Christine Vanoli

Jan 17, 2025 | itu.int | Alex Wong |Christine Vanoli

By Alex Wong, Senior Advisor, Strategic Engagement and Initiatives, ITUToday’s digital economy offers great potential to unlock economic growth and social development globally. But there is an entrance requirement: Internet connectivity. As many as 2.6 billion people — roughly a third of the global population — remain unconnected, largely due to a lack of necessary infrastructure for even basic digital connectivity.