{"id":7,"date":"2023-06-27T08:57:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T08:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/projectumc\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-11-26T14:53:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:53:38","slug":"the-umc-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/projectumc\/home\/the-umc-project\/","title":{"rendered":"UMC Project"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                        <div data-span=\"8\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p>To accelerate progress towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/projectumc\/home\/aboutumc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">universal and meaningful connectivity<\/a>, ITU and the European Commission (EC) joined forces in the context of a \u20ac3-million project \u201cPromoting and Measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity, \u201cfunded by the European Union. The project officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2023\/04\/itu-teams-up-with-european-commission-to-promote-and-measure-meaningful-connectivity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">started<\/a> in May 2023 and is expected to run until 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p><strong>Intended impact:<\/strong> Universal and meaningful connectivity narrative is mainstreamed, and significant progress towards 2030 UMC targets achieved globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>                        <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n            <div id=\"accordion_69e4fe4c2eccd\" class=\"accordion\" data-span=\"8\">\n                                   \n            <div class=\"accordion-card\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-card_header\">\n                <p class=\"accordion-card_title\">Outcome 1: Prioritization of UMC in policy agendas<\/p>\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"panel\">\n                <div class=\"accordion-card_body\">\n                                                <p>\n        \u2219 Awareness of UMC is increased by presentations about the concept and its statistical measurement before diverse audiences, including ICT policymakers, diplomatic representatives, official statisticians, as well as the civil society.<br><br>\u2219 ITU supports high-level forums such as G20, Internet Governance Forum, BRICS, etc. acting as knowledge partner, providing technical expertise and data on progress towards UMC and advocating for stronger statistical systems on ICT.    <\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                                       \n            <div class=\"accordion-card\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-card_header\">\n                <p class=\"accordion-card_title\">Outcome 2: More and better data on UMC<\/p>\n            <\/button>\n            <div class=\"panel\">\n                <div class=\"accordion-card_body\">\n                                                <p>\n        \u2219 Statistical capacity is enhanced through workshops, online courses, manuals on different domains of ICT statistics (measuring access and use of ICT, digital skills, ICT service prices, etc.)<br><br>\u2219 UMC data dissemination is improved through new digital tools integrated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/datahub.itu.int\/dashboards\/umc\/\">ITU DataHub<\/a>.    <\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                                       \n            <div class=\"accordion-card\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-card_header\">\n                <p 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href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/projectumc\/information-hub\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Information Hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>                        <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p>This project benefits from the generous funding of the European Union.<\/p>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/projectumc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/04\/funded-by-the-European-union-logo-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-773\" 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