Mobile’s impact on the SDGs in the Commonwealth of Independent States
Mobile technology has been fundamental to expanding connectivity across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), driving the industry’s impact on SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities [68].
Across Central Asia and the South Caucasus, for example, more than 40% of the population on average live in rural, and often mountainous, areas.[69] In such places, mobile connectivity is typically the first, and often only, form of access to internet connectivity because of limited fixed broadband infrastructure and the costs associated with deployment in rural environments.
4G is the dominant technology in five countries in the CIS region (Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Russia), but 3G still accounts for around a third or more of total connections across the other markets. Growing 4G adoption will allow users to access more data-intensive services, supporting the mobile industry’s contribution across multiple SDGs. Demand in the region for using mobile to access life-enhancing services is evidenced by progress on SDG 4: Quality Education, which remains the highest scoring SDG in the region.
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Data is sourced from the GSMA Intelligence Consumers in Focus Survey. The number of users is calculated by multiplying unique mobile subscribers by the percentage of survey respondents that performed a particular activity (e.g. reading the news) on a mobile phone. Unique subscriber data is sourced from GSMA Intelligence, combining data reported by mobile operators with the annual GSMA Intelligence Consumers in Focus Survey. The percentages show the proportion of mobile users engaging in a particular activity.
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