Academy	Women, ICT and Emergency Telecommunications: Opportunities and Constraints
Child Online Protection Guidelines	ITU Guidelines on how to ensure that digital information, services and products are accessible by all people, including Persons with Disabilities during COVID-19
Digital Identity Roadmap guide	ITU-D Study Groups: - Broadband development for rural and remote area - Cost structure of digital transition - Economic Impact of OTTs on National Telecommunication and ICT Markets ➡ Explore all reports and watch expert interviews

Connectivity

ITU Guidelines for national emergency telecommunication plans (2020)	Last Mile Connectivity Toolkit
ICT Infrastructure business planning toolkit, 2019	Building Smart Villages: A blueprint - As piloted in Niger
Setting the Scene for 5G: Opportunities & Challenges	Guide to develop a telecommunications/ ICT contingency plan for a pandemic response
Interactive Broadband maps	ICTs, LDCs and the SDGs: Achieving universal and affordable Internet in the LDCs ➡ Progress report: Small island developing states (SIDS) and ICTs
Report on Implementation for Evolving Telecommunication/ICT Infrastructure for Developing Countries: Technical, Economic and Policy Aspects	Infrastructure Development and Connectivity Portal ICT Infrastructure and Financial Inclusion Map
A standard approach for assessing the spectrum management needs of developing countries	➡ More Spectrum Management and Broadcasting resources
E-agriculture	BeHe@lthy BeMobile
Digital Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples

Measuring the divide and the impact of connectivity

Measuring digital development	Measuring the information Society
How broadband, digitization and ICT regulation impact the global economy	Access the global report as well as reports for each region. The report specific to LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS can be found here.
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database	ICT Regulatory Tracker