3 June 2023
On May 25, 2023, an online meeting of the Ministers responsible for information and communication technologies of the countries of the Non-Aligned Movement was held on the topic «Development of ICT infrastructure in the context of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals». The meeting is a platform for the exchange of views on the objectives of the program of cooperation in the field of ICT and for further discussion of measures for the effective implementation of the Outcome Document of the Baku Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The experience of Belarus in the field of ICT is aimed at creating a comfortable and safe living environment for citizens, as well as reducing the digital divide between developed and developing countries. According to the data for 2022, the number of subscribers of wireless broadband access to the Internet amounted to more than 9 million, the total number of subscribers of cellular mobile telecommunications in the country is approaching 12 million, about 99% of the territory of Belarus is covered by cellular mobile telecommunications of the second and third generation, coverage of the population is ensured services of cellular mobile telecommunication of the fourth generation up to 98%, etc.
Full information on the ICT indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals is available at the link.
The spread of ICT and the development of information infrastructure makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goal 9 and other SDGs.
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