New data released at the weekend by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the United Nations (UN) specialized agency for information and communication technology (ICT), show that over 3.9 billion people remain cut-off from the vast resources available on the Internet, despite falling prices for ICT services. ICT Facts & Figures 2016 shows that developing countries now account for the vast majority of Internet users, with 2.5billion users compared with one billion in developed countries.
Nigeria has more than 100 million internet users, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
But Internet penetration rates tell a different story, with 81% in developed countries, compared with 40% in developing countries and 15% in the least developed countries. According to ITU Secretary-General, Houlin Zhao, he said “Global interconnectedness is rapidly expanding, however more needs to be done to bridge the digital divide and bring the more than a half of the global population not using the Internet into the digital economy,”
The Director of the ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau, Brahima Sanou said its role is to facilitate the attainment of the 17 SDGs and their targets this year.
Based on another development by facebook, Zuckerberg and company are designing a flying drone that will provide Internet access in remote parts of the world, it's called Aquila. Their statistics shows that more than four billion people still lack access to the Internet, primarily in developing countries, according to the World Economic Forum. Lack of electricity and 3G coverage are major reasons and issues a drone might be able to address. But many people also lack the funds to buy devices that can connect to the internet, are illiterate, or speak a language not widely represented online.
Facebook is not the only company racing to tap this market. Google is also working on its own connectivity solutions, like its giant Project Loon balloons.
We hope people around the world will be connected soon and have access to information at the tips of their hands.
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